Zines! - Paperback

by V. Vale (Author)

Zines, Vol. Two has been used as a textbook in
university classes for cultural studies, journalism, and media
criticism. It includes a fantastic, in-depth interview with
Dishwasher Pete, whose goal was to wash dishes in every state of
America. Keffo of Temp Slave talks about very funny pranks on the job,
and advocates restoring the I.W.W. (International Workers of the World).
McJob continues the analysis of the workplace and its perils. John Marr
discusses his favorite bizarre murders in Murder Can Be Fun.
A history of proletarian novels is featured, plus reviews of many
independent publications.

Back Jacket

More self-expression obsession coming at you: in-depth
interviews with 12 more unusual publishers. From a 15-year-old suburbanite
former punk, to a filmmaker and "tracker" (8-track collector/expert); a French
self-publisher of art books (in the original meaning of the word), to the
dishwasher whose goal it is to wash dishes in every state of the U.S.A. Also, a
history of proletarian novels, zine reviews and much, much more. Read all about
it in Zines! Vol. 2!

Author Biography

Johnny Brewton, interviewee:

Johnny Brewton produces X-RAY, a publication which
must be seen and touched to be fully appreciated. It features different colored
papers, inserts, found photographs, color xeroxes and objects such as
matchbooks and Chinese fortunes--each issue is a hand-produced artwork, with no
two copies exactly alike.

Growing up in Ventura, California, Johnny got involved in
the Los Angeles punk rock scene at the age of fourteen. A decade ago, he helped
produce a zine, Sixty Miles North, and then published Kandykorn
Jackhammer, all the while playing bass and drums in bands such as M.I.A.,
Missiles of October, the Screaming Things, Frankenstein and Big Biscuit
Express. He has a small collection of early punk records, sixties Mexican
punk/garage band recordings, and odd jazz, jug band and unclassifiable vinyl.
As a hobby he plays the ukulele and musical saw. In his wanderings, Johnny is
always on the alert for found materials to incorporate in his outstanding and
amazing X-RAY...