Punk Rock Loser #1 (Free, No address / Rejectone@aol.com) (For Jersey Beat)
This is what a zine should really be. A collections of pieces that a musician and journalist has collected for a number of years, and just dumped into print. While there is a lot of white space on each page (Jimmy divides each piece into its own section, as a result, some pieces have about 2/3rd of a page just blank. The themes in this magazine are constant and referred to over and over; Leif Garrett, G.G. Allin, and Jimmy’s old band Dimestore Haloes. Jimmy’s writing style is the same through the zine : the pieces that he tries to sell to magazines are pretty formal and seem more like an assignment than a labor of love, while his other pieces are tinted with the craziness that addiction has imbued on Jimmy himself. By far, the thing that informs me the most about Jimmy is the listing of his essential album, which includes a number of different bands in different genres, from the Dead Boys to the Saints to G.G. Allin and Duran Duran. There are absolutely no graphics to this zine beside the front and back covers, and I wonder if any pictures would have actually thrown off the driving force of each and every piece. In fact, Punk Rock Loser is even punk/DIY enough to not give a shit whether people see the html code on each and every piece he stole from a website he wrote for.
John Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of hands-on game and record reviews, conducted in-depth hardware field testing, and analyzed digital media monetization trends. His work prioritizes first-hand evaluation and long-term product testing.
Beats: Independent Music, PC Gaming & Peripherals, Consumer Tech, Webmaster Tools
Testing & Ethics: All hardware, software, and media reviews are conducted through hands-on evaluation in accordance with NeuFutur’s editorial independence standards; sponsored consideration is strictly excluded from editorial ratings.
Contact: editor@neufutur.com