A SHORT FANZINE ABOUT ROCKING

ASFAR spring 2013 issue - stockists update

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:37:39 -0400

I’m running low on copies of the spring 2013 issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking, so if you want to get a copy off me directly, go to http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com and order one now!

Loads of interviews, gig/record/zine reviews and rants - 84 pages in all for just £2!

I’ll also have a few copies with me to sell at The Story So Far in Kingston tonight (Tuesday 14th May), at Title Fight in London tomorrow (15th May) and at the last The Long Haul show in London on Friday (17th May). Drop me a line if you want to pick one up at any of those.

There are also loads of other awesome places you can pick up a copy, including:

All Ages Records in London (www.allagesrecords.com)
V Revolution in Manchester (http://www.vrevolution.co.uk/)
Fist In The Air Records’ online distro (www.fitarecords.co.uk/store.html)
Holy Roar Records (http://holyroarrecords.com/shop.php)
Rucktion Records distro (www.rucktionmusic.com)
Piccadilly Records in Manchester (www.piccadillyrecords.com)
Punker Bunker in Brighton
That’s Not Skanking distro in Manchester (http://www.tnsrecords.co.uk)
Rage distro (http://ragehc.bigcartel.com)
Go The Distance distro (http://www.gothedistance.bigcartel.com/)
Return Of The Girls Gangs distro
Lockjaw Records distro
Disconnect Disconnect Records (http://www.disconnectdisconnectrecords.bigcartel.com/)

You can also buy it if you happen to go to one of the events attended by http://swzinecollective.weebly.com/.

Later this week I’ll hopefully be announcing another stockist who’ll make the zine way cheaper to pick up if you’re in the US/Canada, so keep an eye out for that.

Nick

holyroarrecords: New issue now available in our store! Go buy...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:48:44 -0400

holyroarrecords:

New issue now available in our store!

Go buy it from here. Or from me. But if you do that, go back to Holy Roar and spend loads of money on other stuff there as well.

Buy the new spring 2013 A Short Fanzine About Rocking now!

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:50:34 -0400

The new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking is selling fast, so if you don’t want to miss out on a copy, head over to http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com and order one now!

The fanzine features interviews with all these awesome bands: Rotting Out; The Ghost Inside; The Rival Mob; Madball; Birds In Row; Shai Hulud; New Morality; Bleak Reality; Moose Blood; Homewrecker; and The Cut Ups.

It also includes shedloads of columns and gig/record/zine reviews.

84 pages in all for just £2!

Copies are now also on sale from V-Revolution in Manchester, Piccadilly Records in Manchester and All Ages Records in London, plus a whole host of other places - check the stockists page on here for full details.

I’ll also have copies for sale at Trapped Under Ice in Kingston on Tuesday (30th April) and Attack! Vipers! in Kingston on Friday (3rd May). If you want one there, drop me a line, or look out for the ageing guy with curly hair.

I’m also after more stockists for the zine - if you’re up for buying a few copies at cheap, wholesale rates, drop me an email via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk.

Nick

The new A Short Fanzine About Rocking is in shops now!

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:18:25 -0400

Thanks to everyone who’s picked up a copy of the new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking so far! If you haven’t bought a copy yet, you can head over to http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com/ and order it now - 84 pages for just £2.

The zine features interviews with: Rotting Out; The Ghost Inside; The Rival Mob; Madball; Birds In Row; Shai Hulud; New Morality; Bleak Reality; Moose Blood; Homewrecker; and The Cut Ups, plus shedloads of columns and gig/record/zine reviews.

Copies are now also on sale from V-Revolution in Manchester, Piccadilly Records in Manchester and All Ages Records in London, plus they should be appearing in a load of other places over the next few days - check the stockists page on here for details.

I’ll also have copies for sale at Comeback Kid in London tonight (April 22nd), While She Sleeps in Kingston on Wednesday (April 24th) and Stick To Your Guns in London on Thursday (April 25th). If you want one, look out for a tired looking guy in his 30s with curly hair - that’ll be me.

I’m also after more stockists for the zine - if you’re up for buying a few copies at cheap, wholesale rates, drop me a line via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk.

Go buy the new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking now!

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:25:49 -0400

I’ve just put out the new, spring 2013 issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking. Thanks to everyone who’s ordered a copy so far, but if you haven’t picked one up yet, go and buy it now at http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com/.

A hefty 84 pages for just £2!

Copies are now also on sale from V-Revolution in Manchester, Piccadilly Records in Manchester and via the Go The Distance distro.

From Saturday, it’ll also be on sale in All Ages Records in London.

I’ll also have copies with me to sell at all the following gigs. If you’re going to any of them and want to buy a copy, just drop me a line, or look for the guy who’s quite obviously in his 30s with curly hair.

April 19 – Bleeding Through @ Camden Underworld
April 21 – Inherit/xReptentancex @ Birthdays
April 22 – Comeback Kid @ Camden Underworld
April 24 – While She Sleeps @ Kingston Peel
April 25 – Stick To Your Guns/First Blood @ Camden Underworld
April 30 – Trapped Under Ice @ Kingston Peel
May 2 – Coliseum/Narrows @ XOYO
May 3 – Attack! Vipers!/Mine @ Kingston Fighting Cocks

Look out for updates over the next few days on other places you can get the new issue. I’m also after more stockists for the zine - if you’re up for buying a few copies at cheap, wholesale rates, drop me a line via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk.

Pick up the new A Short Fanzine About Rocking today!

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:04:41 -0400

The brand new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking is available now! Click on the picture below to order a copy off me directly via http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com/.

The zine features interviews with: Rotting Out; The Ghost Inside; The Rival Mob; Madball; Birds In Row; Shai Hulud; New Morality; Bleak Reality; Moose Blood; Homewrecker; and The Cut Ups.

It also includes loads of columns and gig/record/zine reviews.

84 pages for just £2!

New A Short Fanzine About Rocking is out now!

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:28:39 -0400

The brand new spring 2013 issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking is out now!

The zine features interviews with: Rotting Out; The Ghost Inside; The Rival Mob; Madball; Birds In Row; Shai Hulud; New Morality; Bleak Reality; Moose Blood; Homewrecker; and The Cut Ups.

It also includes loads of columns and gig/record/zine reviews.

84 pages for just £2!

The easiest way to get a copy is to order one directly from http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com

There will also be copies for sale in All Ages Records in London (www.allagesrecords.com) from Friday (April 19^th) evening. The new issue will be in sale from V-Revolution (http://vrevolution.co.uk/) and Piccadilly Records (http://www.piccadillyrecords.com) in Manchester from this weekend. It’ll then be in stock at all the usual places over the next couple of weeks, check out http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.tumblr.com/stockists for an up-to-date list.

I’ll have copies to sell at all the gigs I’m at over the next few weeks in London. If you’re at any of these and want to buy a copy, just let me know:

· April 19 – Bleeding Through @ Camden Underworld

· April 21 – Inherit/xReptentancex @ Birthdays

· April 22 – Comeback Kid @ Camden Underworld

· April 24 – While She Sleeps @ Kingston Peel

· April 25 – Stick To Your Guns/First Blood @ Camden Underworld

· April 30 – Trapped Under Ice @ Kingston Peel

· May 2 – Coliseum/Narrows @ XOYO

· May 3 – Attack! Vipers!/Mine @ Kingston Fighting Cocks

If you’re interested in stocking the zine on your distro, in a shop or on your merch, wholesale (i.e. cheap) rates are available for bulk orders. Drop me a line via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk.

New ASFAR now out Tuesday 16th April - stockists needed!

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:20:45 -0400

There’s been a slight hold-up at the printers with the new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking, but it will - barring disaster - be out on Tuesday 16th April.

The zine features interviews with The Ghost Inside, Rotting Out, Madball, Shai Hulud, The Rival Mob, Homewrecker, Birds In Row, New Morality, Bleak Reality, Moose Blood and The Cut-Ups. Plus shedloads of gig/record/zine reviews and columns. 84 pages in all for just £2!

As always, the zine will be available from ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com, plus all the usual stockists.

But I’m also looking for more people to stock the zine in the shop/distro/merch table/BigCartel. There are cheaper wholesale rates available for bulk purchases, so if you’re interested, drop me an e-mail via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk.

animaldefencerecords: 20% off loads of items in store,...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:51:30 -0400

animaldefencerecords:

20% off loads of items in store, including ALL distro. For 48 hours only. Also, we’re giving away a free zine with every order above £10. We have 17 to give away - A Short Fanzine About Rocking, Fear Zine, Lights Go Out, and others. www.animaldefencerecords.bigcartel.com

Here’s a cool way to get hold of a copy of the last ASFAR.

ASFAR 35 has been sent to the printers!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:01:00 -0400

I’ve just sent the brand new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking off to the printers. It’ll be out next week, where you’ll be able to buy it from http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com, but in the meantime, here’s a sneak peak of the cover…

Last call for advertisers for ASFAR issue 35

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:22:00 -0400

The new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking is scheduled to go off to the printers over the Easter weekend (i.e. next weekend), so if you want to advertise in there, this is your last chance to get in touch!

Interviews with all these bands feature in the new issue: The Ghost Inside, Rotting Out, Madball, Shai Hulud, The Rival Mob, Hammers, Homewrecker, Birds In Row, New Morality, Bleak Reality and The Cut-Ups. Plus a plethora of gig/record/zine reviews and columns.

It’s shaping up to be a great issue, and advertising in there is super-cheap! It’s just £20 for a full page advert (A5, black and white) and £10 for a half page.

The deadline for copy is Friday 29th March, so if you want to get involved, drop me an e-mail now via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk

Nick

ASFAR Spring 2013 issue update

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:48:48 -0400

The spring 2013 issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking will hopefully be all done and dusted by the first week in April. I know I’d planned to get it out mid-March, but real life has got in the way (again).

Hopefully it’ll be worth the wait. The new issue will definitely feature interviews with The Ghost Inside, Shai Hulud, Madball, Birds In Row, Hammers, Bleak Reality and New Morality. I’m also hoping to get a chat with The Rival Mob in there and there’s one other I’m working on but don’t want to mention just yet.

It’ll also feature a whole host of columns, as well as plenty of gig/record/zine reviews.

ADVERTISING - I can still squeeze in a few more adverts, so if you’re interested in advertising in the new issue, get in touch! It only costs £20 for a full page (A5, black and white) and £10 for a half page and your ad will be seen by loads of people. Honest.

STOCKISTS - If you’re interested in stocking the new issue when it’s out, get in touch about the bulk rates I offer for wholesale (i.e. 4 copies or more).

Any questions, or to get involved in any way, e-mail ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk

Nick

Advertisers/reviewers/columnists needed!

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:16:37 -0500

I’m aiming to get the new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking out by the end of March, but I need some things to make that happen…

ADVERTISERS

It’s dead cheap to advertise in the zine, and your advert will be seen by loads of people who spend way too much money on music/merch/stuff. Our advert rates are £20 for a full page and £10 for a half page, and the deadline for advert copy is March 15th. If you want to get involved, drop me an e-mail via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk.

REVIEWERS

I still have a pile of CDs I need to get reviewed in the next issue. They’re mainly punk and metal, but there’s a bit of other random stuff as well. If you’ve got some prior experience of writing reviews, or can at least string a sentence together, and want to get involved, drop me a line via the e-mail address above.

COLUMNISTS

Much the same thing as above goes for columnists. If you fancy ranting about something music-related, hit me up via the contact above.

Look out for further details on exactly what the next issue will feature in the next couple of weeks. It’ll be good, I promise.

Next issue update - advertisers and contributors needed!

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:13:04 -0500

I’m aiming to get the brand new issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking out by late February/early March, so here’s a quick update on what’s going on with it…

We’ve got interviews with Birds In Row, Bleak Reality, The Cut Ups and Madball (the last one’s a bit short) in the bag. I’m also in the process of sorting interviews with New Morality and Homewrecker, plus a couple of bigger names who I don’t want to mention yet unless I jinx them!

I really need two things:

ADVERTISERS - it only costs £20 for a full page advert or £10 for a half page, and the zine almost always sells out of its 250+ copies print run. If you run a label/shop/distro, have got a release you want promote or generally just want to advertise to people who spend lots of money on music, then get in touch.

CONTRIBUTORS - I’ve always got some CDs that need reviewing, but more importantly I’d like to have lots of columns in the new issue. If you want to write up to 500 words on something music-related, drop me a line.

DEADLINES - the deadline for any CDs/records/zines to be submitted for review in the new issue is February 15th. The deadline for advert copy (always flexible) is currently February 22nd.

LAST ISSUE - I’ve sold out of copies of the winter 2012 issue, but some stockists still have copies available, including V-Revolution in Manchester, All Ages Records in Manchester, Ghost Town Records in Cardiff, Punker Bunker in Brighton and Piccadilly Records in Manchester. Check out ashortfanzineaboutrocking.tumblr.com/stockists for a full list.

Any questions, drop me an e-mail via ashortfanzineaboutrocking@yahoo.co.uk

Winter issue of ASFAR sold out via BigCartel

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:20:58 -0500

I’ve now sold out of copies of the winter 2012 issue of A Short Fanzine About Rocking - massive thanks to everyone who’s picked up a copy!

If you haven’t brought one yet, check out http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.tumblr.com/stockists for a full list of other places that should still have copies of the latest issue in stock. These include awesome shops like V-Revolution in Manchester, Punker Bunker in Brighton, All Ages in London and Ghost Town in Cardiff, among others.

Look out for details on the next ASFAR, issue 35, in the next few weeks. If you want to get involved, drop me an e-mail.

ASFAR top 20 of 2012

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:32:01 -0500

Just in case anyone’s interested, here’s my top 20 records of 2012

1. Basement - ‘Colourmeinkindness’ (Run For Cover)

2. Last Witness - ‘Mourning After’ (Holy Roar)

3. The Ghost Inside - ‘Get What You Give’ (Epitaph)

4. Your Demise - ‘The Golden Age’ (Visible Noise)

5. Landscapes - ‘Life Gone Wrong’ (City Of Gold)

6. Title Fight - ‘Floral Green’ (SideOneDummy)

7. Knuckledust - ‘Bluffs, Lies and Alibis’ (GSR)

8. Attack! Vipers! - ‘Deadweight Revival’ (Specialist Subject)

9. Brutality Will Prevail - ‘Scatter The Ashes’ (Purgatory)

10. Departures - ‘Teenage Haze’ (Fist In The Air/IATDE)

11. Brotherhood Of The Lake – ‘Desperation Is The English Way Vol 1.’ (TDON)

12. Rise And Fall – ‘Faith’ (Deathwish)

13. While She Sleeps – ‘This Is The Six’ (Search & Destroy)

14. Gnarwolves – ‘Cru’ (Tangled Talk)

15. Parkway Drive – ‘Atlas’ (Epitaph)

16. Expire – ‘Pendulum Swings’ (Epitaph)

17. Vales – ‘Clarity’ (Tangled Talk)

18. Breaking Point – ‘Life Sentence’ (Purgatory)

19. Vision Of Disorder – ‘The Cursed Remain Cursed’ (Candlelight)

20. Broken Teeth – ‘Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked’ (Purgatory)

The Down To Nothing gig at London Camden Underworld this Friday (14th) and the Birds In Row gig at...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:10:43 -0500

The Down To Nothing gig at London Camden Underworld this Friday (14th) and the Birds In Row gig at London Old Blue Last on Sunday (16th) will be your last chances this year to get a copy of the latest ASFAR off me direct (i.e. without paying postage) so drop me a line if you want to get hold of one!

Otherwise you can order the zine anytime via http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com or check out the stockists page on this tumblr for a list of other places selling the zine.

Buy the new A Short Fanzine About Rocking now!

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:24:07 -0500

If you want to get a copy of the new A Short Fanzine About Rocking, hurry, cause they’re selling fast!

The zine includes interviews with: BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL, BASEMENT, CODE ORANGE KIDS, BREAKING POINT, EXPIRE, VISION OF DISORDER, BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE and WHIPS/CHAINS.

Plus columns and shedloads of record, gig and zine reviews.

A bumper 80 pages for just £2, available from http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com

I’ll have copies of the zine with me to sell at these gigs over the next couple of weeks. If you’re going to any and want a copy drop me a line:

Down To Nothing @ London Camden Underworld on Friday December 14th;
Birds In Row @ London Old Blue Last on Sunday December 16th;
Punktastic Christmas Party gig @ London Dalston Birthdays on Tuesday December 18th.

The zine is also available from All Ages Records in Camden, Ghost Town Records in Cardiff, Punker Bunker in Brighton, V-Revolution in Manchester and Piccadilly Records in Manchester. There are also various online distros either have it in stock now or will do in the next few days - go to http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.tumblr.com/stockists

Buy a copy of the new A Short Fanzine About Rocking now!

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:28:35 -0500

I’m fast running out of copies of the new A Short Fanzine About Rocking, so if you want to get one, do it soon!

The zine includes interviews with: BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL, BASEMENT, CODE ORANGE KIDS, BREAKING POINT, EXPIRE, VISION OF DISORDER, BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE and WHIPS/CHAINS.

Plus columns and shedloads of record, gig and zine reviews.

A bumper 80 pages for just £2, available from http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com

I’ll have copies of the zine with me to sell at these gigs over the next couple of weeks. If you’re going to any and want a copy drop me a line:

Birds In Row @ Kingston Fighting Cocks on Friday December 7th;
Down To Nothing @ London Camden Underworld on Friday December 14th;
Birds In Row @ London Old Blue Last on Sunday December 16th;
Punktastic Christmas Party gig @ London Dalston Birthdays on Tuesday December 18th.

Buy a copy of the new A Short Fanzine About Rocking now!

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:51:33 -0500

If you haven’t bought it yet, head over to http://ashortfanzineaboutrocking.bigcartel.com and buy a copy of the new A Short Fanzine About Rocking now!

It includes interviews with BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL, BASEMENT, CODE ORANGE KIDS, BREAKING POINT, EXPIRE, VISION OF DISORDER, BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE and WHIPS/CHAINS.

Plus columns and shedloads of record, gig and zine reviews.

A bumper 80 pages for just £2!

The zine is also available from All Ages Records in Camden, Ghost Town Records in Cardiff and Punker Bunker in Brighton. Copies will go on sale in V-Revolution and Piccadilly Records in Manchester tomorrow, and various online distros either have it in stock now or will do in the next few days - check out the stockists page for a full list.

If you have a distro/label/shop and fancy taking some copies to sell, get in touch about cheap wholesale rates.