Sometimes in Beat Motel zine I used to take great pleasure in publishing some of the letters and emails that I received. This looks so snotty with the gift of retrospect, but it is what it is. At the time (2006?) there were a lot of bands who treated … [Read more...] about Beat Motel issue 6 letters page
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The Ballistics – Beat Motel Zine interview – 2005
Originally published in Beat Motel issue 2. This lot of Ipswich punksters have been skanking up a storm up and down the country over the last couple of years and now they have an album out to show for their troubles. Jo hit them with a few … [Read more...] about The Ballistics – Beat Motel Zine interview – 2005
If you play in a band the world shrinks
This short article was originally published in 'Lights Go Out' zine in January 2016 When I was fifteen or sixteen I played in a band with my best mates in the village I grew up in (Wickham Market). Somehow, despite not knowing any other bands, we … [Read more...] about If you play in a band the world shrinks
Zines and the importance of poo
For many years I bought up zines whenever I saw them in my local independent record shops (hey, remember that concept?). I loved them, but to my mind at the time they seemed to portray a world I would never be able to either fully understand or … [Read more...] about Zines and the importance of poo
Beat Motel zine cover art gallery
Beat Motel was a zine that I published for a number of years and I was always quite proud of the fact I made a real effort with the cover art. Well to be honest I figured out from the off that there are far more talented artists in the world … [Read more...] about Beat Motel zine cover art gallery
Beat Motel #9 in Zine World #29
Apparently issue #9 of my zine Beat Motel is reviewed in two concurrent issues of Zine World! See the previous post to this one for the other review. … [Read more...] about Beat Motel #9 in Zine World #29