Bad Newz #13 (New York City)

Bob Z and friends delivered another fun read with Bad Newz #13, their "Death To The '80s Issue." Included in this hefty collection is an interview with punk band the Dickies, another on Chicago alt-rockers the Effigies, a lengthy interview with Johnny Puke, lead singer of punk band Stinky Finger and the publisher of Wrong Conclusion fanzine, Jenifer Blowdryer of the Blowdryer Experience band, and performance artist Fucia Doll of Bloodsuckers From Outer Space. There is a great article by writer Randall Reid, "If This Is How Life Makes You Feel..." that outlines the 1984ish turns taken by the Bush administration (shit, the old man was a piker compared with W's assault on civil liberties!), as well as an update on Bob Z's problems with the "sanitation police" in New York City.

Bob Z always published a lot of letters from readers and fellow zinesters in Bad Newz, every bit as many as Anarchy zine has always published, tho' maybe not as many as you can find in The Match anarchist zine. Bad Newz #13 includes a lengthy letter from Fred Woodworth, publisher of The Match, on his battle with Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her atheist organization, another letter from Gordon of WDC Domination and the usual batch of live show reviews, record reviews and a slew of zine reviews, not to mention a little poetry and, of course, "Twisted Image" cartoons.

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VITAL STATISTICS:
• Issue #13
• No month given - late 1989?
• B&W, 68-pages (including red-colored covers)
• Style: punkzine

ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS
The Effigies
The Dickies
Chumbawumba
Stinky Finger
Jenifer Blowdryer/The Blowdryer Experience
"Twisted Image" cartoons by Ace Backwards
--> also live show reviews, album & zine reviews