The Thousands

You may think that hardcore music is only for cool-looking cocksure punk guys from broken homes, and you would probably be right. But what about the zines of these elusive nocturnal angry young men? Well there are a lot of punk fanzines around at the moment, but one of the best is Word Attack (if it doesn’t have some connotation of violence in the title, it’s just not hc).

In this issue, ‘Bloodclot Faggots’, a hilarious account of Adelaide where the victims include Adelaide citizens generally, a bass amp and nearly a Ford Lasar and its inhabitants; and for the first time ever Word Attack includes a sports editorial including some raging predictions on the future of 20/20 cricket and 2010′s AFL grand final winners.

Plus there’s heaps of reviews of hc stuff and lifestyle suggestions (‘put your t-shirt over your hoody if it feels good’). Next ish they promise Fil’s vegan cookbook, reviews of EVERY record on Tom’s ‘How’s Your Edge’ List, and Nightclub Pics. Man these guys are totally kick arse. Stop banging your head against the wall and bang yourself one of these suckers.