Andy Cornell

"Super thick secret emo summer styled zine that reads like something you would have picked up at More Than Music Fest '96. Andy goofily and somewhat charmingly recounts his adventures over the past five years, from knocking himself out dropping in on vert with no pads to an epic anarcho bookmobile tour of the US. This isn't my favorite genre of zine but I'd say it's probably one of the best of said genre I have read...political and heartfelt, jaded and genuine. Unsurprisingly this is part of the Microcosm zine empire." Maximum Rock and Roll #279… (lisätietoja)

Andy Cornell's new issue is a little bit of a departure from his style but still building upon and critiquing the punk community in a very necessary way. This issue tackles relevant issues through his own stories including skateboarding injuries from not wearing a helmet, student racial and anti-sweatshop activism, working for the Steelworkers Union, a couple weeks on the road with Mobilivre Bookmobile, thoughts on freedom fries and the PATRIOT act, book reviews of radical autobiographies, and my favorite article of all, a crazed account of the west Philadelphia co-op strike of 2002 where disagreements over one staff person's position and reluctance to work with the group lead to shutting down the co-op, macho intimidation, and putting a pallet of food on the trolley tracks! The tales of working in the steel union were equally fascinating as it challenges punk activism up a notch and tells stories of a queer man working in an industry where many of us do not get an inside look. A fascinating document of his last few years.
-Microcosm Publishing… (lisätietoja)