Scanner Web Zine - The place for Punk Rock, Hardcore, Anarcho and scuzzy Garage Rock 'n' Roll

Another State Of Zine...

Scanner was born in a hail of phlegm, defiance and attitude as an A5 print zine back in the Summer of 1998, in the English hamlet of Ipswich, Suffolk. It ran for near-on five years, culminating with a 92-page whopper in January 2003, which featured the likes of AVAIL, Exene Cervenka and Winston Smith.
From small beginnings - the first issue was a comparatively small 40-page minnow - the zine grew steadily in stature with a final print run of over 1,000 and distribution throughout the UK and in various parts of Europe and America plus Australia and New Zealand with further readers in Japan and South Africa.
The zine stopped not due to my personal lack of interest in the world of Punk Rock, or any kinda burgeoning disillusionment in an overtly commercialised and tame Punk Rock scene. Admittedly, I was getting tired of generic releases from say-nothing bands and ‘Punx’ who cared more for the shade of their hair dye and brand of sneaker than they did for the ideals behind MDC or SUBHUMANS. Thankfully, this was constantly countered by bands like FOUR LETTER WORD, DILLINGER FOUR and many bands like them that released vital, energetic, intelligent and out-spoken releases. Of course, the old faithfuls - surely I don’t need to name names - always revitalised the soul and scorched the ears.
Nope, Scanner in print form stopped due to a life-changing move. In March 2004, I packed my bags and headed to New Zealand. At the time I had no idea whether it would be a long-term move. I sure wanted it to be, but due to seemingly limitless bureaucratic red tape bullshit from the Immigration Services, I had to wait a year to see if my future here in NZ could be even semi-permanent. During that year I set up this website in an attempt to continue where the zine left off.
Move forward to August 2005... My application for Residency in NZ was approved and here I remain with no plans of leaving. From here, Scanner on-line continues and will continue until I either go back to a print form zine or get so disillusioned by the whole bloody world of Punk Rock and its seemingly increasing links to the safe, corporate and sponsored world of mainstream society that I would rather vomit all over my crotch than face another tiresome safe, major label band desperately wanting to be ‘dangerous’ and/ or ‘cool’. Fuck ‘em!
Where is this website gonna go from here? Well, I hope it’s just gonna get bigger and better, just as the print version did. I did have a ‘News’ section, but due to lack of release news etc being forwarded, I ditched it. Except for a few notable labels - Fat Wreck, Revelation, Household Name, Recess and Alternative Tentacles in particular - I had no release news sent despite requests and adding myself to mailing lists.
You can forward all review material to the address above that’s shadowed by Crass. For electronic contact, hit this LINK and send me an email. If you work for EMI or Columbia, yeah, please forward me your releases. They sell well on ebay but do NOT expect a review of your corporate crapola. My review policy remains the same - all releases sent WILL be reviewed, but anything on a major label does not run parallel to my ideals of Punk Rock. Period. Get over it and concentrate on your lucre-lusting contracts.
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Latest Updates

July 2nd - TV PARTY - Review of TSOL
July 2nd - TV PARTY - Review of CITIZEN FISH
July 1st - TOP SOUNDS - Review of NOFX
June 30th - HOME PAGE - Latest 'Hey Suburbia' Podcast
June 29th - TOP SOUNDS - Review of HDQ and HEARTBREAK STEREO
June 27th - READING MATTER - Review of Encyclopedia Of Punk
June 22nd - TOP SOUNDS - Reviews of WALTER ELF
June 19th - TOP SOUNDS - Review of FOUR LETTER WORD
June 19th - READING MATTER - Review of THIS IS BOSTON and TNS ZINES
June 19th - TOP SOUNDS - Review of CHILLERTON and CHRIST ON PARADE
June 14th - TOP SOUNDS - Review of SECTION 13, STAND OUT RIOT and THE STUPIDS

CD REVIEWS
ANTAGONIST AD - We Are The Dead, COBRA KHAN - Helgorithms {1157}; VARIOUS - Snapper McGee's Good Music and Booze {Altercation}; BURNING IMAGE - Fantasma, CROSS STITCHED EYES - Coranach, PANSY DIVISION - That's So Gay, WITCH HUNT - Burning Bridges To Nowhere {Alternative Tentacles}; FUCK UP AND LIVE - s/t, GAN - Do hat Again. AGAIN!?!, ORGANIC - The Life And Times Of Sal Sagev, DUNCAN REDMONDS - Bubble And Squeak, SHITTY LIMITS - Beware The Limits, SOUTHPORT - Armchair Supporters, STUPIDS - The Kids Don't Like It, VARSITY DRAG - Rock 'n' Roll Is Such A Hassle {Boss Tuneage}; NARCOLEPTIC YOUTH - Airplay {Dr. Strange}; CONQUEST FOR DEATH - Beyond Armageddon {El Paso}; I.C.H. - You Won't Like It {Fuckcoldplay}; DEJHA COLANTUONO - Tea And Vodka {Mad Meow}; MEATMEN - Cover The World {Meatmen}; FLIPPER - Fight, FLIPPER - Love {MVD}; BORN/DEAD - The Final Collapse, IRON LUNG - Sexless/No Sex {Prank}; BLACKOUT - Stop The Clock, IMPERIAL LEATHER - Do You Know Where Your Children Are?, MURDER DISCO EXPERIENCE - Complete Discography 1997-2004, {Profane Existence}; PETER PAN SPEEDROCK - Spread Eagle {Prophase}; MIKE PUKE - An Horrific Fracas... {Puke}; RED FLAG 77 - Rotten On The Inside {Red Flag Records}; NEW YORK DOLLS - Cause I Sez So {Rhino}; PAGANS - The Blue Album, RUBBER CITY REBELS - Pierce My Brain, UNKNOWN INSTRUCTORS - The Way Things Work, The Master's Voice, Funland {Smog Veil}; TIM BARRY - Manchester {Suburban Home}; REVENGE OF THE PSYCHOTRONIC MAN - Make Pigs Smoke, SHADOWCOPS - A Big Pot Of Hot {TNS Records}; MAN ALIVE - Heart Hands And Mind, RED TOPS - Left For Dead {Universal Warning}; PUNKS NOT DAD - In Me Shed, PUNKS NOT DAD - We Are The Dads {X Fist}; ROCKET JOCKS - Next Stop; Moon! {DIY};

7"/12" VINYL REVIEWS
SOUTHPORT/ LEIF ERICSSON - Split {Boss Tuneage}; VARIOUS - 20th Anniversary Comp {Dr. Strange}; REMISSION - Absolute Power {Profane Existence}; SOUNDS OF SWAMI - Halcyon Days {TNS};

DVD REVIEWS
SPERMBIRDS - Me And My People {Boss Tuneage}; PIGFACE - Glitch + Son Of... {MVD} 

BOOK REVIEWS
No More Heroes; Punk Record Labels And The Struggle For Autonomy; Punk Fiction

ZINES
Suspect Device #50/Zonked #11 split, Network Of Friends #3, Ripping Thrash #23/ Gadgie #21 split

INTERVIEWS
Born/ Dead, Christ On Parade, Cobra Khan, ICH, Section 13, TSOL, JFA

 

HEY SUBURBIA - Podcast #12 - July 2009

Here's the latest installment of Hey Suburbia - The House Of Scanner Podcast!  You can either stream the whole hour-long show by left-clicking the link below, or if you want to save it to your hard drive to play later or burn as a CD, then right click the link and save it as you wish.  You'll probably need a Broadband connection for a moderately quick download.
Let me know what you think - and if any of you have any requests - let me know!!

HEY SUBURBIA PODCAST, #12
NOFX - The Quitter
RUBBER CITY REBELS - Your Television Lies
PANSY DIVISION - Never You Mind
SHITTY LIMITS - Your Limits Are My Limits
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RED FLAG 77 - Tomorrow Never Comes
STUPIDS - Remember Me Dismember You
STRIKE ANYWHERE - New Architects
WITCH HUNT - Reflections
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NARCOLEPTIC YOU - Narcoleptic Youth
FREEZE - Killing Me
SKULLS - Rattle Your Bones
STALAG 13 - Sometime
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FLIPPER - Transparent Blame
SOUNDS OF SWAMI - Lapels
CROSS STITCHED EYES - Age Of Consumption
REMISSION - One Nation
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ROCKETS JOCKS - What Can I Do?
HUDSON FALCONS - Desire To Burn
PAGANS - She's A Cadaver
NEW YORK DOLLS - Muddy Bones

Previous Podcasts can be found by clicking this link here

Gone but not forgotten...

This website will forever remember those who provided inspiration and continue to inspire.  Let us never forget those that paved the way for where Punk Rock is today and made some of the most refreshing, rebellious and raucous music ever.  R.I.P. guys...

STIV BATORS, JOHNNY THUNDERS, JOEY RAMONE, DEE DEE RAMONE, JOHNNY RAMONE, JOE STRUMMER, DARBY CRASH, BOB STINSON, RANDY 'BISCUIT' TURNER, PIG CHAMPION, RON ASHETON, DAVE ALEXANDER, MALCOLM OWEN, PAUL FOX, LANCE HAHN, DENNIS DANELL, JEFFREY LEE PIERCE, LUX INTERIOR, JERRY NOLAN, ARTHUR KANE, BILLY MURCIA, NICHOLAS 'RAZZLE' DINGLEY, STIG, DIMWIT, WILL SHATTER, RAYBEEZ, KURT COBAIN, WIZ, STEVO, MIA ZAPATA, TOMATA DU PLENTY, MIKEY OFFENDER DONALDSON, PAUL RAVEN, NIDGE BLITZ MILLER, D. BOON, DAVE INSURGENT, FRED 'SONIC' SMITH, ROB TYNER, NIKKI SUDDEN, PETER LAUGHNER, IAN CURTIS, SID VICIOUS, TIM YOHANNON, GREG SHAW, JOHN PEEL

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