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Hey, didn't Kill Your Own die back in 2012?

Yes, yes it did. What this is, however, is a quick collection of the various bits and pieces I posted on the old Kill Your Own website in my brief attempt at turning Kill Your Own into a web-zine.

So, all of this content is woefully out of date?

Yes, that would be correct.

Why bother?

I've a lot of time on my hands.

And, on that note... welcome to Kill Your Own #8, aka The Forgotten Issue.

Ian 31st May 2017

CONTENTS 4. interview with Kamikaze-Radio 7. interview with Grand Hotel Paradox 11. interview with Jack Clothier, Alcopop Records 18. incredibly out-of-date LP reviews 23. Kill Your Own: 2009 – 2013

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KAMIKAZE-RADIO Originally posted 27th April 2013 Kamikaze-Radio are a new band from Norwich, featuring friends of mine and ex-members of Norwich staples Spot, Pocket Godzillas and others.

Their drummer “Big” Mike Waters - who you may also know as professional wrestler Bulk from the UK Pitbulls tag team - was nice enough to answer a few questions.

Right now you’re in a new band called Kamikaze-Radio; but I first met you when you were in Spot (and later the Pocket Godzillas). Can you please give us an overview of the bands you’ve been in?

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break of a year or two when I went off to wrestle full time and play for Overbored3, we got back together - with a slightly different line up - and gigged as much as we could and put out a couple of CDs. I also had a stint drumming for Insaniac. Spot finally called it a day in 2008, then some of the old Spot guys got the Pocket Godzillas together. We stopped towards the end of last year. Bub had been writing stuff that didn't really fit the 'zillas, so he already had a few tunes. We called on my best mate Paul and drafted in Joey on bass we started to put together what is now KamikazeRadio.

How do Kamikaze-Radio compare to some of your older projects?

We have a sound very similar to Spot I guess.

Over the years your bands have had some pretty high profile gigs/support slots. Any awesome stories you fancy sharing?

Well in the Godzillas we got to play with Ginger Wildheart at a festival in Norwich, which for me was an awesome thing to do. Supporting Feeder and Backyard Babies in the late '90s was rad too.

We also played on the same festival bill as Saxon a few years ago, Bub got smashed and asked them to show him their '80s rock moves. They wouldn’t play until we were moved from the backstage area bless 'em.

Also Deaf Havana supported Spot once. How things change.

In addition to being a drummer, you’re also a wrestler. How do the two lives compare to one another? Do you have a preference to one over the other?

Well being a wrestler is quite similar to band life - loads of road time - but more injuries. I have to say I prefer being a drummer though.

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How did you even end up becoming a wrestler?

My brother and I used to go and watch local shows in Norwich. I guess we were the local “smart marks”. The promoters ran a training school and, because of our size, we were offered to try our hand at it. I wasn’t really interested but tried the training and got hooked and was soon doing the odd run in, which led to matches, which led to other promoters taking interest; so I decided to go pro.

You’ve primarily wrestled as a tag team - the UK Pitbulls - with your brother Dave. What’s he up to these days?

Dave retired in 2008. UKP had a good run though and got to work all over the world and work with some top names. Pretty proud of that.

You’ve retired from wrestling, but always ended up back in the ring.

What keeps you coming back?

Yeah I guess I’m a part timer now, I always say that’s it but end up doing the odd show. I’m now wrestling for FSW. What’s next for Kamikaze-Radio; and what’s next for Bulk?

Well Bulk’s sleeping at the moment (not for long), but as for Big Mike the drummer…

It’s still early days for Kamikaze-Radio, but hopefully we will gig as much as possible, try and blag some decent supports and record an EP in the next few months, so keep a look out for us.

2017 update: Kamikaze-Radio promptly split up. Spot reformed and split up a few times. Mike now drums in Fat N Furious and still wrestles.

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grand hotel paradox Originally posted 3rd May 2013 A while back I got an e-mail from a band from Dubai called Grand Hotel Paradox. This stood out straight away as I don’t think I’ve ever had a band from the Middle East contact me before, let alone a punk band from the Middle East. Guitarist and vocalist Chris Ryan was nice enough to talk to us about his band, his label, the Middle East, the Helping Hands charity, and much more.

It’s not that often I get emails from a Dubai-based punk band. Where are you guys originally from, and how did you end up in Dubai?

I’m from Ireland and I grew up in Dubai and I’ve been around for the last 15 years or so. Our drummer Sticks is Australian and our bassist Mike is Italian. I guess most of us moved because of family or work - I live with my Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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brothers. Mike totally got deported from the last country he was in, ha! So that was a factor, I guess.

Is there much of a ‘scene’ for alternative/punk music in the Middle East?

It is pretty broad and tends to have a more 'metal’ kind of focus, but there are some cool things happening in pockets around the place for sure.

Do you find your main audience is made up of mostly fellow ex-pats? Or locals? Or an even mix of the two?

It depends on where you are. For instance, in Dubai only about 15% of people are locals so just by that virtue the scene has the same kind of split. That’s why we’re often dubious about people calling it the 'local scene’. It may be a place ex-pats have called home for decades but because of these kind of statistics and various laws it isn’t technically home for the majority. Whereas in Lebanon or Syria or Saudi it is a much more 'local’ kind of thing in terms of the bands and scene.

How has it compared being a punk band in the Middle East, compared to 'The West’?

I’m not sure! There is definitely a lot less 'infrastructure’ I guess. Bands like Black Flag/Minor Threat etc. blazed the trail in the early 80s for the whole underground DIY network throughout the US whereas most underground scenes here date back to the 90s at the earliest.

What lead to you guys starting your own label (Abbreviated Records)?

It just seemed like a natural thing to do and I kind of like having these frameworks in place for bands to get heard outside of the regular 'supply chain’ of huge music retailers. I don’t know who said 'fuck the system’ but I fucking love systems - even though the label is tiny and is not profitable at all there is a really organised method for how postage gets calculated Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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and costs and royalties and stuff get accounted for. I like the idea of having this kind of thing in place so that people can access this music if they want to. The idea is not to have a store to push a product but rather have a resource for people interested in investigating new music.

One of Abbreviated’s releases is a compilation of Middle Eastern punk/hardcore bands. How did this come about? Were they mostly bands you knew? Or were new bands contacting you asking to be a part of it?

I used to run a little distro years back and my old bandmate Martin and I used to put out these compilation albums in Dubai called 'Ampulance’ which we would release with our friends’ zine… starting in 2008 or 2007 I think. It was fun but the concept with them was just to let everyone submit a song whether they were a soppy pop band or the most brutal extreme death metal band ever, so even though I was happy to promote the scene (which was really diverse at the time because there weren’t enough venues or bands or kids for genres to be isolated and break away) I felt a sort of a disconnect with the fact I wasn’t really in to all of these bands that much. In contrast, this compilation is just pretty much all sweet music that I would listen to anytime. About half of the bands I knew had to be on the comp from the start, but a good few of them were recommended to me or came from some research which was a pretty cool process too. And then there’s my band Grand Hotel Paradox who is simply guilty by association.

The compilation is to raise funds and awareness for ex-pat labourers who are usually given some poor conditions to live and work in. Can you please tell us a bit about this?

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like extremely low wages to unfair working conditions, it is pretty abundant. There are plenty of documentaries on YouTube about these kinds of things if you’re interested. Money doesn’t solve everything but I thought it would be a good idea to get the proceeds from the album to work against these problems. 'Helping Hands’ is the organisation it goes to and the help to provide things like repatriation plane tickets and general aid to these people.

Is there much integration between the locals and ex-pats?

I’m not sure how to go about answering this because in terms of daily life I’d say of course, but on a larger scale I guess not. I guess the best parallel to draw would be to that of the kind of class system you have in the UK. What’s next for GHP? Any plans to get out and play the rest of the world?

We did a couple tours around Southeast Asia which is just incredible and the scene there kicks all asses, but right now I’m thinking about just taking a good while to make a solid full length that we could be proud of and try to release it on 12" vinyl etc. I guess we’ll see how that goes!

Any last words? 'how that goes!’ were the last three.

2017 update: I have no idea what – if anything – GHP are up to now. Their Facebook hasn't been updated since August 2014 so, presumably, not much.

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Originally posted 10th June 2013 A few weeks ago I interviewed someone who is a total inspiration to me, in the form of Jack Clothier from Alcopop Records. One of the most inventive UK indie labels at the moment.

How did Alcopop start? I remember Kev BSM mentioning it, and then there was a singles club…

It started pretty much in a world of vice, when a young(er) me moved into Oxford with a couple of pals and Kev BSM – and quickly bonded over a shared love of the likes of The Llama Farmers and spending most nights getting smashed. He had been working with BSM for some time, and after a demo arrived that we both loved but just wasn’t right for him to release – we decided to kick off a label and Alcopop! Was born… We set up a show with Midget headlining their first London gig for 6 years, borrowed some money from my dad, successfully gambled it on football (thanks Lomana Lua Lua) – and kicked off with our first release, Emily by Encyclopedia. 6 years later and we’re still here. Yeah! :) Why the name? A misspent youth drinking Hooch and Two Dogs?

Kinda… It’s an amalgamation of great youth booze (and a shared appreciation of it being a wonderful time in both of our lives) and the Midget mini album of the same name… It just seemed to fit what we wanted to do, which was discover fresh new exciting talent in a progressive manner, whilst still holding a healthy appreciation for the love of physical releases and the wondrous thing that was the musical world Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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we grew up in.

Also, do you think the kids today are missing out on a life of sugary alcoholic beverages and park benches?

It’s there for them if they want it! Hooch is back, and park benches are a standard right? Put down those expensive computer games kids, and get down the park with a sugary Alcopop, a discman and one day you could be running a penniless record label like Kev and I ;) How much of a connection is there between you and BSM? Pretty strong. To this day Kev is still heavily involved in Alcopop! – and we do a lot of things together as labels. From festival showcases at the likes of Y Not?, Truck, The Great Escape and Southsea, we share ideas, help out each others bands and gigs and stuff – and genuinely have a very strong relationship… We made the conscious decision from about year 2 that we didn’t want Alcopop! just to be an offshoot of BSM, so took the labels in different directions – but we share a lot of ethics/ common goals and love for rum.

You’ve had a load of totally awesome releases on some really far out formats and have always been a massive influence on the way I try and run my label (Aaahh!!! Real Records). How did you come up with some of these ideas? Frisbees? VHS tapes? Scarves? All awesome yet totally out-there ideas.

Ah thanks man. Much appreciated, and it’s so nice when awesome people say we’ve influenced them. It really does mean a lot :) Most of the ideas come from chatting between the two of us, with bands – or just when I’m thinking through stuff at night or whatever. The Frisbee was something I had in mind for years before it seemed ‘just right’. It helps working with the kind of band you can ring up and go “yeah, we should totally do a Frisbee” before frantically rushing to the shops to buy one to scribble on Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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to show what you mean – and have them say “yes – lets do it!” The scarves came naturally from the Sleet and Snow context and a very rad scarf man (Barry Oxygen Thief) and the VHS was a must, right? We often have ideas that are little too far fetched and some don’t work quite as well in theory as they do in practice (we had these pass it on My First Tooth business card singles that I thought were great but people didn’t really seem to get) – but I love working with these kind of formats. It keeps me massively entertained :) How much time must you spend trying to source these products? I doubt you just walk into the custom watch shop and get your custom watches made while you wait.

You’re totally right, and it can be a massive issue this – cos we almost always come up with the concept before we source the merch, which can make it devilishly hard to put together for a reasonable price. Luckily we’re helped by some really creative people at the likes of ACDSleeve, Awesome Merch, Double Suns, Graphic Bomb and Citrus Design – and we search far and wide to get the right bits. It’s a dangerous game… Via Alcopopular 4 I swear we sold out every wholesaler of burger CD cases in the country (you just can’t find them now unless you buy 1 expensive one or 10,000) so runs sometimes have to be limited by their supply nature.

I know it’s probably like asking you to pick your favourite child, but do you have a favourite format you’ve released on? Not necessarily the actual music, but the physical product. From a personal standpoint, I am really struggling to pick. I guess probably the Gunning For Tamar watch if I had to chose.

Haha – it is a tough call, and as much as I bloody loved that watch (because it tied in so closely to the product and looked brilliant) – I think the original JoFo Frisbee just about tops it for me, because it went down so well and got people outside playing with it and interacting with music in a really fun way. Just to see JT at Banquet get so into it that he Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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immediately made a video of it for the site was massive personally, cos I love that guy… Other personal highlights include the triple sleeved Katie Malco EP, the JoFo sticker album, a Stagecoach Christmas Card single that you could buy in multipacks – and our Alcopopular Map in a Bottle compilation, partly ‘cos the NME said it was the ‘coolest compilation of all time’ – and I got an email from a boy who lived on a remote Spanish farm who told me it was his prized possession. That kind of stuff means everything running an indie label. It’s the kinda stuff that keeps you going y’know.

Have you had any ideas that you had to can because they just weren’t logistically possible?

Loads, and a few that we should of canned but stuck with! One such example that springs to mind was the ‘Brother EP’ by Ute – which, if I do say so myself, was fucking wonderful. It contained the A side, a B side recorded by about 40 Oxford musicians live and came in a stickered photo album, each of which contained 10 photographs taken on the day of recording. Only problem was it cost more to produce than we sold it for, and took ages to do each one. They were very limited though – and y’know, it’s not about the money is it!

You’ve released some really awesome music from some ace bands. For the most part, how do you get hooked up with your bands? Are they friends from the real world? Do they pursue you? You pursue them? A mixture of all three?

To be honest it’s an absolute mixture, though I’d say that the majority come from recommendations from our current artists and people whose musical opinions I really trust. We’ve had bands signed from unsolicited demos, chance emails, bands I’ve tracked for months on end – and other times, it’s just started to make sense y’know that we should hook up and get a bit musically fruity together. I’ve always got a shortlist of around 20/30 bands in my head at any one time who I’m vaguely excited about/ Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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keeping an eye on – and a number of those come from demos/ links/ recommendations and well – all sorts really.

I see you’ve got Fight Like Apes signed up for an upcoming release. This is excellent news as FLA are truly fantastic. How did this come about?

And any early word on what sort of product to expect?

Now this is an example of a band I’ve wanted to work with for ages, had kind of given up on hearing from – before a chance few emails and meetings led to it all hooking up and happening. I’m very excited by this, because they truly are one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen…. And lovely people too… Product wise this is gonna have ‘to rack’ so expect something fairly standard, but there will be a twist :) Your Alcopopular series has been an interesting exercise in using creative formats to make compilations cool again. Any thoughts for #6?

The number 6 concept is done and ready to go, and I’m just putting the tracklisting together now. It’s a very international feel to the compilation if all goes to plan, and fuck – I think you might really love this. The full version of the compilation is going to cost £300 – and that’s the most expensive release we’ve ever done… Or will do probably. I think Wayne Coyne himself would be into this one, which is kinda always the goal.

When Wayne says ‘yes Jack. I think your Alcopopular compilation is as good as my jelly skull’ – I’m made!

Where would we be without Tom Leggett? I know that my label honestly wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the ace work Tom does at ACDSleeve.

Ha! I honestly hadn’t seen this question when I mentioned Tom earlier, and I can safely say that I agree with you 100%. I properly fell in love this guy after he worked his fingers to the bone making 100 Glow in the Dark Glow Kit CD sleeves for us – which doesn’t sound too taxing, but the fact he had to remake the template 50-odd times because the paint was so Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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thick was amazing. Most companies would be like, nah mate – it’s not going to work. Tom just got on with it.

I also should point out that Stuart at Citrus Design has also been a revelation, and someone you should consider working with if you’re into this kind of thing. Him and his mum were up till the early hours handscoring hundreds of maps for our last compilation, and he sometimes lets me pay him in merch if we’ve got a load of stuff in the wants. Genuinely ace guy.

In an ideal world where you can sign anyone; who do you sign and what do you release?

Tough one, but I think I’d go foorrrrr signing Leonard Cohen, who is beyond a hero of mine, and release some kind of complex complete works which came out in a fully immersive 24 hour session – with him involved.

Basically you’d buy the release, meet Leonard himself and spend a complete day with him in this room which would change and play films and show quotes as he told you stories /followed up by the songs, so you could visualize what he was thinking / feeling for each album while in his presence. The highlight would be at about 3am – just around kinda Songs From a Room time where you’d be drinking red wine and smoking with him – and it would be the greatest thing ever. I firmly believe he comes across as one of the deepest, most interesting and personable people of all time, and I think that 24 hours living the highlights of his career with him would be the ultimate musical experience…

Sorry, I’ve probably taken that a bit too far haven’t I :) Speaking of ‘signing’ people, do you have actual contracts signed with your bands, or do you prefer to do everything off a handshake?

Yeah, we have a nice, fairly simple contract to keep everything in order.

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trust, but you know – it keeps things laid out properly and managers/ lawyers insist on it.

What ace things have you got in the pipeline for Alcopop?

Honestly man, 2013 is the biggest year we’ve ever had, and I’m almost beside myself with excitement about all the stuff coming up. We’ve got some truly beautiful EPs and albums coming out from some of the best bands in the country, a couple of new signings that have blown my mind (and hopefully will of others too) – and a summer full of awesome festival stuff going on… We’ve got some crazy formats, and a little more vinyl on the way, and well – stay tuned as I would say if I was a cartoon bunny/dick.

Any last words?

If in doubt, do as Jeff Goldblum would… And stay ‘fuckin’ indie’. Thanks Ian xx lovely stuff

2017 update: Alcopop Records is still going strong and still as ace as you'd expect; although the releases these days tend to be on normal formats like vinyl or CD.

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INCREDIBLY OUT OF DATE LP REVIEWS

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Tim Barry: 40 Miler Originally posted 8th May 2013 Tim Barry was always one of those names that I’d heard of, but hadn’t actually heard. All I knew was he used to be in Avail, and was doing some sort of acoustic punk these days. I dismissed him as ‘just another punk with an acoustic’ and never really paid him any attention.

Fast forward to last year and I saw him live supporting a certain Frank Turner and was instantly – and undeniably – blown away. His approach to storytelling is gentle yet heartbreaking and – ultimately – honest.

How does any of this translate to record on this, his fourth studio album?

Surprisingly well. Even without Tim’s tales explaining the – usually harrowing – story behind the songs, he writes so well that you find yourself being fully immersed in what is happening. Tim Barry’s music very much falls into the country/folk and general roots music end of the acoustic spectrum, so much so that he used to cover the Woody Guthrie track “This Land is Your Land”.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that Tim Barry should definitely not be classified alongside the constant stream of punks with acoustics and is very much a country/folk singer, and a damn fine one at that.

Tim is back in the UK in June for a headline run – with more-than-capable support from Sam Russo – and I’d certainly suggest checking out a date.

40 Miler is available now from Xtra Mile Recordings (in the UK) or Chunksaah Records (in the US).

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Home Advantage: Cadet EP Originally posted 11th June 2013 I’d seen a couple of Home Advantage’s earlier gigs - including their very first, opening up for Mest - and, truth be told, wasn’t that impressed. The ideas were there, but it always felt like they weren’t quite realised.

Fast forward a bit and the general consensus of these guys seems to be getting better and better so - albeit with a cautious ear - I looked forward to hearing this, their début EP. My main gripe with Home Advantage based on those aforementioned live performances - had been singer Ross. It always felt like his voice was unnecessarily strained and it seemed to be doing the band a dis-service. I am pleased to say that Ross’ voice - at least on record - has come on leaps and bounds since those early days.

Musically, this sounds somewhere between the 1990s/2000s technicalpop-punk bands - Rufio, Slick Shoes, etc - and the modern wave of pophardcore - Wonder Years, Set Your Goals, etc. The band have heaps of technical proficiency - something which you need with this type of music and the songwriting isn’t half bad, either.

All in all, this EP shows Home Advantage to be a confident and competent band who - if you like the sound of any of those bands referenced above you should probably check out.

Cadet is available from Disconnect Disconnect Records.

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Masked Intruder – self titled Originally posted 17th July 2013 I’m fully aware that this album has been out for ages. I reviewed it for what became the ‘lost’ issue of Kill Your Own and - as it’s so damn good - figured I’d review it again online.

I was originally sent this from Red Scare, at the tail end of 2012. I didn’t know anything about Masked Intruder except for the fact that they wore masks and looked like Pussy Riot.

Soon enough, this album was set for a 2013 re-release on the much larger Fat Wreck Chords; on CD, LP, and a series of limited LPs in the colours of the band members’ masks.

So, what do they actually sound like then? Musically, Masked Intruder play incredibly sweet and sugary pop-punk. Think of any Ramones-inspired band - Teenage Bottlerocket, Screeching Weasel, The Queers - and you’re halfway there. Lyrically, however, is where Masked Intruder really come into their own.

The four members of the band all portray characters. You never find out their real names - they are only referred to by colour - as they’re all supposedly ex cons. This is almost a concept album, about falling in love, unrequited love, and finding yourself following the girl, stalking the girl, breaking into the girl’s house, and - ultimately - getting incarcerated.

Whilst that might sound overly gimmicky, it really, really, works. This is a thirteen track album where I can honestly say that all thirteen tracks even the ultra short intro track “M A S K E D I N T R U D E R” - are absolute Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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winners. If I had to pick a highlight, however, it would possibly be “Heart Shaped Guitar”. The juxtaposition of desperate male vocals, and creeped out female vocals - superbly provided by Maura Weaver from the alwaysamazing Mixtapes - works beautifully at telling the story of man falling in love with uninterested girl and trying far too hard to impress her.

I can honestly say this is one of the finest albums I’ve heard in the past several years.

Masked Intruder is available now on CD and black LP - the coloured vinyl has long since run out - from Fat Wreck Chords.

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Kill Your Own: 2009 – 2013 Originally posted 22nd October 2013

Hey wrestling fans. Remember when ECW was dying but Paul Heyman was insistent that he’d manage to save it; but then cropped up on WWF Monday Night Raw? His appearance was the final death knell for ECW. If he’s appearing on another company’s TV show, then surely his own company is definitely dead.

I’ve barely done anything for Kill Your Own for probably over a year now. I’ve still maintained that it was a living entity though, and that new content would - eventually - surface.

Recently, the latest issue of the fantastic Pornography For Cowards zine came out. In it, you’ll find a couple of reviews written by yours truly.

This wasn’t anything that I’d planned. Richard from PFC is a good friend of mine, and I had some things that needed reviewing and he had a home for the reviews.

When I thought about it, though, all I could think of was Paul Heyman appearing on Raw and realising that ECW wasn’t coming back. Kill Your Own isn’t coming back. Seeing my reviews in PFC has made me realise this. I can tell myself that I’ll do it “later” as much as I want, but the truth is Kill Your Own no longer exists.

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It was fun. It was horrible. It was enjoyable. It was soul destroying. I wouldn’t change anything though.

In this swansong of a post, I want to do the obvious thing and thank a load of people. I always wanted to write a print zine and - after several false starts - actually managed it and got up to seven issues.

Not only that, I got to interview some amazing people and sell copies to international readers.

Firstly, a massive thanks to James Hull. Originally, this zine was called “Excuse Me, Do You Have Any Cocaine?” and was a collaboration between me and James. Like most things we tried to do together 279 Records and the Garth Attacks/MC iPod split EP for instance the novelty quickly wore off and we went our separate ways. I carried on though, changing the name to something more appropriate (it’s a Hundred Reasons reference if you were wondering).

Obviously, my long-suffering girlfriend Claire deserves a shout-out for putting up with my constant distractions and always having more important things to do than spend time with her.

All of the bands/labels/press agents/etc who actually believed I was worth sending review copies too. You guys were ace. Without you I’d have been reviewing my own CDs over and over again. Special mentions to James and Jay at Prescription PR, Mike at Asian Man and Vanessa at Fat Wreck.

Everyone who was ever interviewed. Thank you. Namely: The Luchagors / Sam Russo / Billy Liar / Tragical History Tour / Company L / Bomb the Music Industry / Tim Van Tol / Atom and His Kill Your Own #8: The Forgotten Issue

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Package / Oliver John Ward / Above Them / Pete Fraser / Caves / Random Hand / This Business is Closed / Wrong Way Round Promotions / All In Vinyl / Chuck Ragan / Onsind / Bangers / Bad Ideas / Colt Cabana / Matt Cross / Weerd Science / Dandelion Snow / Shaun Steven Struble / Sam Duckworth / Johnny Foreigner / The Super Happy Fun Club / Excellent Adventure Plus Gnarwolves and Dave Hause whose interviews never made it to print.

I’m clearly rambling now, so I’ll shut up. Basically - in a nutshell - Kill Your Own is dead. I love you all, and thank you.

Ian xxx PS - shameless plug, check out my record label Aaahh!!! Real Records

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