RODENT CAKE MAGAZINE - ISSUE #2 - Feb.1995

To celebrate the re-upping of everything on this here MEDIACHRIST blogspot ,I've uploaded issue #2 of the seminal Ft.Myers underground zine ,Rodent Cake! And there is a wealth of great stuff inside! Almost 5 years in the making! Since there is no index page ,I will give you the rundown on this 44 page monstrosity!
There are reviews of books and zines, reviews of 7",10",12" ,LPs ,CDs,and cassettes,The Video Christ's Vault section, reviews great B movies,the Rodent Cake staff (Ed,Joel,Vance,Billy,Tony,Mimi,& Philbert Ze Chocolat Clown) thoroughly trash a complete episode of MTV's "120 Minutes" ,commenting on each video played  ,with hilarious commentary,there is a restaraunt review (Bolero's Cuban),a fact sheet about the world around us, Sluggisha band ,"YID" reviews the porn movie ,"3 Men And A Biker Chick" and Anal Cunt's ,"Everyone Should Be Killed" simultaneously!, another Sluggisha band,Cat Machine does the same trick ,but this time the porno is ,"Girls U.S.A." ,and the two albums (2?) are Agent Orange ,"Real Live Sound" and The Bloody Stools (apparently a joke band consisting of Bon Jovi members...huh..huh..I said members) "Meet The Bloody Stools" ,the transcript of which reads like someone tripping and drunk wrote it up,which was probably the case!,an interview with Canadian punks ,Saint Judy,a road trip story about going to see Rollins on his spoken word tour,reviews of Sluggisha and Wheelchair Full Of Old Men related bands,a reprint of my interview with GG Allin from issue #1,The crown jewel of this issue is the cover story/interview with Food Fortunata of Sockeye and WCFOOM records ,which is totally bonkers and fucked!,great comic strips by Steve Reed ,an awesome full band interview with Massachussetts anarcho-punk giants August Spies,and a bunch of good classifieds and ads for records ,etc ,plus fantastic art by Food Fortunata,Tony Rizzo,Ed Wood,Philbert Ze Chocolat Clown,Ian Bigler,& Steve Reed ,plus guest revies from California,Canada,New Jersey ,and more! I will be posting more frequently here ,as I also keep the webstore going ( http://www.freewebstore.org/SLUGGISHA-TAPES-RECORDS-CDS-AND-MORE )
working on my many bands,and solo projects,selling on ebay,podcasting new W.G.O.D. radio shows,and re-upping the entire Sluggisha blogspot,little by little.Plus working ,drinking,and all that stuff there! Hope you enjoy this great achievement of a zine!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/RodentCakeMagazine-Issue2-Feb.1995/RodentCakeMagazine-Issue2Pdf.zip

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SKA FLYERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some ska flyers from my vast collection of flyers ,mostly in the Tampa or Ft. Myers areas of Florida ,and one from Georgia.Please comment if you want to see more!

PSYCHOTIC EPISODE - Issue # 17

Ft Myers/Naples premier zine of the times ,published by Samskull ,and featuring such local stalwarts as Nathan "Billy Club" Adams , and John "Fish" writing articles and such. I have a pile of these ,you'll see 'em as I post 'em.
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/PsychoticEpisode-Issue17/Pe17Jan93.pdf

STALEFISH - Issue 3

Don't recall what Ft. Myers skater kids put this out,but they do mention Sluggisha ,Buzz Workshop ,the local Germs contingent's rumored Germicide tribute show, and the pages are packed with so much info and graphics ,that even though it's only 7 pages ,it will take you a while to read thru it! Pretty neat-o ,wish I had more issues!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/Stalefish-Issue3/SF.pdf

INVISIBLE YOUTH zine - Issue #2

A local Ft. Myers ,FL based ska zine. Put together by the Invisible Man (?!!?). Reviews, upcoming shows, news ,all about ska in 1996.
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/InvisibleYouthZine-Issue2/IY.pdf

PSYCHOTIC EPISODE - Issue #5

Long-running zine out of Naples ,and later Ft. Myers ,FL , by big-time scenester ,Samskull ,owner of Off-Beat record store in Patio DeLeon ,in downtown FTM,back in the 90's.Photos of Debbie ,Nathan and others ,goofy fake letters section,fake record reviews,dumb poetry,a Gackman and Slobbin comic ,A photo-funnies strip making fun of Hitler,and other un-PC stuff! I have a stack of issues from Sam ,as well as other zines he did.
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/PsychoticEpisode-Issue5/pe5.pdf 

ZONULAR FIBERS - Issue #1

This small zine was put together by Doug Boone and Cort(RIP), (and I imagine,Mike Smith?) ,and mainly focuses on U.F.O.'s , government conspiracies,and other esoteric subject matter. The boys also put up their top ten lists containing, music,movies,video games,tv shows and more. I have issue #2 as well and some 2 to 4 pagers that Doug also did. May 1997 ,Ft. Myers,FL. Doug also has blogs at: http://plasticed.tumblr.com/ and http://plastic_ed.tripod.com/ plus vids and pics at : http://www.youtube.com/user/BILFBELF and http://www.flickr.com/photos/23128059@N05/

CLICK HERE: FOR THE ZINE!!!  http://archive.org/download/ZonularFibers-Issue1/zf.pdf 

NOISE ANNOYS - #3

Wish I had #2 to complete the set! This is issue 3 ,with more of the same as issue 1! As in great in-depth reviews of punk and alt-rock alternative musics.And video reviews,art,& poetry!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/NoiseAnnoys-3/NoiseAnnoys3.pdf

NOISE ANNOYS - #1

Published by my pal ,Joel Rizzo ,with help from other locals in the Ft. Myers,FL underground. 8 pages of record reviews from all the then-current alt-rock bands.Poetry,art,and more!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/NoiseAnnoys-1/NoiseAnnoys1.pdf

RIOT GRRRL REVIEW #2

I think this 4 pg. zine of mostly zine reviews,and some music ,was done by Kristy Chan ,also of Wild Honey Pie zine. Focusing on grrrl groups ,and zines that are aimed at that scene. Check out the zip file below!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/RiotGrrrlReview2/riotgrrrlreview2PDF.pdf