PANKEA #1, #2 fanzine

considering some things I heard about this fanzine from my friends who read it before me and after reading few reviews in some other 'zines I was sure I would not like it but I was so wrong.. this is very good, actually I think this is my favorite domestic 'zine at the moment, especially 1st number, but let's start from the beginning..
so, Pankea is 'zine from Rijeka, made by two individuals, written on Croatian and the main focus isn't only on music but it consists of bunch of columns and texts about various themes, mostly related to the hc punk scene but some other as well.. 1st number is made completely of columns, few fanzine and record reviews and one long story for which they stole footnotes from "Toward the creative nothing and other writings" by Enzo Novotore and  fit them into their story, that was kinda interesting idea and turn out nice.. all together it has 28 A4 pages which makes just enough of material.. in whole 'zine there is some personal touch, and you get feel as you get to know the authors just from their texts, but that's of course just feeling 'cause you can't know someone just from his 'zine (there is one text or it's just mentioned somewhere in the 'zine, not sure if in 1st or 2nd number, bringing out that topic and they're right about this)

in 2nd issue again columns are prevalent in the content and beside them there are also an extensive Bastinados / Bosonogo Djetinjstvo tour report, interview with Pasi and again some reviews.. columns are the best part of this 'zine, some are better and some aren't just that good but they sure are interesting for reading.. it hates me to write about what all of them are, but I must single out one in which author is writing about homophobia from side of sport supporters in which he lists a bunch of examples and arguments which proves that they are undercover gays and that they just need to realize that, it's of course written with healthy doze of irony and sarcasm and he really nail it with this one, hehe..
this issue has 40 pages, again on A4 format.. even if they were aware of the fact that they have a lot of unused space in 1st issue, when it's about design they didn't correct that in 2nd, even there are bigger fonts on some pages and that is the only thing they should work on to improve it.. it's sure that all could fit in less pages.. I know, I'm boring already with this one, but this is probably the 1st thing I notice when having some 'zine in my hands..
the price is, as they said, flexible - they better prefer trade for some other 'zine or for a beer and it's available on some distros or write at:

-contact: antipunk84@gmail.com
              neumijko@gmail.com  

INTERNATIONAL OLD SCHOOL CONSPIRACY #16 fanzine

I picked up this 'zine on Hoću? Neću! gig in Zagreb few months ago when author ask me to took it for a friend, but I was bad, take the chance and read it before I passed it further..
yes, as you can see this is 16th issue which make it the longest lasting 'zine here in Croatia at the moment.. this time half is written on English and the other half on Croatian, all together 64 pages on A4 format with small fonts, it means a bunch of material.. on English side there are interviews with You Suck!, Tear it Up, Coke Bust, Landverraad and with Joe D. Foster (guy from Ignite, Unity...) and there are few columns (mostly personal stuff, like author is introducing himself to international readers)..
and on Croatian side an extensive The Truth euro tour report, huge interview with Bosonogo Djetinjstvo, some gig reports, reviews and again few columns by author of this 'zine.. it's funny how he is mentioning band Tear it Up in almost every article he wrote, that obsession with them is kinda nice at the beginning but it can get annoying with time, hehe, but how he is saying - this is his own 'zine and he can write what he want..
about it's look, it's made in standard cut'n'paste way and I must admit it looks very good.. and yes same as it seems on the first sight when you took it in hands it actually is really big and consists of tons of material so you could easily read it for a week, at least....
price is 15 kn and you can get it on almost every gig in Zagreb or write at:

-contact: gajoimasa@yahoo.com

ČEBULA #1 fanzine

yes, something is definitely happening on Croatian fanzine scene!.. in last 10 years or so there was only two 'zines (both by one author) which were coming out more or less regularly with only few of them popping out here and there, mostly with one number.. and now there are some 8 - 10 of them active and that's just great.. hope this will become tradition and that we will have more and more of them soon.. another great thing is that not only people who was doing 'zines before are doing them now but also some new, young people as it is case with this one;

Čebula comes from Sinj but the author currently lives in Zagreb.. it has 84 pages on A5 format with just beautiful artwork on front cover.. it's written on Croatian and from content here are: The Truth euro tour report (it seems like they were only arguing and fighting on this tour), an interview with Ugly Fucks, few words about summer festivals and about all the craziness that comes with them, some personal texts about emotions, love, sexism, etc., 'zine reviews, a lot of very good artwork and for the end  part which is/will evoke many reactions - Teta Mileva's corner in which author write short and sarcastic lines about people from hc punk scene and about the scene itself in form of questions and answers..
everything is written on some strange chaotic way/style like author is under the influence of something, hehe, but I think I like her style and looking forward to see new numbers coming..
at the end this is actually pretty good fanzine, in my opinion the only disadvantages of it are almost the same stuff and themes as it is in IOSC #16 but they both came out in almost the same time and the authors of those 'zines are friends and are spending time together so it was expected in some way.. the fact that I've read them both at the same time is also maybe a reason for noticing this by me.. and the other thing is that everything could easily fit on less pages.. everything other is good, especially if you consider that this is 1st issue..
price is 5 kn or donation, not really sure and for all other info write to author at following e-mail address..

-contact: masha_uber_alles@hotmail.com

just few words about...

...about everything a little.. so, a friend of mine asked me the other day if everything is okay with my internet connection because he don't see any new posts here lately (what a joker he is hehe).. yes everything is okay but real summer has come and it's the best part of the year, when it's about the weather, so I don't have time and will to sit in front of computer.. I'm flying around, have some work to do, going on long walks, riding a bike, drinking beers and stuff like this.. also I still read a lot (currently I'm reading Hyperion by Dan Simmons - it seems like really good book) and all that stuff occupies me and takes all my free time but that works just fine with me at this moment..

just my new finger tattoo ;)

beside all of this I destroyed  my finger really bad last week and it was hurting me as hell so I wasn't able to type nor anything with my right hand.. yes this is what happens when you try to do some construction works as a total amateur..
but yes, you can expect some new posts here on blog soon, I have a plan to write some reviews of a couple fanzines I have read lately and some other stuff (maybe new "let's bring some noise" post, etc.)..
also I can't wait Tuesday and concert in Čakovec, hope to see some of you there, you'll be able to buy there some stuff from Mentalna Smrt headquarter and of course to buy me few beers..
when it's about Mentalna Smrt, we have plan to publish new number of 'zine in next couple of months, as well there will be some new recordings released and maybe some gigs.. more info about that coming soon..
for the end here's some random (or not so random) noise for all of you fckrs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnOmJBNyemI
okay I think this is all for now, see/read you soon.. or how one my drunk friend would say: see you later alligator!.. I'm over and out!..

upcoming gigs in June 2014

when?..........................6.06.2014., Friday
where?.........................MKNŽ, Ilirska B. (Slovenia)
who?............................CRIMEN punk, Mex
entrance?......................?














when?.....................7.06.2014., Saturday
where?....................club Monteparadiso, Pula (Croatia)
who?.......................VITAMIN X hc, Nl
                               BREAK THE MOLD post hc, Cro
                               DENTAL DAM punk'n'roll, Cro
entrance?.................?












when?...........................8.06.2014., Sunday
where?.........................AKC Medika, Zagreb (Croatia)
who?............................VITAMIN X hc, Nl
                                    AK-47 @ hc punk crust, Cro
entrance?......................30 kn














when?..........................9.06.2014., Monday
where?.........................MKNŽ, Ilirska B. (Slovenia)
who?............................TRAGEDY crust punk, USA
                                    3FOR60 hc punk, Slo
entrance?......................5 euros

















when?.............................10.06.2014., Tuesday
where?............................club Gromka, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
who?...............................TRAGEDY crust punk, USA
                                       C.D.C. d-beat crust grind, Ita
entrance?.........................5 euros

                                     














when?............................10.06.2014., Tuesday
where?...........................DKC Incel, B. Luka (B&H)
who?..............................GLOVES OFF hc punk, B&H
                                      STAND DER DINGE hc punk, Ger
                                      KYREST dark hc neo-crust, Ger
                                      FROZEN MAN SYNDROME hc punk, Ger
entrance?........................4 KM

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when?...................................11.06.2014., Wednesday
where?..................................AKC Medika, Zagreb (Coatia)
who?.....................................KYREST dark hc neo-crust, Ger
                                             C. O. CANCER crust grind, Cro
entrance?...............................free/donations















when?......................................12.06.2014., Thursday
where?.....................................Podrum, Rijeka (Croatia)
who?........................................KYREST dark hc neo-crust, Ger
                                                C.S.C. post punk, Aut
entrance?.................................25 kn















when?..........................14.06.2014., Saturday
where?........................club Gromka, Ljubljana, (Slovenia)
who?...........................AGENDA hc crust, Nor
                                   MYTERI hc crust, Swe
                                   LEFT IN RUINS hc, Ger
                                   INTRIGUE hc punk, Cro
entrance?.....................5 euros












when?............................15.06.2014., Sunday
where?...........................Prostor, Čakovec (Croatia)
who?..............................AGENDA hc crust metal, Nor
                                      MYTERI hc crust metal, Swe
entrance?........................5 kn














when?..................17.06.2014., Tuesday
where?.................Prostor, Čakovec (Croatia)
who?....................FULL OF HELL grindcore, USA
                            DISCIPLES OF CHRIST grind, USA
                            DISLIKE grindcore, Cro
entrance?..............30kn

when?...................18.06.2014., Wednesday

where?..................Podrum, Rijeka (Croatia)

who?....................ACRID SUNDAY crust punk, Slo

                            THE RENEGADES OF PUNK punk rock, Bra

entrance?..............25 kn

when?.......................19.06.2014., Thursday

where?......................AKC Medika, Zagreb (Croatia)

who?.........................THE RENEGADES OF PUNK punk rock, Bra

                                 INTRIGUE hc punk, Cro

entrance?...................25 kn

when?......................21.06.2014., Saturday
where?....................AKC Medika, Zagreb (Croatia)
who?.......................LOŠ PRIMJER melodic hc punk, Pž
                               PETAR PUNK punk rock, Bj
                               POISON HEART Ramones tribute, Vž
                               CIROZA JETRE punk rock, Zg
entrance?.................20 kn

when?..........................23.06.2014., Monday

where?.........................kafana Somborske ruze, Sombor (Serbia)

who?............................KUNG-FU GIRLZ punk, Cz

                                    CIRGUZ punk rock, Cz

entrance?......................100 din

what?...........................15 years of Monteparadiso club

when?..........................25.06.2014., Wednesday

where?.........................Monteparadiso club, Pula (Croatia)

who?............................DESPITE EVERYTHING punk rock, Gr

                                    SEEHEARSPEAK melodic hc punk, Slo

                                    BANDAGE punk rock, Gr

                                    THE SHOCK punk rock, Cro

entrance?......................free

when?....................27.06.2014., Friday

where?...................CK 13, Novi Sad (Serbia)

who?......................DESPITE EVERYTHING punk rock, Gr

                              SEEHEARSPEAK melodic hc punk, Slo

                              BANDAGE punk rock, Gr

                              AGAINST THE ODDS punk rock, Srb

entrance?...............300 din

when.......................27.06.2014., Friday

where?....................Landhius, Gent (Belgium)

who?.......................HIBERNATION crust, Gr

                               HARD CHARGER crust'n'roll, Can

                               RADIO BIKINI raw crust punk, Nl

                               CONTEMPT @ punk rock, UK

                               SHARE YOUR NEEDLE d beat crust, Bel

                               CEASE FIRE hc punk crust, Bel

entrance?.................8 euros

what?........................benefit for Buka i Otpor festival

when?.......................28.06.2014., Saturday

where?......................AKC Medika, Zagreb (Croatia)

who?.........................DICKLESS TRACY grindcore, Slo

                                 PSIHOZA grindcore punk, Slo

                                 KRLJA grindcore, Cro

entrance....................20 kn

when?..................30.06.2014., Monday

where?.................Klaonica squat, Zagreb (Croatia)

who?....................THE TRUTH hc punk, Srb/Cro

                            PEOPLEFOX post punk rock, Srb

entrance?.............20 kn