RIOT # 7 (1993) - Health Hazard / Crossed Out

I found this one in Out of Step records for a couple of quid. This zine was done by a guy called Joe from Shrewsbury and this looks like the first issue that was computer laid-out (as opposed to handwritten). It is still cut'n'paste but he obviously thought he was going to get lots of shit from the punk community all the same! Also shows its age by the number of CD vs vinyl arguments which produce some funny quotes. As you can see from the cover its a pretty formidable interview lineup and weird considering how apparently no one took Slap A Ham records seriously at the time... the reviews section is enough to make many of todays record nerds jealous of course.

The most entertaining interview is this one with HEALTH HAZARD. I relistened to their side of the SAWN OFF split after reading this and well, its about time I picked up their discography! You can find out what ex-members are now doing on the Scumville and Flat Earth websites.

I've also posted the interview with CROSSED OUT - not the longest of interviews but I guess there can't have been many with this band. If you haven't heard this band before (all vinyl and even the discography CD are well out of press) then have a quick look at a myspace page someone made.

Health Hazard page 1
Health Hazard page 2
Health Hazard page 3
Health Hazard page 4

Crossed Outpage 1
Crossed Out page 2