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The Fanzine Editor: Publish And Be Damned

Tom Cox, Observer Music Monthly, November 2003

Tom Cox channelled his teenage aggression into sport — until he learnt to be just as competitive about obscure post-grunge US indie bands. Here he recalls his life as a 'zine editor: how to have no friends and influence, well, hardly anyone

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