Two months ago, Sal Swayzo created this freaky image for a story that was pulled. (Yeah, we actually don't print everything.) Instead of tossing the pic, though, we decided to have 12 staff members write 12 different stories about the image for a 12 Days of Christmas type of thing. Dig,...
BORK-STYLE
Reindeer: Hey, kids! I'm a reindeer!
Kids: Yay!
R: Guess what I just did?
K: What?
R: I killed Santa Claus! Merry Christmas!
K: Fuck you, Rudolph! You bitch!
R: What? I got tired of carrying his fat ass!

Heh. Ah,.. yeah. Just wanted to assure everyone that those wet spots on my pants? Near my crotch? Yeah. That's coffee. Honestly. Wanted to point it out before any of you noticed it and drew your own conclusions. My, uh,.. my over-priced, corporate whore, Battlestar Galactica-character-named coffee cup must've leaked. On my pants. Right by, and on, my crotch. So. Right. Coffee, not,.. you know,.. on my crotch. Just so you know.

Two months ago, Sal Swayzo created this freaky image for a story that was pulled. (Yeah, we actually don't print everything.) Instead of tossing the pic, though, we decided to have 12 staff members write 12 different stories about the image for a 12 Days of Christmas type of thing. Dig,...
WAYNE-STYLE
SOMETIME IN OCTOBER AT A MEETING:
Night Watchman: Well, you know what we could do? We could take the image Sal did for the story we're not running, and do something with it in December.

MILWAUKEE, WI - In a bold move, that tastes like chicken staff writer/instigator with the hilarious pseudonym of “D.J. Kirkbride” wrote an article for the new issue in which he refers to the television show 24, which tastes like chicken czar Insane Wayne Chinsang has never seen.
When informed that Wayne "...didn’t get it" or "...laugh once", Kirkbride responded, "No shit! He doesn’t watch the show! But people who do watch 24 will be amused by this."
Wayne-- not one to trust his writers-- repeated, "I don’t get it."

I have to admit, I did not pursue the interview we landed with John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. Vinnie Baggadonuts had a connection down at a film company, and he set it up for me. Now, if you've read the interview with Flans you know that it is probably one of the most, if not the most fun interview we've ever done. But, to be honest, I knew very little about They Might Be Giants before we contacted them. I mean, I knew the music, for sure, but not much about the Johns as people.

FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES, MUSICIAN/PRODUCER TRAVIS DICKERSON HAS RUN THE MUSICAL SPECTRUM, TAKING PART IN PROJECTS WITH EVERYONE FROM LINDA RONSTADT TO DEATH CUBE K, X, AND L7. MONKEYBE HAD THE UNDESERVED PLEASURE OF CHATTING WITH TRAVIS ABOUT GROWING UP, ART, INFLUENCES, AND WORKING WITH HOBBITS.
Monkeybe: Tell me a little about yourself.

ERIC ADKISON HAD A VISION: HE WANTED TO CREATE A PUBLICATION THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE. WE CAN RELATE. SAL SWAYZO GETS THE SCOOP ON REVIVAL INK.
Sal: So, tell me about your zine.
Eric: My zine, Revival Ink, is on its fourth issue right now. I interview local bands in the Louisville, Kentucky area, mostly; like punk, metal, and indie rock that is just starting out. I try to get everything fresh and new.
S: What made you pursue doing a zine?