One Punk’s Guide to Therapy
By Kurt Morris, $2.00
Razorcake
PO Box 42129
Los Angeles, CA 90042
One Punk’s Guides are a regular feature in the punk fanzine, Razorcake, as was this ‘zine originally printed as a feature length article. They can easily be about the fun side of punk like one I particularly enjoyed about surf music, or the no less important, serious sides such as sobriety and volunteerism.
I think this is a very important contribution to a much needed conversation about mental health in punk. All too often undiagnosed and/or untreated mental health struggles are ignored or even celebrated in underground music scenes, leading all too frequently to tragic outcomes.
Though there are a few different punk rock or punk adjacent personal ‘zines out there that deal directly with navigating the mental health system in the US, I am beyond excited that this first appeared in a fanzine with printruns in the thousands, and that it continues to be available as a stand alone ‘zine.
In the clear and accessible language that makes the RZC One Punk’s Guides so fantastic, Morris writes about both getting therapy and becoming a therapist, while clearly remaining in the context of what’s made the mental health system in the US both helpful and hurtful. Hopefully this will continue as an expanding trend.
The Ravens Way Review #4, Summer 2026, $4.00
PO Box 3067
Laurel, MD 20709
Made up of four personal essays, ‘zine reviews and a letters section, this is everything I like about a perzine and then some.
The first essay deals with computer technology, a hot topic for many a ‘zinester. This ‘zinester, Joe3, seems to have a pretty nuanced take on these subjects for someone who seems thoroughly plugged into The Matrix (blogger and podcaster) while remaining comitted to print and print culture.
This feeds nicely into an essay about The Singularity. It turns out I had a vastly different idea of what that is, as did Joe3. For the record, I first read about it in Lumpen circa 2003 or ’04, and am sticking to the definition as the moment Artifical Intelligence becomes sentient.
The third essay is the completely personal type of essay I think a lot of fans of perzines are looking for: travel, philosophy, spirituality, hardship: it’s all there from David Goggins to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada… seguing into an interview with a doorknocker (actually an “Overheard” piece, but I’m not going to be That Guy), the perfect analysis of a seemingly mundane interaction that makes this all seem worthwhile.
Holy Cow on the ‘zine reviews and letters. Don’t get me started or I won’t get this review done anytime soon.
Go Cat Go #4: Hasil Adkins
By Fishpit
C/O Wiseblood
Hasil Adkins first landed on my radar because of The Cramps’ cover of his, “She Said”. The Cramps were the first punk band I ever got into because of the obvious influence Elvis had on their music, when I was generally too young to appreciate what was so cool about them. Over three and a half decades later I’m finally starting to understand what’s made them one of my favorite punk bands: by going into deep dives on some of their influences in this rockabilly fanzine.
This has been my main attraction to Go Cat Go so far, but anyone interested in rockabilly should probably check it out. Written in accessable, conversational language, this is music writing at it’s best. Warts and all.
Postcards from Irving, Vol. 15, winter 2026
PO Box 111
Winooski, VT 05404
Exactly what I Love about the seemingly random nature of ‘zine world fandom. Ben Irving was a 1920s band leader, 1930s traveling salesman, and 1940s Vaudeville-revivalist. The ‘zinester behind this is a Dead Milkman superfan, which practically explains it all, retracing Irving’s travels through his postcards and related ephemera.