So amped to announce that Shining Life Press is now taking pre-orders for the long awaited Positive Influence Fanzine anthology. This project has been over 2 years in the making so I’m both excited and relieved to have reached the finish line! Not only does this soft-bound book feature all 6 issues of Positive Influence, it also includes 21 pages of bonus material such as archival photos, flyers, ads, plus an introduction written by yours truly that goes into the history of the ‘zine with many stories from those times. It was quite a process to dig up all of the ephemera that went into this project, and honestly it’s a small miracle that so much of it had survived decades of moving around Southern California!

In the process of writing the intro, I interviewed my ‘zine partner, Buster, as well as my brother, Brian, and several other friends who either contributed to the ‘zine or were part of a story I wanted to share. As one of the few “girls in the scene” in the late 80’s hard core straight edge scene, I’m happy to have the opportunity to talk a bit about my experiences creating a low budget DIY magazine and working on artwork for some of the bands at that time, in addition to attending shows and collecting records. It was an interesting time to be alive, pre-internet, cell phones, and personal computers.

Featured Interviews:

Insted, Uniform Choice, No For An Answer, Against the Wall, Walk Proud, Chain of Strength, Haywire, Slapshot, Operation Ivy, Reason to Believe, Free Will, Visual Discrimination, Wind of Change, Firehose, Misguided, Positive Approach, Head First, Circle Jerks, Inner Strength, Inculcation, Stand Clear, Bottom Line, Social Justice, Refrigerated Nurses, Up Front, Forth Right, Turn it Around,  The Believers, United We Stand, and G-Whiz.

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