Mass Movement Magazine

BOMP 2 – Edited by Suzy Shaw and Mike Stax (published by UT)
A fantastic collection of editorials, articles and discographies from the seminal fanzines Who Put The Bomp and Bomp; lovingly edited by Suzy Shaw (wife of Garage Rock Guru and founder of Bomp Greg) and long time contributor Mike Stax.
The book comprises of articles written between 1970 and 1981 by a variety of contributors including the infamous Lester Bangs and David Meltzer and includes the King of Surf himself Dick Dale, the legend that is Roky Erikson, an in depth analysis of the British Invasion of the 60s and some true underground Garage nuggets such as the Seeds and the Standells. If you’re an obsessive fan of underground rock and roll you will undoubtedly have heard of Bomp, and if, like me, you were too young to have collected these gems when they came out, this collection is all your xmases, birthdays and bar mitzvah’s come at once. Sure some of the Xeroxed articles are hard to read but hell this scene was all about COMMITMENT, so quit your whining and enjoy the Roots of Fandom and indeed fanzines themselves. Articles written about real bands by real fans. What more could you want? What do you mean friends? Forget that nerd. Ian Pickens