‘Zine Review: Jerk Store

Why is it that most of the ‘zines I get for review come from the UK? It’s a mystery, but I thank the island of Britannia for providing such great reading material.

The newest UK ‘zine to cross my desk is the Cardiff-based Jerk Store. Well, formerly based in Cardiff — the editor, Alex, along with co-writer and girlfriend Kelly, moved to Perth, Western Australia.

In any case, Jerk Store is a well-done pop-punk ‘zine, featuring interviews that manage to ask questions that go beyond the usual “so, how’s the tour going?” For instance, asking Off With Their Heads whether or not they might start writing love songs because every flier for the band mentions “all the dark lyrics and self-deprecating lyrics and stuff.”