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Speed Kills! Underground Music Zine Archive Blending Indie Rock and Drag Racing Subcultures

1992réf. 219601992. Underground Music Indie Rock Zines Edited and largely written by Scott Rutherford the zine reflects a unique moment in American subcultural publishing when punk indie rock and vintage car culture collided in the DIY scene. Three issues of Speed Kills! a hybrid indie rock and automotive zine published in Chicago in the early 1990s. Each issue is a vivid chronicle of underground musical and visual culture with strong regional ties to Chicago and national relevance through its coverage of touring bands and scenes. The archive includes issues #2 Spring 1992 #5 and #7 all printed in black-and-white with screen-printed or offset color covers each approximately 8.5 x 11 inches. 1 Rutherford Scott ed. Speed Kills! No. 2. Chicago: Self-published 1992. This early issue includes coverage of the Richmond band Breadwinner East Coast drag racing the Australian noise-punk group Cosmic Psychos and a profile of Detroit drag legend Ed "Big Boss Man" Milhizer. As noted on the cover the zine delivers "Breadwinner! Unrest! Cosmic Psychos! Drag Racing! Lotsa Reviews!" The editorial notes refer to coverage from the "'92 Bedroom Nats" combining punk show reportage with drag strip atmosphere. The design incorporates full-bleed photo reproductions hand-lettering and found collage. 2 Rutherford Scott ed. Speed Kills! No. 5. Chicago: Self-published 1993. This issue includes a contributor list of more than two dozen names from the underground music and zine world including members of Gaunt Cherubs Pitchblende Don Caballero and Steadkaddy Six. The zine comes with a bonus 7" record featuring Gaunt and includes a faux-survey titled "Favorite Car Survey Yes." Interviewees include Merge Records co-founder Laura Ballance and record engineer Steve Albini who describes his favorite ride as "any van with over 250000 miles." One page advertises a music zine marketplace with the slogan "your needle is distorting sound by as much as 85%" blending fidelity humor with hardline DIY ethics. 3 Rutherford Scott ed. Speed Kills! No. 7. Chicago: Self-published 1994. Labeled the "Art & Science Special" this issue includes a piece titled "Futurism: Proto Punk" by Karen Pinkus linking early 20th-century Italian Futurism with the energy and aesthetic of punk rock. Includes contributions by indie rock standouts like Mac McCaughan Superchunk and Rachel Brook Flying Saucer Attack . A profile of the band Unwound is presented under the title "smashing the work ethic OR everyday is yesterday" while reviews cover artists including Don Caballero Cherubs and Labradford. The layout remains resolutely cut-and-paste incorporating xerox collage screen print textures and handwritten text. Speed Kills was a Chicago-based fanzine launched in 1991 by editor Scott Rutherford uniquely blending the worlds of underground indie rock and vintage drag racing culture. Emerging during a time when fanzines served as vital connectors within DIY music communities Speed Kills stood out by juxtaposing interviews and reviews of bands like Nirvana Pavement and Superchunk with in-depth features on 1960s drag racing legends and hot rod culture. Its pages often featured hand-screened covers vintage auto parts advertisements and detailed discussions on car mechanics reflecting a deep enthusiasm for both music and automotive subcultures. This fusion offered readers a tactile and immersive experience highlighting the shared spirit of creativity and rebellion in both scenes. Light toning to page edges. Minor staple rust and occasional handling creases. Covers bright and intact. Overall very good condition. Speed Kills! stands as a rare and distinctive zine that merged the grease-stained Americana of hot rod nostalgia with the avant-garde ethos of noise rock and punk embodying the collision of speed sound and subculture in the 1990s musical underground. unknown