waybad : > TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2012 > > Punks undead. Happy Halloween.
theonion : > Insecure, Frustrated Bully With Something To Prove Considering > Career In Law Enforcement
STANDARD ISSUE was a real, live, blood ‘n’ guts, punk rock zine from Ottawa, Canada and it was totally rad and all the cool kids liked it. WE DON’T DO REVIEWS OR INTERVIEWS ANYMORE! DON’T EMAIL US ABOUT EITHER! AND WE NEVER REVIEWED DIGITAL COPIES OF ANYTHING SO DOUBLE DON’T BOTHER EMAILING US ABOUT THAT! THANKS! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx READ ISSUE #12 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #11 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #10 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #9 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #8 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #7 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #6 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #5 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #4 FOR FREE HERE READ ISSUE #3 FOR FREE HERE xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CONTACT: jensen_ben@hotmail.com STOP SENDING US SHIT FOR REVIEW; WE DON’T DO THAT SHIT ANYMORE!
MONDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2013 These kids rule. If more 6th graders had the courage to do whatever the fuck they felt like doing, the world would be full of rad 6th graders. And Justin Bieber prob...
MONDAY, MAY 20TH, 2013 Herd , a local Ottawa-centric magazine, interviewed me and a bunch of other people involved in Ottawa zines through the years about zines. I probably could’ve found a...
FRIDAY, MAY 10TH, 2013 I got interviewed on my favorite radio show, City Slang, the other day, to talk about Standard Issue and my big fat “art” “career”. Check it out, that show rule...
blua : > Happy May Day, Seattle! — at De Acción Nacional Pro-Reforma > Migratoria/National Day for Immigration Reform > .
Yeah, yeah, I’m reblogging this from my own art Tumblr, but I figure there’s some cross-over appeal here. waybad : > TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2013 > > Tattooing’s pretty hard to...
DEATH CRISIS/DIATRIBE - SPLIT EP (TOO OLD TO DIE, SAN DIEGO) (Written by Ben Jensen) This is a split EP between two San Diego crust bands. The DEATH CRISIS side starts its three-track run w...
REVIEW: SUPREME COMMANDER - PAPER TIGERS LP (BASEMENT, LA HABRA, CA) (Written by Ben Jensen) Fuck. I lost the press kit for this one. I HATE when I do that. Anyway, this SUPREME COMMAND...
SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2013 52 bands have been announced for OTTAWA EXPLOSION WEEKEND 2013! If there’s nothing in here to get you stoked, you might as well… I dunno… something bad and dras...
REVIEW: DINOS BOYS - PLAY DEAD B/W SCAB 7" (DIE SLAUGHTERHAUS, ATLANTA) (Written by Ben Jensen) It’s not often I find myself thinking that a buncha priests and redneck politicians might’v...
NEW NEEDLES//PINS VIDEO! : TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2013 Our Vancouver powerpop/garage/punk buddies NEEDLES//PINS have a new video out. This one’s for ‘Shaker’ off their last LP. Spe...
REVIEW: TRAUMA - 10 SONGS EP (BULKHEAD , PORTLAND) (Written by Ben Jensen) Holy shit! I got an EP featuring two members of TRAGEDY (Billy and Todd) in the ol’ STD PO box! So – SPOILER...
REVIEW: STEVE ADAMYK BAND - THIRD LP (DIRTNAP , PORTLAND) (Written by Ben Jensen) Punk this catchy’s gonna get labelled pop-punk, but I don’t think that’s really accurate. Ottawa’s ...
REVIEW: BIG DICK - S/T LP (DIRT CULT , NEW MEXICO) (Written by Ben Jensen) I don’t wanna sound like one of those idiot reviewers who EVERY TIME they review a two man band, they have to say ...
REVIEW - NEW SWEARS - FUNNY ISN’T REAL CASSETTE (BRUISED TONGUE , OTTAWA) (Written by Ben Jensen) You’ve read the STANDARD ISSUE interview , now read the STANDARD ISSUE album review! It...
FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2013 Alright, I’m starting to get the hang of this, I think. This one’s WAY easier to read. This is an interview with Adam from Vancouver powerpop/garage/punk rock t...
FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2013 I’m sure this awesome photo of Kevin Bacon with his daughter and crust punk son is old news to you crazy internet-dwelling kids, but it was new to me and all my geria...
FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2013 Here’s an interview I did with local garage punks NEW SWEARS. For fans of FIDLAR, DAVILA 666, SMITH WESTERNS, BLACK LIPS and dudes going absolutely insane. Listen...