At Both Ends Hardcore Magazine

A little quiet but still kicking

2011-02-06T12:50:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

The site has been a little quiet but it's because I've been really busy with school. Copies of ABE are still for sale so head on over to the store if you want to pick one up. Also, if any distros read this then please get in touch, I'd love to sell off the last of my copies asap.

At Both Ends moving sale / Test Press contest

2010-06-21T16:54:00.000-07:00

I just found out I need to move my inventory at the end of the month so there is a big sale on to get rid of as much possible. These prices will only hold until June 30th.

The At Both Ends #9/10 issue package has been reduced by 25% to $10 until the end of the month. This includes the double 7” that has two exclusive songs each by Bane, Grade, Unrestrained and Between Earth And Sky and the 148-page magazine/book.

T-shirts are half price and now on sale for $5.

TEST PRESS CONTEST

ENTER THE CONTEST HERE

The contest is being extended to the end of the month with the draw taking place on July 1st. Get in on this while you can.

Here’s what’s up for grabs:

FIRST PRIZE/THE MEGA PACKAGE (One package to win)
In addition to the winner’s order, he/she will receive:
-1 set of test presses that includes two records from the At Both Ends double 7” included in the magazine. The test presses are for Bane, Grade, Unrestrained and Between Earth And Sky.
-1 copy of At Both Ends #8
-1 copy of Devotion’s Bastard Son Of Affluence Blues CD
-1 copy of Hanging Like A Hex zine #18
-1 copy of The Heat zine #2
-1 At Both Ends shirt
-2 limited, hand-screened prints done by my roommate.
-Assorted stickers and pins
-Optimum Wound #1 graphic novel
-REX graphic novella

SECOND PRIZE (Two packages to win)
In addition to the winner’s order, he/she will receive:
-1 At Both Ends shirt
-1 copy of Devotion’s Bastard Son Of Affluence Blues CD
-1 copy of At Both Ends #8
-Assorted stickers and pins

THIRD PRIZE (Five packages to win)
In addition to the winner’s order, he/she will receive:
-1 copy of At Both Ends #8

This contest is open to everyone in The Known Universe, there will be 8 winners in total but only one will win the grand prize. Contest ends June 30th, draw will take place July 1st, winners will be announced the following week on AtBothEndsMagazine.com. If shirt size not in stock then there will be a substitution.

ENTER THE CONTEST HERE
ENTER THE CONTEST HERE

New reviews, ABE in Korea and a contest coming soon

2010-05-16T04:34:00.000-07:00

Wow, so things have been busy at ABEHQ.

-Contest coming soon, win test presses if you like. More info in the coming days.

-Check the distro for two new titles that graphic novel enthusiasts will enjoy. The ABE store now carries titles from Optimum Wound Comics. This is some hardcore stuff put out by some folks in Vancouver, Canada that you've likely seen around hardcore shows in the Northwest. Be sure to check this stuff out if you're into the dark, gritty side of graphic novels.

-Check out the stellar review on Lambgoat of the At Both Ends package . 9 out of 10 isn't too bad a score!

-Punknews has a review up as well so be sure to check it out. At Both Ends 9/10 is said to be a "a serious and engrossing package" that received 4 of 5 stars. An interview was recently completed with Punknews so hopefully that will be up soon as well.

Here's a review from Just Say Yo! zine in France/Spain.

Sorry for using colour and having ambition, I guess you can't please everyone!

-If anyone has any reviews out there that aren't listed on the site then please get in touch as I'd love to see them.

-Check out my friend Danny in South Korea. He's over there to teach kids English and reps ABE whenever he can. What a handsome man with a fine sense of fashion!

There must be more to post but it's 5:30AM, I'm going to bed soon.

Whoa, long time....

2010-03-23T01:53:00.001-07:00

OK, I haven't been updating this thing as I should. I've been pretty busy on the distribution end of things and not focused on this. Below is some news, links of interest and a few other relevant things to ABE. Read on if you will!

Hopefully I'll have more to post soon, this has taken me a while as I'm just getting over being sick and have a lot of catch-up to do. If you have sent an email over the last while then I should be getting to it soon and it hasn't been lost due to the .com problems I'm having.

If you haven't seen what the magazine portion of the package looks like then have a peak at the At Both Ends Issuu website. There are a few sample pages up that you can flip through virtually that should give you an idea of what this is all about.

AT BOTH ENDS SAMPLE PAGES AT ISSUU

If you're only in search of the new Grade songs and not the rest of the package then you can pick up those tracks at the link below on iTunes. Obviously, I'd like you to pick up the whole package as I see everything as part of a whole but if you only want the Grade songs then please support them at this link.

NEW GRADE TRACKS ON ITUNES

Here are a few of the reviews I've found online, if you know of any others please let me know.

Equalizing Distort review of the ABE package.

Aversion Online review of the ABE package.

Alternative Press review of the ABE package.

Hanging Hex review of the ABE package.

Single Second review of the ABE package.

Jagged Visions review of the ABE package.

Razorcake review of the ABE package.

A few reviews and Andy Rice

2010-03-23T00:19:00.000-07:00

I'm a little slow to update this thing but here we go with a few scans from MRR and Thrasher. I can die happy knowing that at least a part of me has made it into the pages of one of my favourite skateboard magazines.

Thrasher blurb in Issue #356

MRR zine review in Issue #322

MRR record review in Issue #322.
Maybe not the most accurate review but enjoyable none the less.

Speaking of dying happy, here's a photo of Andy Rice reading At Both Ends. You may know him as Deathwish Inc.'s booking agent extraordinaire or the drummer of Sinking Ships and Meltdown. What you might not know is that at the tender age of 13 he was the vocalist for a little-known band out of Newburg, Oregon known as Minor Effects that addressed issues such as social injustice and partying down through a rap/metal hybrid. Comparisons to Rage Against The Machine, Body Count and even Limp Bizkit are in the ballpark when describing Minor Effects.

Be sure to check out the Minor Effects ad on page 14 of ABE.

Internet store

2010-01-12T03:52:00.000-08:00

A proper internet store is now available. A huge thanks to the fine people over at LimitedPressing.com for all the help.

Check it out as i'm sure it will make your ordering much easier.
AT BOTH ENDS ONLINE STORE!
AT BOTH ENDS ONLINE STORE!
AT BOTH ENDS ONLINE STORE!
AT BOTH ENDS ONLINE STORE!
AT BOTH ENDS ONLINE STORE!
AT BOTH ENDS ONLINE STORE!

Shipping

2009-12-21T00:07:00.000-08:00

Shipping is a little behind. There have been a number of unexpected problems that have held up shipping but by now most packages are in the mail. Expect yours to arrive in the next week or so depening on how much holiday mail slows everything down. Also, please note that I will not be able to ship over the holidays, any orders received in the past ten days or up until early in the new year will not ship until the first week or so of January.

Shopping carts arrive.

2009-11-29T17:59:00.000-08:00

OK, so I've given up for now working on a store that can provide me with weight based shipping and other options I need, you can use the "Add To Cart" buttons to the left for now. Please note that the buttons are divided into sections for US-based Customers, Canadian-based customers and internationally-based customers. Orders for distros please email info@atbothendsmagazine.com to get a custom quote.

Also note that Add To Cart buttons can be imperfect when ordering multiple items (especially internationally) so if your order includes multiples of many items you may be contacted to refund overpayment or in the rare case that more money may be required for shipping. This situation is expected to be infrequent but please be aware of this.

Pre-orders will be shipping within the next 10 days so expect to see these in you mailboxes at some point after that.

Don't forget to order ABE #8, The Heat #3 and the Outspoken inspired shirt.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at info@atbothendsmagazine.com for more information.

Ordering

2009-11-27T03:01:00.000-08:00

I am still working out some store issues but hopefully I will have it up this weekend. I have been super busy seeing as the records just came in so I have had a lot to pack up. Expect your order to ship within the next week or so.

Up For Sale

2009-11-03T15:34:00.000-08:00

Ok, so here it is. The final issue package of At Both Ends with the double 7” is now on sale. One of the records is still at the plant so this will not ship until mid/late November. Pre-order now but don’t expect this to arrive for another 3 weeks or so.

Here are some answers to questions that have been asked.

-What’s included in the package and what songs are on the records?
Included is one 148-page magazine/book that compiles two new issues worth of At Both Ends Magazine and two 7” records with songs from Bane, Grade, Unrestrained (Portland, Oregon) and Between Earth And Sky. Included in the magazine are articles and interviews with Bane, Sick of it All, Verse, Shook Ones, Bill Stevenson, Sparkmarker, Anchor, Shai Hulud, Greg Bennick, Devotion, Wait In Vain, To Kill and a bunch more stuff. This is about as packed as a zine can get. The magazine is perfect bound with glossy pages and colour covers. Printing is similar to a book and is higher quality than pretty much any commercial magazine you would find in a store.

-Where do I buy this?
Right here! LOOK AT THE PAYPAL BUTTONS TO THE RIGHT.

Here’s the first review from Hanging Hex:
AT BOTH ENDS #9/10
Well, someone certainly has set the bar higher. I guess if you’re going to go out do it in a way that’s going to make everyone else attempting to publish something in print basically give up. The last two issues of At Both Ends (combined as one gigantic 150+ page zine), a long-running zine based out of Vancouver, really went all out here. This thing looks great (and features the ever hairy Timm Trust of The Helm on the cover!) and features butt loads of content. The interviews are pretty good and drill Verse, Sick Of It All, Shook Ones, Wait In Vain, To Kill, Shai Hulud, Greg Bennick, Anchor, and Dave Larson, among others. To me, the strong suit for this zine has always been all the other content- an exhaustive tour diary of Bane in South America, a retrospective on Sparkmarker and Brand New Unit, a roundtable zine discussion, random tales from various punkers about their favorite places to travel, the process of vinyl mastering, Canadian geography, cryptozoology, science fiction, indie filmmaking, and the city of Tacoma. Pretty random, but completely entertaining. Weak spots are the reviews as they are mostly brief and kind of dated. Otherwise, Steve has laid down an excellent final issue. Oh, did I mention this comes with a double 7” featuring new stuff from Bane, Grade (yeah... Grade), Unrestrained, and Between Earth and Sky? Crazy!

Track listing for the records:
Bane: Non-Negotiable / Struck Down By Me (re-recorded).
Grade: These Eyes Are On The Exits / Optical Portions.
Unrestrained: Immaculate Deception / Anak Krakatau.
Between Earth And Sky: Skin And Stone / Flow.

Are these the same Bane songs as on the other 7”s they are putting out?
These songs are exclusive to this release. The Bane songs are not found on any of the other 7”s they are releasing.

-Can I get just the records?
No.

-What colours are the records?
Order and find out. If you order three copies you will get all the colours pressed.

-Do you have any back issues?
Yes, I just found a box of Issue #8 so there are limited quantities of those for sale. I also have a zine from Germany called The Heat which is really cool and worth picking up. There are some shirts for sale as well. If you’d like to pick up any of these items along with the Issue #9/10 package then please send an email to info@atbothendsmagazine.com for more information. ABE#8 costs $2 plus shipping, The Heat costs $3 plus shipping, shirts cost $10 plus shipping.

-Can I get this for my distro?
Yes! Please get in contact here: info@atbothendsmagazine.com
The more copies you order the lower the unit price.

Shipping info:
Each package weighs about 1.5 lbs / 650 grams each, this is not cheap to ship. If you live outside North America then the best suggestion is to buy a few copies of the package with your friends to bring the shipping cost down. For example, when shipping to outside North America the per-zine package cost goes down by $10 when you order six copies versus just one copy. I wish shipping was cheaper but it’s out of my control. I will do my best to throw in a bunch of CDs, stickers, etc as a bonus with orders

On top of this please allow extra time for delivery. I am storing these at a friend’s house in another city and don’t have immediate access for shipping. Due to conflicting schedules I can only get there every week or two.

If you have any other questions please email me at info@atbothendsmagazine.com

Please stand by...

2009-10-30T02:07:00.000-07:00

I'm having some trouble getting the shipping in Big Cartel to work the way I want it to with the Paypal account. This is the major hold up because right now it's making shipping really wacky. If I can't get it sorted out in the next few days I'm going to ditch the Big Cartel account and just start taking orders manually. Sorry for the hold up.

Wait for it.....

2009-10-25T03:33:00.000-07:00

Give me a few more days to get everything going. Pre-orders, more info, blah blah blah will all be happening soon.

Two tonnes of magazines

2009-10-18T22:54:00.000-07:00

Ok, so this is the first real post on the new At Both Ends site. Please understand this is just an online presence for the zine and not a webzine in any way. There will be one more chunk of reviews that will be posted that did not make it into the zine as the mail wasn’t fast enough for certain releases to arrive on time. After that there will be no new content as far as reviews, interviews, features, etc. At Both Ends is a hardcore/punk print zine and is not morphing into a webzine in any way.

Here is an update on the progress of the final zine package.

The magazines and one 7” are printed and ready to ship. There is still one 7” that has taken longer to come out than expected. Once that last 7” is pressed and arrives then sales and shipping will follow shortly after that. Expect a release in early November.

People have been asking about preorders and they will be available. A few things must first be sorted out, expect preordering to begin around the weekend of October 24th/25th.

If you are a distributor or would like a wholesale rate then please get in touch. Some of the prices are still being sorted out but by the end of this week everything should be in order.

Is this thing on?

2009-10-18T18:12:00.000-07:00

Is this thing on?
Can you hear me now?
Are we going?
Is this thing on?
Test, test, test, test, test, test...
Can you hear me now?