Grim Humour
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Grim Humour was a UK based fanzine
/underground magazine edited and published by Richard Johnson (Fourth Dimension Records
, Splintered (band), Lumberton Trading Company, Theme (band), etc.) between 1983 and 1993. It spanned 18 editions during this period and sometimes included flexidiscs, compilations (a cassette
and an LP
, respectively) or split 7" records which themselves featured artists as diverse as Ausgang, Portion Control, Bushido, Shockheaded Peters, Hotalacio, Rake, Cindytalk and Richard Johnson's own band, Splintered (band). The magazine itself covered underground music, films, art and literature reviews and featured Wire, The Fall, Killing Joke, Crass, Coil
, Henry Rollins, Lydia Lunch
, Front Line Assembly, Big Black, Swans
, The Virgin Prunes, The Cure
, Sonic Youth, Whitehouse
, The Butthole Surfers and more besides. Following a gap of several years, it then transmogrified into another publication, Adverse Effect, which lasted for four printed editions between 2000 and 2005 and then became an online magazine which still exists and also houses Johnson's Fourth Dimension Records
imprint. At the moment, Johnson is also compiling a book devoted to some of the best features from Grim Humour. It is hoped it will be ready to publish in 2010.
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
/underground magazine edited and published by Richard Johnson (Fourth Dimension Records
Fourth Dimension Records
Fourth Dimension Records is a British record label, specialising in international underground music. It was founded by Gary Levermore as an offshoot of his Third Mind label before being taken over by Richard Johnson in 1984...
, Splintered (band), Lumberton Trading Company, Theme (band), etc.) between 1983 and 1993. It spanned 18 editions during this period and sometimes included flexidiscs, compilations (a cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
and an LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, respectively) or split 7" records which themselves featured artists as diverse as Ausgang, Portion Control, Bushido, Shockheaded Peters, Hotalacio, Rake, Cindytalk and Richard Johnson's own band, Splintered (band). The magazine itself covered underground music, films, art and literature reviews and featured Wire, The Fall, Killing Joke, Crass, Coil
Coil
A coil is a series of loops. A coiled coil is a structure in which the coil itself is in turn also looping.-Electromagnetic coils:An electromagnetic coil is formed when a conductor is wound around a core or form to create an inductor or electromagnet...
, Henry Rollins, Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
, Front Line Assembly, Big Black, Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
, The Virgin Prunes, The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
, Sonic Youth, Whitehouse
Whitehouse (band)
Whitehouse are a pioneering English power electronics band formed in 1980, largely credited for the founding of the power electronics subgenre.-History and personnel:...
, The Butthole Surfers and more besides. Following a gap of several years, it then transmogrified into another publication, Adverse Effect, which lasted for four printed editions between 2000 and 2005 and then became an online magazine which still exists and also houses Johnson's Fourth Dimension Records
Fourth Dimension Records
Fourth Dimension Records is a British record label, specialising in international underground music. It was founded by Gary Levermore as an offshoot of his Third Mind label before being taken over by Richard Johnson in 1984...
imprint. At the moment, Johnson is also compiling a book devoted to some of the best features from Grim Humour. It is hoped it will be ready to publish in 2010.