I'm happy to report that Adam Samberg seems to have cashed the check I sent him:
October 2007
While Cool Beans! Magazine may stay on publishing hiatus for a while, please note that all items listed on this page are available in stock and available for mailorder. When I have some time I will set up the actual store and more items will become available.
At this time orders will only be shipped to the United States and Canada.
Cool Beans! now shares a mailbox with Sugene's All This is Mine. Please update your our information in your address book and send all gifts and inquiries to:
Cool Beans! Magazine and Records
3020 El Cerrito Plaza #253
El Cerrito, CA 94530
In preparation of Cool Beans! #16 - The Caffeine Issue I've been drinking a lot of coffee and, well, drinking a lot of coffee. More later.
And now the bad news...
It is with a heavy heart that Cool Beans! Magazine and Records report that Swedish Iron Maiden cover artist Anton Maiden has passed away.
According to the Swedish newspaper BORÅS TIDNING Anton went missing two weeks ago and was found dead this week. Though suicide was rumored, I do not know if it was ever officially confirmed.
The Anton Maiden (Nihilism Records) CD is sold out and we will not be repressing this disc.
Anton Maiden CD
Once every decade or so, there'll be an album that will slip underneath the radar of mainstream audiences and submerge itself deep into obscurity. A few years will pass by and it will remerge on the underground cult circuit, waiting to be deemed a "classic" by those who truly know what the word means. Such an event is Anton Maiden. He's not just a musician and he's not just an institution — he is an event. An event that many performance artists could only imagine emulating at the finest points of their career. Armed with an Atari ST computer and deft knowledge of world capitals, Maiden fearlessly takes on 11 of Iron Maiden's classic songs and MIDIs the instrumentation to bold new territories, similar to the soundtrack of a Nintendo eight-bit video game. And his vocals? There are truly no words in any language that could possibly serve justice as to aptly describing the sheer dexterity and potency of his voice. It's almost as if he has invented new notes to be sung and has totally reinterpreted many of the more flaccid Iron Maiden tunes into bona fide powerhouse singalongs. Fans of the band complained of Maiden's abstract take on the tracks, but a more sincere example of the power of music may not exist. These songs are tributes to a band who is hopelessly unhip, lovingly (and probably inadvertently) shaped into hipster anthems by a passionate Swedish teenager. But Anton Maiden is much more than an in-joke for the irony crowd. Anton Maiden is a creature built from old Nintendo components and Circus magazine pull-out posters, a primitive slice of avant-garde thought applied to source material that can appeal to listeners who would never give John Zorn the time of day. This is one of the few examples of a novelty item transcending its own intent and becoming art. And hilarious art at that.
— Rob Theakston and Bradley Torreano
[description borrowed from the excellent allmusic.com]
SOLD OUT! THANKS!
Cool Beans! #15 TRUCK TRUCK TRUCKIN issue
Street Date: September 2003 Interviews:
Jad Fair
Daniel Johnston
Foibles
Deadbolt
Plus:
Matt's Trucker Journal
Blowjobs
Truck Driving Movies
Beltbuckles
CB Terminology
Trucker Date
Comics
News..?
A Readers Poll
Create Your Own TRUCK TRUCK TRUCKIN 8-Track
And here's what's on the TRUCK TRUCK TRUCKIN CD:
Jad Fair - Phantom 309
Fields of Gaffney (ex Sebadoh) - Pinball Machine
Deadbolt - Whereabouts Unknown (original)
Slow Poisoners - Chicken Truck
Linda Hagood (formerly Double-U & Smack Dab) - I Like to Drive My Truck (original)
Scrabbel & Big Cookie - The Last Stop (original)
The White Ring (aka Mono Pause) - The Ballad of Eunice Stone (original)
Unbunny - Little Pink Mack
Bush League All Stars - Lookin' At the World Through a Windshield
Dan Hayes - Me and My Truck (original)
Foibles - East Bound and Down / West Bound and Down
A Wild Man (aka Geoff Soule of fuck) - Shift (original)
Rhythm Pigs - Truck Drivin' Man
Oxygen Shoppe - Six Days on the Road
Guy Capacelatro 3 - White Line Fever
Big Red Goad (aka Jim Goad of Answer! Me) - Tombstone Every Mile
64 pages - half legal size (7 x 8.5) TRUCK TRUCK TRUCKIN cover by Bert
Cool Beans #15 review from Zine World:
Matt Kelly is a zine legend, akin to Aaron Cometbus and Dishwasher Pete in my mind. In this issue, the Truck Truck Truckin edition, Kelly details his 2001 experiences learning how to drive -- and driving -- a big rig, getting more personal than usual. The bulk of the issue is made up of "My Time as a Truck Driver," a 29-page journal of his time behind the wheel. He touches on trucker culture, truck stops, Wisconsin, Waffle House, and CB lingo before moving on to more general zine fare. The interviews with Deadbolt, Jad Fair, and the Foibles also address trucking. A well-rounded read.
Matt Kelly, 3181 Mission #113, San Francisco, CA 94110
[$5.95 68S :33]
COOL BEANS! #15 (Cool Beans) magazine 5.95 Our favorite f*cker, I mean, tr*cker, Matt "Cool Beans" Kelly is back with another issue of his fab 'zine. It's the Truck Truck Truckin issue, based in part on Matt's recent employment experience, though he's no longer roaming the open highway now, being back in Berkeley doing less drivin', more strivin'. So, this ish includes Matt's truck driving memoirs (July-November 2001), a CB lingo glossary, truck drawings, a trucker-themed belt buckle pictorial, and more. Being an indie-rock/punk 'zine, theres also of course some music-related interviews -- Deadbolt, Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston, Foibles -- but don't worry, most of the questions are about trucks and trucking. And it wouldn't be Cool Beans without the bonus cd, which this time features truckin' music from a bunch o' folks, including Slow Poisoners, Deadbolt, Rhythm Pigs, Unbunny, Big Red Goad, Foibles, Dan Hayes, Bush League All Stars, and others... Jad Fair does "Phantom 309"! AND Matt thoughtfully provides instructions for how best to dub the cd on to 8-track, for a more authentic trucker listening experience.
Danny & the Nightmares (featuring Daniel Johnston) CD ep out now!
Danny & the Nightmares- The End is Near Again (CBR-22) seven song cd ep
Natzi
Untitled
Beware
If You Think You've Gone Too Far
Double Bummer
Lost Hero of Rock n Roll
Love Others As You Love Yourself
The Nightmares are Danny's Rock and Roll band
This ep features two tracks from the original now out-of-print 7" plus five new tracks
Six-panel digipack, all art by Daniel Johnston
Toured with Butthole Surfers after Paul Leary heard the Nightmares' cover of Human Cannonball on the Cool Beans! Magazine #14 compilation
Monsters, Captain America & Jesus Christ are the Nightmares' biggest influences
"We love the Beatles. We love the Butthole Surfers. We've done some shows with the Butthole Surfers. We get together and play at least once a week. We record all the time and we have a lot of fun!"
Heaven's Gate T-shirts - be the envy of your friends who actually remember when Marshall Applewhite aka "Do" convinced his cult of web designers to put on their Nikes and commit mass suicide! (5 of each design left)
"He's Dead Jim"
(full color transfer on white, XL only) $13 (postage paid in the US)
"Slumber Party"
(full color transfer on white, XL only) $13 (postage paid in the US)
New 7"s and Magazines!
Foibles -Two Penny Nails 7" - $4 (postage paid in the US)
1. Animated Opening Credits Sequence
2. Novocaine Wurlitzer
3. Is Not Pammy (Part One)
4. Modern American Scenes for Student Actors
5. Ferris Wheel Trust Fall
6. Trophies for Chipmunks
A collection of 8-track home recordings from Bay Area popster PHIL DUMESNIL. Six exclusive tracks in the vein of XTC, Kinks, Of Montreal, and Captain Beefheart. Limited edition of 300 copies.
Deerhoof - C b/w Surprise Symphony 7" - $5 (postage paid in the US)
1. C
2. Surprise Symphony
Another slab of choice DEERHOOF explosiveness. Two exclusive tracks -"C" and "Surprise Symphony." Think of it as a teaser to an upcoming album on Kill Rock Stars, or as a continuation of their recent goodness on Menlo Park. Packaged with cover art by Ken Kagami.
Cool Beans! #14 Drugs, Alcohol, Sobriety issue
Street Date: January 2002 Interviews:
Hood
Rob Crow of Heavy Vegetable, Thingy & Pinback
Andee Connors of Tumult Records, A Minor Forest & TicWar
T. wEieR (comic artist -- also responsible for the magazine cover)
Bob Madigan of Fluff Grrl
Poor Rich Ones
Loners With Boners
William S. Burroughs interviewed by Lee Ranaldo
Plus:
Robert Dayton Does Drugs
Heroin, Ibogaine & Patrick Kroupa
I Still Love You Henry Rollins
A Day in the Imaginary Life of Sammy Hagar
Ben Weasel, Isabel Rucker, William McCurtin, Michele K-tel & Bill Brown
And here's what's on the Bonus CD:
1. Shut Up Little Man - Vodka :43
2. Rob Crow - Helicopter 1:34
3. The Grey Gentleman - Paul Reuben’s Breakfast 1:28
4. Poor Rich Ones - Twins 4:27
5. Circle - Ranta :34
6. The Urchin - If The Kids Are Satisfied: Forever 28 3:15
7. Kids Are Sick - Headshot 2:54
8. Dealership - Domesticated 2:09
9. Burmese - Angels Crawling 2:53
10. caks - Custard’s Last Mumblings 1:02
11. Hugh Gallagher - Evil Clown 3:25
12. Circle - Katala :27
13. Foibles - Old School 1:06
14. Loners With Boners - Weeny 2:24
15. caks - Pile Drivin’ Man 1:03
16. Songs For Emma - Master 3:15
17. Fluff Grrl - Die Catholic Die Part 2 2:10
18. Danny and the Nightmares - Human Cannonball 1:58
19. Hood - Sound the Cliché Klaxons 5:01
20. Mono Pause - Discs and Lisps (1982 version) 2:56
21. Xiu-Xiu - Jennifer Lopez 3:02
22. "I Think He’s Been Drinking Too Much" 2:58
64 pages - full size (8.5 x 11) Martini Drinker cover by T. wEieR.
$6.00 postage paid! (US price)
Cool Beans #13 - S.F. Evictions Issue Street Date: February 2001 Interviews: Trans Am, Ex-Girl (Japan), The Zambonies, Shoei Go from Japan Overseas. Articles: Evictions! Everyone in San Francisco is losing their apartment!
Also: Matt's Summer Travels, Touring Japan with Three Day Stubble, Leaving San Francisco and moving to Portland! The Usual: Columns, Ben Weasel, zine reviews, puzzles, letters, news..?
And here's what's on the Bonus CD:
1 Foibles - World's Biggest Most Dangerous Lily Pad :23
2 Smack Dab - Daisy Brittle Star 3:28
3 Mumble & Peg - 3rd Person 4:31
4 Zambonis - Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Kovalev) 2:38
5 Ex-Girl - Disco 3000 (Live in Kyoto, Japan) 6:25
6 The Monitors - Raping the Brides of Christ 3:28
7 Food - Tires, Fires, Liars 1:00
8 Brown Whornet - Kitchen Fire 5:58
9 Iran - Maiden Lane 3:02
10 Burmese - Monkeys Tear Man to Shreds 1:31
11 John Vanderslice - Confusion Boats 3:44
12 Trans Am - Play in the Summer 4:42
13 The Gits - Seaweed 2:29
14 Goma - Fula Fula Loop 4:41
15 Xiu-Xiu - Sad Girl 3:17
16 Patchchords - Rock & Roll Workout 2:30
17 The Cooperatives - 86 You 2:04
18 AIDS - Attractor of Moths 2:20
19 Cult of the Dead Cow - Dead Cow 2:19
20 Three Day Stubble - ForePlay (intro by Yoshikawa, Live in Osaka, Japan) 3:40
21 Three Day Stubble - Rectal Pizza (Live in Osaka) 5:02
22 Foibles - Becky Never Left San Francisco 1:29
64 pages - full size (8.5 x 11) Summer Travels Collage cover by Matt Kelly $6.00 postage paid! (US price)
Contact Information:
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Cool Beans #13 - S.F. Evictions Issue 
