Wildside Records is now distributing USA book publisher Consafos in New Zealand. This cool book imprint focuses on skate, surf and music culture books and was co-founded by California based kiwi Kirk Gee who wrote for RipItUp many years ago. Consafos partners with Burning Flag Press to publish the books of photographer Glen E. Friedman.

The latest Consafos release is Keep Your Eyes Open: The Fugazi Photographs of Glen E. Friedman. This new hardcover book by photographer Glen E. Friedman has an introduction by Ian F. Svenoniusand is a 112 page, 23cms by 28cms hardcover book with the best of Friedman's unparalleled photographs of Fugazi in almost 200 colour and black & white photos by Friedman -- onstage and off between 1986 and their last U.S.A. concert in 2002.

Ian MacKaye explains, "While most photographers were taking photos of Fugazi, Glen was making photos with us."

Fugazi evolved from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene of the late 1970s and early 80s. While it would be impossible to fully capture Fugazi in any one medium, Friedman s book effectively complements the band's Dischord Records catalogue.

Glen E. Friedman is considered one of the most important photographers of his generation, world-renowned for his prescient documentation of many of recent history's most iconic movements in pop culture. Among other worthy subjects, his lens has captured moments in the birth and evolution of radical skateboarding, hardcore punk, and hip-hop, as Friedman played a firsthand role in their development.

Other Burning Flags Press or Consafos Press books available from Wildside Records:

* F**K YOU HEROES by Glenn E. Friedman (skate & music photos).

* F**K YOU TOO: The Extras + More by Glen E. Friedman

* DOGTOWN - THE LEGEND OF THE Z-BOYS by Glen E. Friedman and C.R. Stecyk III.

* THE IDEALIST by Glen E. Friedman.

* WAY OF THE BIRD (surf culture children's book) by Andrew Kidman & Andy Davis.

* Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run DMC authorised biography by Bill Adler.

For price and postage details contact: info@wildsiderecords.com or check listings on Trade Me.

Buyers can view or purchase Consafos books at Parnell Wildside base, Auckland.

The new Bryan Bell video for their new single Did Someone Get to Her is on the Amplifier site now. The new video is directed by Marc Swadel.

Bryan Bell is the former lead singer of Dead Flowers and writer of most of their great songs including I Wanna Know, Aint It The Truth, Might As Well Get Used to It and Plastic.

View the Did Someone Get to Her video at Amplifier:
CLICK HERE

To view the earlier Bryan Bell video 'Sure Seems A Long Way Down' video CLICK HERE

If you are looking for hard to find Wildside CDs, the new JB HiFi stores in Auckland have stock of all Wildside CDs including Stylus, Graham Brazier, the Accelerants, Paselode, D-Super etc.

JB HiFi stores are located in central Auckland at 280 Queen Street (opp. Smith & Caughey), Lynn Mall in West Auckland, Manukau Westfield Mall and Albany Westfield on the North Shore.

If you live out of Auckland you can find Wildside CDs at the CD & DVD Store (who can also order for you any CD that is not in stock), Real Groovy Stores and some Sounds stores.

The Auckland Vinyl Record Collectors Fair will take place at Polish House, Morningside Saturday March 15.

Stalls include New Zealand vinyl and music posters and foreign, 60s, rare, dance, reggae etc vinyl. I will be selling more funk and soul vinyl.

The event also has stalls selling turntables & accessories.

The venue is the Polish House Hall, 1 McDonald St, on the corner of Ethel Road, off Sandringham Road, opposite Eden Park.

The fair runs from 10am to 3pm. There is a $2 entry fee.

The new Stylus video for their new single Home is on the Amplifier site now. The new video owes a little to the history of art -- notably Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vincis 1498 painting The Last Supper. The brilliant video is directed by Andy McGrath of Afterglow Films, but the six months of high tech post production is the work of visual effects director Gary Leano.

View the Home video at Amplifier: CLICK HERE

You can also view the Stylus vampire video for Sign of the Times on the Amplifier site. The video was directed by Andy McGrath of Afterglow Films:

View Sign of the Times at Amplifier: CLICK HERE

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