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BOOKS ALOUDBear With a Chainsaw #1Devin RenshawStreet: 05.01This is the greatest idea for a zine.There’s nothing serious or preachyabout it. It’s just 20 pages of monsterdrawings seemingly influenced byartists like Ed Roth and Shel Silverstein.There’s something delightfullyabnormal about Renshaw’s brain thatallows him to create intricately detailedmonsters in a bizarre, disturbing style.There’s a hair-and-scab-covered beastdripping mucus from his eyes andnose, a bug-eyed creature with tentaclesfor teeth and some sort of perverse,seven-legged anteater coveredin enormous boils. My favorite piece isa tentacled blob of eyeballs and teeth,labeled with the simple caption, “Iteats and sees.” The art is absolutelystunning, but the zine is also home toarticles and essays about reheatingold macaroni and caring for houseplants. There’s a completely unreadablerhyming poem and a goofy shortstory about a marijuana-thieving rat.Renshaw would do well to have moreconfidence in relying on his art to carrythe zine and be more discriminatoryin accepting submissions. Despite theweak writing, this zine is an absolutelynecessary addition to any collection.Check out some of his work atsupercrazymonsters.blogspot.com andshoot him an email at cactuswren75@gmail.com to get your copy. –NatePerkinsThe Big-Ass Book ofHome DécorMark MontanoStreet: 04.01I wouldn’t say that I compulsivelyhoard or collect, but I definitely havemy fair share of crap. I often findmyself looking at random junk on thecurb saying to myself, “That’s got tobe good for something.” If you findyourself in the same boat and are surroundedby junk, maybe you shouldtake a look at this book. The Big-AssBook of Home Décor gives reasonablesuggestions for the hoardinghobbyist. Nothing is beyond the reachof someone with a little craft glue anda hammer. The book is sectioned offinto different categories that covereverything from “Fab-Tastic Furniture”to “Luscious Lighting and LavishLampshades.” Ok, the titles of thechapters may be a little hokey, butthe book is well formatted with greatpictures and easy-to-follow instructions.No longer do we have to live infear of the junk room or the trash pileon the curb. I suggest that you seizethe moment and turn your crap intomuch cooler and interesting-lookingcrap. –Ben TrentelmanStreet Boners: 1,764 HipsterFashion JokesGavin McInnesStreet: 05.27The mastermind behind VICE Magazine’sinfamous “Dos and Don’ts”takes his fashion shit-talking onestep further with Street Boners. StreetBoners features a rating system tomore accurately judge what falls in thecategory of “good look” and what fallsflat on its face. Every picture is accompaniedby a line of kitten heads—10kitten heads means it’s hot, one kittenhead … well, you get the idea. Not surprisingly,it’s mostly the ladies who aregetting 10 kittens. It’s even more likelyif they look mildly strung out. Punkrockers from the suburbs also seem torack up the kittens in this book. StreetBoners also features a helpful guide ofrules to keep you from committing amajor fashion faux pas. This was actuallymy favorite section of the book asit calls out some of my favorite fashiondisasters. For men: ditch the cargoshorts, chin beards and the flip flops.Ladies: wear heels when you’re goingout. They make your ass look better.If you’re over 25, ditch the pigtails andnever ever ever wear platform flip flops… ever. Throw this gem on your coffeetable, laugh your ass off and hope thatwhatever you’re wearing gets at leasteight kittens. –Jeanette D. MosesSaltLakeUnderGround 57