The Black Hole (Fanzine)

It is 25 years in 2010 since the Peace & Freedom empire(!) began, and Hayley Tagg's 'The Black Hole' was the fanzine that kinda pushed me into starting up 'Peace & Freedom' in 1985 with Andrew Bruce. I like to think she's okay. - Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com.

The Black Hole No. 2

The best value for money 'zine I've seen. 40 pages much of it in small print represents great value at 15p. Beautifully laid out - neat headings. Good in-depth interviews with Kate Garner, Farmers Boys and Room 101. Extensive Monochrome Set i/view, but a bit facile. Other i/views in issue 2 are done with APB, Screen 3, Negative Response, Window Test and Garden Of Delights. A profile of the pervie poet Eugene is included (give him a bar of soap somebody).

Gig reviews on The Smiths, Harry The Spiders Coming Out Party/Pink Peg Slag, Fiat Lux, Bourgie Bourgie, the perverted Fall, and a finely written report on Screen 3's last gig. Eugene and Russel Manley (Norwich's David Bailey) do a hatchet job in the tape review section, and sassy Hayley does an A-Z (virtually) 'zine guide (this ed. obviously doesn't just read the editorials!).

Superb cartoon and interesting Splatter movies feature. Also news of various bands including (apparently) electro-ambient band Andromeda.

- Paul Rance, Peace & Freedom, No. 1, January 1985