Reviewed by A. Iwasa ​Neurodivergent Pride #5:  Autistic People Interacting with Authority ​ After a brief introduction by editor and publisher Joe Biel, this 'zine kicks off with what I consider to be a literary device of pure poetry when done right:  a text that's shorter than the title, and kick it does! Subject matter of the various essays range from family, to religion, the workplace, school, bands and possibly one of the worst first world problems:  the healthcare bureaucracy in the United States, which at least comes in the form of a well done comic, so it's easier to ..read more

Reviewed by A. Iwasa Ian Glasper is a musician and prolific music writer.  His passion for the Subhumans UK and related bands is almost contagious.  This is mostly an oral history not only of the Subhumans, but also associated acts and all sorts of scenesters. Coming in at a whopping 573 pages plus 67 more of appendices, it's a wild ride full of a ton of other bands to look up, photographs, show flyers and original lyric sheets. Toxteth by Public Disgrace and Restricted Existence by Shrapnel were two of the many great recordings I discovered through reading this bo ..read more

Curated by Parisa Eshrati ** THIS IS A DRAFT - HAD TO PUBLISH TO GET A PERMALINK SO PLZ DO NOT READ YET THANK YOU :)) ***** Mondo Monday Mixtape is a mix CD and mini-fanzine showcasing B-movie soundtracks from films featured at the Mondo Monday series at The Loft Cinema in Tucson.  It's a mixtape for those with good taste in bad music!  This second installment shares '50s horror surf bops, '80s killer aerobic pump-up jams, plus the first ever original Mondo remixes! ​This blog shares the tracklist to the mix. Click here to see the companion zine. If you'd like a physical copy of th ..read more

New Music Drops is a monthly series on T&E where we share some of our favorite new releases from this year in rock, pop, metal, punk, hip-hop, and global music. For the April installment, you'll find Portuguese electropop, mathematical footwork, fuzzed out synth noise, experimental hip-hop, and so much more.  ​Pop, Rock, Etc. The Warning - Qué Más Quieres Genre:  hard rock New and original sounding rock music made by three sisters from Monterrey, Mexico!  -A. Iwasa ​ The Past is Still Alive by Hurray For The Riff Raff Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past is Sti ..read more

Reviews by Parisa Eshrati Yappy Hour is a volunteer program at Pima Animal Care Center where people can read to dogs by their kennels for quality socialization time. This blog shares reviews of zines read during Yappy Hour, as well as information about the adoptable dogs being read to! Did you know that in many dog shelters around the country, there are volunteer opportunities to read to dogs? This program, Yappy Hour, is extremely beneficial for shy, scared, or unsocialized dogs to decrease shelter decline and improve their quality of life, in addition to increasing their likelihood of gett ..read more

Written by Parisa Eshrati Every PIBE blog comes with a handmade collage. This one is obviously Captain Beefheart inspired Play It By Ear is an ongoing series by T&E writer Parisa where she shares music discoveries along with informational tidbits, anecdotal musings, interactive dialogue, reader prompts, and whatever else spills out of her brain. This installment features yet another deep dive of outsider music, a pop quiz on Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica, hyper specific songs about printing presses, psychedelic obscurities, and asks the age old question…can people genuinely enjo ..read more

Tune in another installment of Global Rhythm Radio with your host Parisa! This episode features an eclectic mix of ngoma club music of Tanzania, Burkinabe griot noise punk, Gnawa-infused psychedelic rock, and a variety of music by and inspired by Palestinian voices. Global Rhythm Radio originally airs the fourth Thursday of every month on 91.3 FM KXCI Tucson. Playlist is available here.  ..read more

"In The Afterglow" - joyride! T&E writer A. Iwasa says, "Everything good about pop punk rolled up into one track." ​ "we could all use some help"  - Wrabel T&E writer Kurt B. Reighley says, "This one's been bopping around my brain for months. Jack Johnson but make it queer. Never fails to prompt a smile."  ​ "Like Coconut Water" - BALTHVS T&E writer Alex says, "I really got into BALTHVS last year, and the laid-back psychedelic indie funk of their newest EP, Mango Season, sure makes for a pleasant way to start the new year. Mango Season is a mostl ..read more

Hosted by Parisa Eshrati For the first GRR episode of the year, we're starting off with some feel good bops - 60s and 70s Italian and French lounge, classic tropicalia and bossa nova, and of course, a 25 minute long experimental art prog freak folk odyssey (classic feel good music, right??) Trust the process on this one. Global Rhythm Radio originally airs the fourth Thursday of every month on 91.3 FM KXCI Tucson. Playlist is available here.  ..read more

Reviews by Parisa Eshrati Yappy Hour is a volunteer program at Pima Animal Care Center where people can read to dogs by their kennels for quality socialization time. This blog shares reviews of zines read during Yappy Hour, as well as information about the adoptable dogs being read to. Did you know that in many dog shelters around the country, there are volunteer opportunities to read to dogs? This program, Yappy Hour, is extremely beneficial for shy, scared, or unsocialized dogs to decrease shelter decline and improve their quality of life, in addition to increasing their likelihood of gett ..read more