About me:
Fluke #7 was printed in January, 2009. Contents: Interviews of Mike Watt and Mark "Sledge" Howe by Matthew. Interview of Kevin Kerby by Jason White. Writings by Andrew D'Arezzo, Shane Halvorson and Stevie D. Cover by Nate Powell. Art by Chad Sims and Raymond Pettibon. Photographs by Matthew Martin, Shannon Fletcher, Jeremy Brasher, Lindsey Gaither, Krissy Cario and Roberta Bayley. 40 pages, half size, offset printed by Markley at Econo Press in Oakland. $1 by hand, $3 by mail to P.O. Box 41931, Tucson, AZ, 85717-1931.
Fluke zine was created in North Little Rock, Arkansas in the summer of 1991, by Steve Schmidt, Jason White and Matthew Thompson. Steve was working at the Arkansas CD and Record Exchange, Jason had just graduated high school and Matthew was back from Illinois for the summer, taking classes at UALR. Steve planned on doing a zine called Plaid, which never saw issue one. He did have a couple of interviews with Fugazi and Plaid Retina, took photographs and wrote a slew of record reviews. This jumpstarted the first issue of Fluke. Jason interviewed Tim Lamb, who put out Lighten Up! zine and Trusty’s first 7”, on his Soma Records label. Jason also included some writing and record reviews. Matthew contributed some writing, photography and record reviews as well. Steve, Jason and Matthew worked on the layout of the zine and with the help of a few contributors, Fluke was born. Fluke #2 was printed the next year, in the Fall of 1992. The “Fluke Boys,” as some called the three friends, ended their collaboration with Fluke zine and Matthew continued to publish it, sporadically, with the most recent issue being released in January of 2009.
..Fluke #1.. was printed in 1991. Contents: Interviews with Fugazi, Plaid Retina and Tim Lamb; writings by Steve, Jason and Matthew; comics by Bobby Matthews; record reviews; photographs (by Steve, Matthew, Jason, Mark Dober, Becca Martin, Deborah Smith, Joy Ritchie, Todd Gonzalez, John Goff and others), advertisements, including a lawn care ad by one Josh Bentley. 28 pages, full size, copied, $1.00.
..Fluke #2.. was printed in 1992. Contents: Interviews with Lungfish, Econochrist, Nuisance, Monsula and Phleg Camp; writings by Steve, Jason, Matthew, Elizabeth Wilson, Tim Lamb, Mark “Sledge” Howe, Sam Caplan, Colin Brooks; a letter from a reader; photographs (by Steve, Jason, Matthew, Mark Dober, Joy Ritchie, some dumpstered); comics and more. 28 pages, full size, copied, $1.00.
2-page center spread in the Towncraft Record zine, 1992.
..Fluke #3.. was printed in 1993. Contents: Interview with Jon Hook by Matthew Thompson and Brian Kozlovsky; writings by Matthew, Mark “Sledge” Howe, John Pugh, Brian Kozlovsky; transcription of a tape by a redneck telephone prankster (Roy Mullins) scamming free stuff. 16 pages, quarter size, copied, free.
..Fluke #4.. was printed in 1995. Contents: Writings by Matthew, John Pugh, Ian Lemmonds, Andy Conrad, Rob Bumford, Sean Dack; Photographs by Matthew, Steve, Deborah Smith, Cora Crary, Andrzej Bartuzi, others). 28 pages, half size, copied, $1.00 (or whatever you can spare…or free).
..Fluke #5.. was printed in 1998. Contents: Interview with Mohammed Lukatah by Matthew; writings by Matthew, Nick Castleberry, Mark “Sledge” Howe, Big Kuhl Brown, Andy Conrad, Steve Watson, Joe D. Forest, Mario Nicola, Mark “O.T.” Kimbrough, John Pugh, Joel Webber; photographs; art by Bobby Matthews, Jared Gerritzen (front and back cover art) and Matthew. 32 pages, half size, copied, $1.25 (yeah, right, I gave most of them away).
..Fluke #6.. was printed in 2005. Contents: Writings by Matthew, photographs by Matthew, Utrillo Belcher, Mariah Curry, Christoph Koch, Sarah Thompson, Joe Liest, Shannon Fletcher, Cathy Conrad; art by Andy Conrad, Mike Wiederhoff. 28 pages, half size, copied, free.
