The challenge with not having a reliable online archive of FFWD magazine (or the Calgary Straight) is that it gets a bit tricky for us to pin down reliable info on some recordings in the post-VOX era. So for this Von Zippers LP/CD, we had to go to Vancouver's Discord... but, look, it's a review by former Calgarian Bryce Dunn! [center][img width=418px]//7ca49eb9f67ba1319ef136f9d52cd8b8.cdn.bubble.io/f1731282926260x770934072628342000/richtext_content.png[/img][/center] [center][/center] VON ZIPPERS Bad Generation (Estrus) Hold on to your helmets, kids, cuz these cantankerous Calgarians have just unleashed a firestorm of punk 'n' roll fury that's sure to have ya hunker 'til the smoke clears an' you're ready to hoist your head high in the rock 'n' roll victory. Armed with heaps of Mummies records, the pack's punk attitude and generous amounts of fun, the Von Zip- pers will shell-shock you. Their shotgun drums and power- packed organ can be heard on "Spit and Polish" and "Skip to my Mary J and combine with the ground level guitar and bass as- saults of "Kill that guy" and "Twist off." Don't forget when the fightin's finished to grab the grolsch and do the squarehead stomp to "It Blows" and "Flintstone Shrink." More fun that you can shake a beerstein at. Wait are ya waitin' for? To the rekkid shop- schnell! [i]Bryce Dunn[/i]
