New art site is now up at: www.avispivak.com

Friday January 16th: Human Being Lawnmower 2 World Premier!

Desert Island Books 540 Metropolitan Ave. Williamsburg.

Avi Spivak Art Show!

Live performance by Daddy Long Legs!

7-10pm. Free Colt 45!

Immediately followed by DJ After Party just up the street at:

LEGION 790 Metropolitan ave. with DJ's Josh Styles, Sir Spivy, and from California, Matt Stout!  FREE!

and White Castle!!

SATURDAY JAN. 17th

Special Live Appearances by:

THE VICTIMS (70's Punk Legends!), STALKERS, THE BUTCHERS, and the EX-HUMANS!!!

Don Pedro's 90 Manhattan ave. Brooklyn. 9pm $8 Drink Specials, DJ's Wild Party!!!

Human Being Lawnmower #2 expected Dec./Jan. release.
More info coming soon!
Featuring:
Flamin' Groovies!
Dictators!
Jesse Hector!
Alternative TV!
Eddie and the Hot Rods!
Gary Panter!
Wayne Kramer!
Stalkers!
Thug Rock!
Shane MacGowan!
Apache!
and much much more!

www.flickr.com/photos/avispivak/

Some of my other non Humanbeing Lawnmower related works of art....

New York City has been home to great punk zines in the past, and Human Being Lawnmower continues that tradition. The first issue of HBL launched earlier this year, and it's a delightful NY-centric (the closing of CBGB's is a running theme) piece of work, digest sized and a bargoon at only four bucks for sixty pages. Obviously reverential to John Homlstrom's landmark zine PUNK (and John gets a good interview in HBL's pages along with reprints of some of his comics) and the fun-loving Creem, it's a great mix of interviews, essays and lots of comics (one thing I wish TB was a better conduit for). The labor of one Mr. Avi Spivak and friends, there's a good blend of old bands and new. The old being an interview with Zero Boy 1 Paul Mahern and some face time with Dead Boy Jeff Magnum (who drops this great line when asked about billing the reunions as Dead Boys shows or under the names of the surviving members: "The Dead Boys! We're the fucking Dead Boys! Who cares if one guy died, it's still the same band. To hell with him, he's dead!"). The new being an insightful convo with TB faves the DC Snipers and a page of Q&A with the Baby Shakes (and the mandatory pin-up page!). I guess the interview with Mike Chandler of the Raunch Hands falls somewhere inbetween. My favorite piece is "Top 10 Under-Rated Records by Over-Rated Bands" from Aaron Lefkove (hey, that name sounds familiar...), the type of list/article I'm always a sucker for and always mean to write more of myself. Also of note is a well-written essay parallelling the lives of Arthur Lee and Syd Barrett from Don Bucco, a swell page of snapshots devoted to "Grave Diggers" where you're invited to send in your own pic of you at the final resting place of some of your fave deceased (Merle Allin sighting! And Johnny Ramone has an awesome tombstone!) plus a few pages of opinionated record reviews that are fun to read. And like I said, there's plenty of comics filling in the gaps, both new and reprints from classics like Viz and the already mentioned Punk. Highly recommended, this one will last you through a few ruthless duke sessions. You can cop issues at their Myspace page or contact them at thehumanbeinglawnmower-at-gmail.com.

We're now in business, contact us for ordering info.  Will ship world wide.  Wholesale rates available. 

$4 bux. Cheap!!! 

Don't miss your chance to take part in this groundbreaking achievement.

It's official, we will be celebrating the release of our first issue on Friday June 22nd 2007 at Lost and Found, located on the corner of Greenpoint ave. and Frankilin st. in Greenpoint Brooklyn.  Featuring:  Stalkers, The Visitors, and Edison Rocket Train. As well as a slew of guest DJ's spinning wild Rock n' Roll sounds. 9pm-???  FREE!!!

Come on down and join the party!!!