"Hey there, my name is fLEA and I'm the editor/publisher of "THUNDERPUSSY" zine. I'm a queer punk grrrl from Melbourne Australia. My zine is aimed at young alienated dykes/queers/grrls who don't neccessarily relate to what mainstream 'gay/lesbian' publications or mainstream 'girl/women' publications shove in their face! "thunderpussy" zine is not specifically a 'queer' zine as such, it's there for women/grrls of all persuasians, regardless of sexuality!...oh, and this page is getting a MAJOR facelift (STILL WORKING ON IT!!!) so you don't have to scroll down so far..it's gonna look fuckin' ACE, with different pages, lots of pictures, even a rant page for you grrls out there and a guestbook and stuff like that, well, you know, what other web pages kinda look like.... so bookmark this site and come back often...!!!

Issue #1 features... local (now defunct) Melbourne band 'TUFF MUFF', a show review of 'Bikini Kill' when they toured Aus in '96, hardcore Melb' band 'Velvet Hammer', an interview with NYC based humourist/spoken word performer Juliana Luecking, a list of comeback lines for when people harrass you in the street, lots of cool articles, personal writings of child abuse/incest experiences, a list of some awesome WOMEN inventors that have been excluded from HIStory, local Australian cartoonists/artists, music reviews, interviews and heaps, heaps more!!! (A4 Glossy red cover 45 pgs $5/trade)

Issue #1.5 (thunderpussy extra) features...more cool stuff like Sleater-Kinney, Team Dresch, now defunct Melb' band Vinegar Tits, personal writings on coming out, masturbation, old record reviews on chicks that rocked back in the eighties, personal muses, local cartoonists comix and others from o/s, zine reviews, what boyz would do if they had a cunt/clit for a day, grrl pirate call (if you know of any chick pirates let me know ok?), local rockers Arcane who are now defunct and quite sadly their bass player died a few years ago from breast cancer (RIP Marianne)... (A5, 20+ pgs, p/c $2 or trade!)

Issue #2 features...a SHONEN KNIFE show review, 'PATTY SCHEMEL' interview (HOLE), an interview with Canberra tattooist Ex Di Medici, one womens view on her reasons why dyke sex is better than het sex, some comments about rape regarding some fucked comments by a Japanese Minister of Culture- Shumon Miura (from 1985), stuff on violence in lesbian relationships-how to recognise the fact and what you can do to help, an interview with Andrea Beltramo of LA punk band 'SNAP-HER', local band 'SHERAW' and heaps more personal rants and raves, cartoons by local comik artists and heaps, heaps more!!! (A4 Glossy blue cover, 50 pgs, $5/trade)

Issue #2.5 (thunderpussy extra) is a small photocopy job and this one features all the usual awesome rants/raves, groovy cartoons, my own band (now x band) goFUKuYA, Sydney band-Middle Aged Women With A Gripe and Cultlena, stuff on the Slits, a recipe for making yr own Irish Cream, pin ups of Tobi Vail (bikini kill) and Andrea Beltramo (snap-her), zine reviews, stuff on OI!SKA - who used to be Australias own grrl/ska/punk band and more .... (A5, 20+ pges, p/c $2 or trade)

THUNDERPUSSY #3 is currently in the works...and will feature interviews with THE DONNAS, LUNACHICKS, The BUTCHIES, and a huge interview with amazingly talented drummer about town Sue World ex WET ONES and GIRL MONSTER who now drums in Melbourne band the EXOTICS!!!...,a fan page on great Melbourne band "PORCELAIN", more rants and raves, heaps of local cartoonists and writers and bands, reviews and interviews and heaps and heaps more stuff!!!
This issue was supposed to be out about a year or so ago but I've been extremely busy sifting through the all the crap in my head and playing in a new band and trying to sort out my life (you know how it goes!)
(I'M BLAMING MY SATURN RETURN!!!)
so i promise that this issue will be bigger and better!!!!
(trust me, I'm a brain surgeon!!!)
I'm aiming towards something coming out in the New Year maybe, so send in those stories, articles, cartoons, interviews, rants and raves... and stuff you want for publication and if I like it i'll publish it!!! The mailing address is at the bottom of the page!

oh yeah, I linked a few fan pages that i thought were cool and interesting, these pages have no affiliation with my zine, I linked them so you could check out some of the bands I mentioned just in case you have never heard of them and wanted to know a little about them from a fans perspective... so if you see your page linked email me and tell me what you think... 'GoFUKuYA' is my last band, we were a garage punk band and now have quite sadly dis-banded, BUT DO NOT FEAR!! I am playing around town in a band called....

*HOMEWRECKERS*
,........... we are loud, obnoxious and have a brand spanking new drummer and guitarist who is also my spunky new girlfriend.......so come and see us sometime!

HOMEWRECKERS last year recorded a 5 track EP with Carl from No Idea producing us, it's been mastered and we have a nasty CD out available at gigs or from our website!!! We have loads of merch from undies, g-strings to tees and patches...email me for more details...we will be re-recording soonish as we have new members and a whole new style and a bunch of great new songs...
ok then...my last band goFUKuYA feature on the 'SCOOTER Vol 1' compilation CD from Sydney with bands such as Tribe 8 and the THIRD SEX from the US, cool huh? and another couple compilations in Germany and Malaysia too if I actually get my shit together!!!!

I also do SPOKEN WORD (well, UNSPOKEN WORD, I read about incest and rape and issues that don't get talked about...) I will be incorporating some into music, I've been stuffing around with ideas...and will very soon be working on stuff with my friend Donicha's band *FASPEEDELAY*, just studio stuff, no live performances... I'll keep you posted on this site....

SAVAGEPUSSY RECORDS...

I'm also starting a record label 'Savagepussy Records' with my friend Jellybean so send in those demos/DAT tapes etc, it's gonna be queer/punk/grrl orientated so no homophobic, sexist, racist crap coz they'll go str8 in the fire! I'm putting out a compilation CD as part of a future edition of THUNDERPUSSY zine hopefully next year sometime so ANY BANDS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED SHOULD MAIL ME A DEMO FOR CONSIDERATION... The address is below...or email Jellybean or me here for more information!!!!!!

"bITTERNESS bARBIE"....

.....iS tHE nAME oF A rADIO sHOW i have on COMMUNITY RADIO 3CR (855 ON THE am DIAL!)(got the name from a Lunachicks song!), I just got sick of listening to mainstream radio and putting up with crappy boy bands that get on high rotation that definately DON'T deserve it and listening to exessive amounts of Jimmy fucking Barnes every five minutes, (at work the radio dial is stuck on one of those yucky mainstream 'commercial' radio stations!) so I thought hey, how many awesome women are out there in bands that don't get heard just coz they are women???? I bet if the Ramones were women no-one would like them...The ratio of men played on mainstream radio far outweighs the women and I am soooo sick of the myth that grrlz don't rock out and mainstream radio perpetuates this by playing lots of girly singers only, if that at all and thats only cuz the stupid men that decide on the playlist have NO TASTE IN MUSIC!!!!!! So basicallly this radio show is a big fat middle finger to all of them!! hahaha!!!! SO TUNE IN EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FROM 11.00 PM TIL 12.30 AM ON COMMUNITY RADIO 3CR (855 am dial)!!! If you have a demo or 7" or CD you would like me to play send it to the address at the bottom!!! thanks! OH YEAH AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR DONATNG $$$$ TO BITTERNESS BARBIE FOR 3CRs RADIOTHON AND HELPING TO KEEP COMMUNITY RADIO ALIVE AND KICKING ASS! IF YOU WANNA SUBSCRIBE TO MY SHOW JUST EMAIL ME AND I CAN SEND YOU THE DETAILS!!!!!

(disclaimer!) - THIS WEB PAGE..

This web page does no justice to what my zine is actually like or what I am like as a person, (me: shy, but usually come across as snobby or rude, take yr pick...) this page will be changing periodically, I have some ripper ideas of what I want this site to look like but you have to wait until I get PC literate first!!!! Also, just because I might say i'm queer and that THUNDERPUSSY is a queer zine doesn't mean that you should presume that everyone/band/individual mentioned on this site is queer, NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING ABOUT ANYONES SEXUALITY!!! Cuz sexuality is fluid! Celebrate it and DON'T stuff anyone in a box!

Check these pages out- there might be something you might be interested in:


• this one is done by a guy called Joe and its got lots of punk junk, check it out...hell, you might even find a picture of me somewhere!!!
  
• ...ok, some more punk stuff, 'cept this one is all about the punk grrls!!! (lots of cute piccies!*wink*-;) This is also home to the french PANX network!!! *Worth checking out*!!!! (Even if you can't read French!) You'll find here a live pic of my old band goFUKuYA and me somewhere too...!!
  
• ...and if your're into fast sexy hot rod/street machine cars and the fact that the site of nice, polished chrome gets yr pants all wet (like i quite oddly enough do...) you might like this site called greaser grrls!!!!!
  
• There is also the Womens Information Referral Exchange this is located locally in Melbourne, it offers information/counselling and support to help you out...
  
• There is also the Domestic Violence And Incest Resource Centre which offers support and help for victims of incest and domestic violence.
  
• My favourite cartoon character EVER!!!!!!- "HOTHEAD PAISAN" No introduction needed!!!!
  
• Some important links on womens issues and groups...
  
• Here is the womens health interactive, it's aim is to empower women through knowledge and action!!!!
  
• I am madly in love with Cyndi Lauper (ever since I was really, really young anyway and still do!!!) so I linked her own web page so you could check her out coz she still rulz even tho' she's changed so much from what you'd remember her by!
  
• Yeah, OK, I love Xena even tho' some story lines are really corny, this site is all about the dyke subcontext, coz hey, thats the only reason I watch it, no not really, I just love the awesome site of chicks kicking serious butt!!!! There is also an Aussie Xena website for all you Australian fans...
  
• Oh yeah, I think my first woman/woman crush was definately Wonder Woman (well, Laverne and Shirley come close second!) I hate it how Poxtel has re-run the old episodes, I can't afford to get it so all I can do is check out this site when I'm surfing the net, if you have speakers it plays the Wonder Woman theme!!!!
  
• If you ever run into some trouble and need legal representation there's this site for Legal Aid, very helpful especially if you are in the low-income bracket!
  
• If you're ever in my town check this place out 'Friends Of The Earth' it has lots of awesome information on benefits/rallies etc etc
  
• I think optical illusions are fascinating, I love how the mind works, I found this awesome web site, have a look and be fooled!!!
  I'm gonna find some more links, so you can find out more about me and what I'm into...even though I don't like to give too much of myself away... please feel free to email me about whatever, if you have a problem with anything on this page let me know, if I've linked you and you don't wanna be linked then let me know and I'll take you off and tell me if any links are dead or out of date and I will upgrade them....

  and if anybody wants to fuck with my zine and claim it as their own and make money off of my creation...you're fucked! and you will be swiftly dealt with! Watch out!

  
  
• In the meantime, find the black dot!!!
  

THUNDERPUSSY IS LOOKING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, DON'T HESITATE TO GET IN CONTACT.....