Chickfactor issue 18

Chickfactor 18, the legendary indie nerd fanzine featuring big, fun interviews with Kendra Smith, The Softies, Alvvays, Lindy Morrison & Amanda Brown (The Go-Betweens), Girl Ray, Frances McKee (the Vaselines), Gerard Love (Teenage Fanclub, Lightships), Governess, Marisa Anderson, Tanita Tikaram, A Jukebox Jury with Kathy Foster, Rebecca Cole & Joanna Bolme; and our usual polls, loads of reviews & other stuff!    Chickfactor 18 is edited by Gail O’Hara, who co-founded CF with Pam Berry in 1992 (yes, belle & sebastian wrote a song about it). Design Direction is beautifully done by Jen Sbragia (from the Softies & All Girl Summer Fun Band). we couldn’t decide on two cover stars so we have made two covers—one in royal navy & one in espresso! our amazing writers and contributors for CF18 are: photographers Gail O’Hara, Laura Levine, Bret Lunsford, Curt Doughty & a host of others; illustrators Rachel Blumberg and Jen Sbragia; interviewers include O’hara, Lois Maff