Christmas has come early for indie rock and hardcore historians. Rather, it will be coming next year. According to Bazillion Points, The complete collection of now legendary fanzine Touch and Go will be released as a softcover book in 2010. The zine, written by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson, enjoyed a short life span between 1979 and 1983 with 22 issues to show for it. With stories featuring bands such as Black Flag, the Misfits, and Minor Threat, the Touch and Go chronicles of hardcore music will surely be an interesting read with over 20 years in between for retrospect.

—Nikki Turner

The clothing line Forever 21, which is known for their cheap, knock-off designer duds sported by the masses of pre-teens and adolescents who swarm to the overstocked stores in search of inexpensive clothing that will make them look cool, might have more in common with us than we thought. The store seems to be a fan of Minor Threat as well, or at least is a fan of the profits they can make from selling shirts sporting the band’s logo without permission. 
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