PLAY AND DESTROY IS A
PUNK ROCK FANZINE RUN OUT OF CONNECTICUT BY CARLO FRESE AND FRIENDS.
PLAY AND DESTROY ORIGINALLY WAS A WEBSITE. I STARTED IT BECAUSE I
WANTED TO FEATURE BANDS AND THEIR RECORDS THAT I WAS HEARING AND SEEING
IN ORDER TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THEM. EVENTUALLY IT BECAME TOO MUCH
TO
MAINTAIN BECAUSE BANDS COME AND GO AND THEIR SCHEDULES ARE ALWAYS
CHANGING. I ENDED UP DISBANDING THE SITE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THEN ME
AND MY FRIEND BRETT GOT THE IDEA TO TURN PLAY AND DESTROY INTO A ZINE.
OUR FIRST ISSUE CAME OUT IN JULY 2007. WE REALLY ENJOYED DOING IT AND
DIDN'T REALLY STICK TO CERTAIN FORMATS OR IDEAS THAT A LOT OF ZINES
PRESENTED AT THE TIME. THE BASIC CONCEPT WAS TO HAVE THE CONTENT BE FUN
AND TALK ABOUT THINGS WE LIKE. NOT TO DO NEGATIVE REVIEWS OF RECORDS
AND SHOWS JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CONTENT. ANYWAYS, I STARTED GETTING
ASKED ABOUT BACK ISSUES SO I DECIDED TO REVAMP THIS OLD SITE SO THAT
YOU CAN READ THE BACK ISSUES ON HERE FOR FREE. HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.
