The Zine – Workhorse

This site actually started off as a free-as-in-beer print zine for underground musicians. It was probably kind of dumb on our part to think we’d just magically sell enough ads to cover printing and postage. We did sell a few and produced four solid issues before the money ran out, but the phrase, “print is dead, dummy” exists for about a hundred reasons, all of which slapped us silly at one point or another.

In the end, we were faced with a choice:

Stay the course and get really good at selling ads just to pay the printer and post office
Switch to a subscription model and get really good at taking money from musicians
Take it online
Rob a bank
Pack it in

For now, we’ll be online. Pretty easy choice, really. It’s not as cool as print but it makes more sense on almost every other level. Hopefully you’ll keep reading.

Back Issues

If you want to see what Workhorse used to be, we have a limited stock of back issues available. If you want more than one issue or multiple copies, email us for combined shipping (up to 4 additional copies).

Bundle of all current back issues $6:

Workhorse #3

Mitch Harris of Napalm Death, Brave The Cold, more
Arizona’s Sonoran Desert doom scene
Dungeon Synth
Rehearsal Spaces
Action! PR on working for press
Transcending Records
“Bandcamp First” social strategy

Digital download – Best for mobile | Best for desktop

Print copy — $2.50

Workhorse #2

Rock for Rent
Radio Metal
Podcast Interviews

Interviews with:

Ben Rohmsdahl, producer and owner of Colorado’s Juggernaut Audio (Primitive Man, Of Sulfur and Bone)
Daniel Stanton, artist manager for Dee Snider & others
Seattle studio vet Chris Hanzsek
Artist Flynn Préjean
Ferus Din, Buffalo black metal

Digital download – Best for mobile | Best for desktop

Print copy — $2.50