i'm cheetah shine, founder and for the most part, lone contributor of Ear Damage. i been doing it about three years i think, even though i'd 1st thought about doing a zine years ago. the 1st few issues were called Sneak Attack, but i eventually changed the name to ear damage cos i thought that had more of a ring to it. it's bascially a punk zine, interveiwing bands and personalities, record, live performance, and recently print and film revieiws.occasionally swimsuit models are featured too. female suimsuit models. its mainly centered around the Mobile, Al and close surrounding areas like Mississippi and P'cola Fl, even though i'd like to eventually cover the southeast more as a whole. so far i've interveiwed local and regional bands like Criminal class usa, american suicide, the cooters, spunji, cockfight, & thee hibachi stranglers. i even got to talk to a few bigger names like The Reverend Horton Heat, Lee Ving of Fear, and the u.k. subs. ear damage hasn't been without its fair share of controversy, either. the 3rd issue, which feaured a "black power fist swashtika" on the cover unintentionally upset a handful of people and caused a few copies of the zine i'd left in a local record store to get defaced. i gave a local band an honest but scathing record review and they've barely spoken to me since in over a year & a half. in the no. 11 issue i inteveiwed a local black punk and show promoter whose sense of ego and bravado was not taken lightly by many readers. some critisized me for giving him "undeserved coverage" in a publication, and negative response to his interveiw has so far been unprecidented. i've pissed off & aleinated so many people beause of this zine, (and probably a handful of other things) i just might be doing something right after all! Ear Damage is $2 per copy, i think eventually i'll have a pay pal account on here or something, but until then if anybody wants to buy one you can send the money to: Ear Damage c/o cheetah shine p.o. box 582 eight mile, al 36663most of the "top freinds" on this page are recent, current, or upcoming features (interviews, reviews, etc.) in ear damage and/or chrome one bookings. * ear damage is $2 you can send well concealed cash, check or money order to: P.O. Box 582 Eight Mile, AL 36663