Cool Beans! no. 1 [1993] through 15 [September 2003] (all published)

First Edition. Complete run of physically printed issues for the hybrid, multimedia fanzine, including the called for insets (CDs and 7 in. records.) Nos. 1-4, 7-10 and 15 are 8vo ; nos. 5, 11-14 are 4to. Very good. Perfect bound and saddle-stapled illustrated wrappers. [2835]

Cool Beans! was an influential and caffeine-fueled (issue no. 1 features intentional coffee stains) indie, punk, and alternative culture serial self-published by editor Matt Kelly from 1993 to 2003. Spanning exactly 15 issues, the publication featured interviews, essays, and tour diaries documenting the Bay Area and greater West Coast underground music and art scenes of the era. Features and notable interviews with bands and zinesters include Aaron Cometbus, Sebadoh, Jad Fair, Polvo, Mountain Goats, Cat Power, My Bloody Valentine, and others. Kelly also used the zine to examine social issues and fringe movements, including coverage of the Bay Area Black Panther Party, freight train hoppers, fanzine culture, coffee culture, terrorism, and gentrification. Importantly, it also served as a vital bridge between the cultures of bulletin board system (BBS) users, DIY fanzine publishing and the early internet. Over the course of the decade Kelly's publication mapped these shifting technologies as they briefly overlapped at the margins of popular culture.