EXHIBIT 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
Bonita Springs, Florida

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-16039, 333-64082 and 333-64080) of Source
Interlink Companies, Inc. (the Company) of our reports dated April 12, 2004
relating to the consolidated financial statements and the schedule of the
Company appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the
year ended January 31, 2004.



/s/ BDO Seidman LLP
Chicago, Illinois

April 14, 2004