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FANZINES!

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This a group for zinesters who write about something besides themselves. Fanzines are where it all began!

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layout?? 4 Replies

hey, what do people here think is the best layout/look for a fanzine??? i make mine look awful and messy and gay and girly and cutesy, and A5 size, when most are A4..... one time i put glue on the…Continue

Started by kitty magic. Last reply by Robin Clare Apr 12, 2012.

Favorite Fanzines? 1 Reply

Okay everybody, enough shameless self promotion! :pWhat are you favorite fanzines? If you can, post image & links to websites. I'm really interested in finding out about old punk rock…Continue

Tags: keleenex/liliput, punk, feminsim, making waves

Started by Shotgun Seamstress. Last reply by Robin Clare Apr 12, 2012.

when did perzines become so popular? 4 Replies

when did perzines become so popular?i wouldnt know, but hav they always been the favourite kind of zine for most ppl?kami, do yoo know? coz you've been zine-ing for 20 years, right?havent fanzines…Continue

Started by kitty magic. Last reply by kitty magic May 28, 2010.

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Comment by Eric on July 29, 2010 at 2:31pm: I tried to make "Dildo Machine" into more of a perzine/rant-y thing, but it turned into a weird half-fanzine/half-rant quite quickly. It covers queercore and riot grrrl/DIY feminist music, zines, politics, and movies. I'm working on the second issue, and I'm also editing "Eight And No Halves Fanzine" about 8mm filmmaking and underground movies made using that format.

Comment by Anna Xen on July 24, 2010 at 7:30pm: AFI fanzine...don't "they're played out," me

Comment by kitty magic on March 5, 2010 at 12:05am: yep, i hate that. im the other way around, i like to blog about incredibly personal shit, but i wouldnt makeit into a zine, coz there are way way way so many personal zines out there, its so popular! but i like doing my fanzine, i feel like im documenting, and i feel like im the only one documenting the music i like.

Comment by Shotgun Seamstress on February 23, 2010 at 11:26am: i'm just discovering the world of blogs (i know i'm late) and it seems like people who make fanzines are more likely to make a blog nowadays. for instance i just found out about this brazilian punk blog: http://haverasomdefita.blogspot.com/. the thing i wonder is why are fanzines more likely to go the way of blogs than personal zines? why are there still so many perzines in print and not very many fanzines? someone tell me WHY.

Comment by kami on February 21, 2010 at 3:15pm: too many damn personal zines!! i write about trashy movies and punk rock... wrote about em back in the 80s dont see any reason to stop now.

Comment by Shotgun Seamstress on February 21, 2010 at 10:08am: i just made this group a couple days ago! thanks for joining! i'd love to check out your zine.

Comment by kitty magic on February 20, 2010 at 4:44pm: wow how long has this group been up??? i wouldve joined it ages ago if i had known..... and yeh, i write a fanzine, its not about punk, but it is about music.

Comment by Shotgun Seamstress on February 18, 2010 at 6:06pm: Hey, I really like learning about different local punk scenes. If you know anyone who makes a zine like that, please invite them to the group. If they're not a member of WMZ, please send me a message letting me know how i can get my hands on their zine. Thanks!