Cheaptoys.

Hey, I'm Giz from Beausoleil, FR
I'm in punk and zines, both since 2003, but it became a most important part in my life in 2005 when I start to help les Maskes feuillus, local not-for-profit show promoter and their zine Neurones, wich end with the 20th issue the year after that. I only wrote some review on the last issue but I help to fold and staple it on my friends kitchen since the 18th. Now, I'm living in Beausoleil a tiny french ghetto above Monaco, next to one of the famous palace of the early XX century. an "historic" neighborhood. I'm a student in Nice, FR, so I take the bus every morning, and save this time to read a lot of zines (and books).

I also enjoy volunteering at the Volume, the local no-benefit venue, booking folk, punk or hardcore shows around, making music with my friends in my folk-punk project (xtramedium) and making cut-and-paste stuff for flyers, covers, booklet and zines. My on-going zine is called Cheaptoys, its more like a perzine because I do not focuse on a specific topic, but the things I'm fan of. typewriter, outmoded stuff, thrash glued on paper, black & white photocopier.

I do love trading my zines and record, getting mail in the box is one of my favorite time of the day. you can find my zines on Rising dead boys', Jardin des fous, Desertion records , plus que des mots .

on-going perzine :
2009 Cheaptoys #4 (nov 09) : 1/4 32p
2009 Cheaptoys #3 : 32p B/W split w/ Social damage #1
2009 Cheaptoys #2 : 20p B/W. w-e at la fanzinothèque, comics, essay.
2009 Cheaptoys #0 : 16p B/W. reviews, interview of the Cheerleaders.

few more project :
2010 Zine Guide de Nice (???)
2010 A Mini-Zine For My Love of Mini-Books (???)
2010 A Bus Commuters Ethnography Mini-Zine (???)
2009 Tea time. 8p mini-green-zine about tea for the first I.Z.M

contributions :
2009 Fighting boredom #4 : with action (very litle submission)
2009 G.L.Y.W.C #2 B/W about the french zine scene. (?)
2006 Neurones #20 : B/W music focused zine by les Maskes feuillus.
2006 Neurones #19 : B/W music focused zine by les Maskes feuillus.
2005 Neurones #18 : B/W music focused zine by les Maskes feuillus.

I'm interested in : radical history, anarchism, anthropology, averyday life critics, situationnist, local studies, mental health, comics, punk, folk, public transportation, urban legends, vegan stuff, zines,

If you want to trade, send letters, whatever you want :

Gizmo c/o thomas ledru
19, montée du caroubier
06240 Beausoleil, FRANCE

and, huh, my favorite zines are Asa Nisi Masa, Barefoot In The Kitchen (rip), Brainscan, Cometbus, Desurbanisme (rip), Doris, Fighting Boredom, the La-La Theory, Late Night Thinking, Neurones (rip), No Quarter, Olly Olly Oxen Free (rip), Resist, Zine World,