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February 2010 Blog Posts (72)

Brighton Zinefest 2010

I travelled from London to Brighton on Saturday, picking some friends up on the way, to go to my first ever zine related event.

Hannover Community Centre had a great feel to it, very village hall-like.

The main room downstairs was packed! We placed our mix CD in the box and went round all the different stalls. It was amazing to see the wide variety of zines available, right from DIY through to professional books.

The 2…

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Added by Tarz on February 21, 2010 at 5:26am — 3 Comments

Issue 36 is out now, and here's what’s inside: Walter Lure : An in-depth interview on a Heartbreakers’ journey from trash alley to Wall Street! Kid ....Congo.... Powers : Former Cramps, Gun Club a…

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Added by Alison B on February 19, 2010 at 8:58am — 2 Comments

2nd zine and how I got side tracked

I was happily working on my second zine. I was reading and thinking maybe I should stick with art, since art is what I know about, so I ripped out part of the guts of my second zine. I made the decision to just do art, then some things happened, and now here it is a few weeks later, my life is over flowing with all kinds of things and there sits my second zine looking at me accusingly.

I'm not sure if I will publish the first or second one,…

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Added by Whitering on February 18, 2010 at 7:10pm — No Comments

violins aren't punk!

hey i made a quarter size zine to give to friends. it's about bands with violins in them. you can read it here:

Open publication - Free publishing -…

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Added by Shotgun Seamstress on February 18, 2010 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Subliminal White Trash the E-ZINE

a strange, demented e-zine of compulsive, reckless creativity. A mix of social satire and bitter realism...CLEAR A PATH PEOPLE!feedback appreciated...

www.subliminalwhitetrash.blogspot.com

Added by Kevin C. Pearce on February 18, 2010 at 2:49pm — No Comments

Mini-comics and zines at STAPLE! in Austin, March 6th!

The Poopsheet Foundation will be at STAPLE! in Austin on March 6th with over 3,000 mini-comics and zines from the late '70s up to now.

Come see us at Table 50 which we'll be… Continue

Added by Rick Bradford on February 18, 2010 at 1:25pm — No Comments

PROFANITY HILL 010710 to 021710

One month and ten days have passed since PROFANITY HILL hit the airwaves and I'm overjoyed by the response.

It feels real good to get good handmade pubs in the hands of good real people.

Thank you everyone!

Keep yer eyes peeled the next couple weeks because I'm going to be adding

fantastic work by MARTINE WORKMAN and TONY REMPLE to the shop.

If you happen to bee in Portland, OR April 24th and/or 25th stop… Continue

Added by Jason T. Miles on February 18, 2010 at 1:19pm — No Comments

WMZ art quiz - test your art smarts

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:

This record features both the Father of Country Music and the Father of Jazz. Name it.

IS

Blue Yodel #9, one of the pioneering records by the Father of Country Music Jimmie Rodgers, with horn by the Father of Jazz, Satchmo Armstrong.…

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Added by Tom Hendricks on February 17, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Another Disposable Camera

Here's a new Disposable Camera:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessaberry/4363034993/
It's A6, 16 pages, has a fold out centrefold, GSOH, social smoker... ha ha. Let me know if you're interested in reading it.
You can send me $3 via paypal (howodd@ihug.com.au) or through the post at:
PO Box 1879
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Australia
Or write to me about doing a trade.
Bye for now,
Vb.

Added by Vanessa Berry on February 16, 2010 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Newsletter for February!

Februrary is pretty epic. This month bring a slew of newness, especially as far as zines are concerned. With subjects ranging from radical parenting to the non-traditional use of classical instruments, I'm always happy to carry more zines that don't have the usual themes. As much as I love a good perzine about riding a bike to get donuts with one's friends, I like ones about revolutionary locksmiths and lifelong non-religious virginity much better. We restocked a ton of stuff, too, and there's… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 16, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Phoenixii Zine - Issue One

Last night I finally put the the finishing touches to my first ever zine.

Phoenixii. Issue 1

It is a collection of songs/lyrics/poems/stories/experiences and artwork.

I really wanted to make my first zine and I am happy I have managed to complete it. Now comes the printing. I was going to attempt to covertyl copy it at work but do not think this is going to be practical as the areas are too open and people will see what I am…

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Added by Tarz on February 16, 2010 at 4:31am — 3 Comments

Reclusive Obscenities #1

I'm currently working on the first issue of my new perzine, Reclusive Obscenities which will be focused on the abortion I had last month. I'll keep this blog updated with my progress on the zines, however if you want to follow my day to day writings, friend me at http://geekgurrl.livejournal.com/.

Added by Persephone Pomegranate on February 15, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Hopelessly Romantic zine issue 2 - Farewell Hammersmith Palais (eta:now also for sale on ebid)

32 pages of Joe Strummer/The Clash inspired content, printed with environmentally friendly inks on recycled paper by the wonderful people of Footprint Workers Co-Operative, Leeds.

Contents:

my personal tribute to the Hammersmith Palais &…

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Added by Jenna Appleseed on February 14, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Challenge me: (yes i do hope for replies/comments lol)

So, CHALLENGE ME! I just remembered an activity we did a couple of times in school before... we had to pick a song or someone had to pick a song for us, and then we try to make a story out of it.

SO yeah, challenge me to make a story out of ANY song at all. if you could link me to the lyrics that would be great (esp. if it is an old song or a not-so popular song). If you choose to make it extra challenging, choose a genre and/or set a deadline!

Edit: i…

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Added by Saling Pusa Distro/closed on February 14, 2010 at 5:05pm — 5 Comments

Qunst.mag #6 - movement

The new issue of qunst.mag is now available!
You can download it at: qunst.net

‘Qunst.mag is an e-zine created by members of Bildwechsel and the contributing artists.
Our aim is to provide a platform for queer feminist artists working in various media.

Added by Bildwechsel on February 14, 2010 at 12:24pm — No Comments

Zine Uni Dream!!

So, one morning a few months ago (I am just getting around to posting this), I had a dream. I wrote down a very short blurb about it that morning.

"We were all majoring in Zines at a university. It was like theatre classes, only for everything to do with zines. There were so many people I knew, because my mind used all the faces from profile photos on We Make Zines to fill in the faces of my fellow dream classmates."

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Added by Lucky Sia on February 14, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

Things You Say distro - new zines!

We have some awesome new zines that I want to tell everyone about!

A Million Birthdays #8 and A Million Birthdays #10: The writing in these zines is incredible, and possibly the best I've ever seen. K's stories just grab you, and I wanted to know more about the people she writes about. I'm getting A Million Birthdays #9 in very soon and I can't wait to add it to the catalog.
Basic Paper Airplane #2 and #3: Joshua's zines seem very old school, and I like that.…

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Added by Erin H on February 13, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Buzzzzzz

We just bought a percolator, and three cups of coffee later I'm certainly awake, but still don't have time to do the million things for the take care site that need doing. At last count there were about 20 items whose descriptions need to be added (only a few of which are actually written), about half of which are for items that are entirely new and not on the site yet. Insane! But never fear, when Tim gets home from work this afternoon we're going to start work on it, so by mid next week,… Continue

Added by Take Care Zine Distro on February 13, 2010 at 9:05pm — No Comments

motor city kitty #14!

i'm still catching up on actually getting copies of issue 13 out into the world (it will very soon be carried at marching stars distro & i've sent copies out for consideration to a few others as well), but i managed to finish a new issue in the meantime!

MOTOR CITY KITTY…

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Added by Bri Zine on February 13, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments