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March 2010 Blog Posts (68)

Just added to SPCHQ Etsy Store: VALUE PACKS!

Just added to the SYNDICATE PRODUCT COVERT HQ ETSY STORE: VALUE PACKS!

LOW HUG Value Pack (Issues 5/6, 8, 9, and 10): Only $4!

SYNDICATE PRODUCT Value Pack (Issues 11, 12, 13, and 14): Only $8!

MEGA VALUE PACK of…

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Added by Aj Michel on March 31, 2010 at 8:02pm — No Comments

Invitation to DIY Aye! in Newcastle upon Tyne on the 1st of May

DIY AYE

was absolutely lovely last year, with loads of people getting crafty in

the star & shadow, making zines, constructing dildos, learning how

to do this & that & the other!

So some of us are going to put it on again in 2010, on Saturday the 1st May!

It will be donation-only, full of workshops & films & music &

doing it together according to the age old anarchist ethos of… Continue

Added by Michael Duckett on March 31, 2010 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Sour Puss #01 is finished

Sour Puss #01 is FINISHED. It's a bunch of miscellaneous shite, what's better?! like what I like to put in my wraps, a couple of shit book reviews, lists, some stuff about how I love photography, having a constantly sore stomach, some zine reviews, cut n paste and lots of (legible) handwriting. It has a picture of a smiling sea lion. And I did some drawings. It's 30 pages or thereabouts and is 1/4 size (quarter A4).…

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Added by Tee Rex on March 29, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Call For Submissions For Zine reviews. Also, Announcement of Art Exhibition

Dear Zine Writers, And Women's Empowerment DIY Artists, Musicians, Filmmakers And Creative Media Makes

The Freeschool Community and The FreeRent Community desires to take zine reviews to the next level.

We review zines and creative women's empowerment art and we have been listed in Zine World review section for the last two years now found here:… Continue

Added by Freeschool Community on March 29, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

New Zines Up!

A few new ones up...

Loose Lips Sink Ships (Zine) ($2)- In Loose Lips, Ms May delves into the dangerous territory of the make-out zine; a genre that gets a lot of flack, yes, (and usually rightfully so), but this, like all her zines, is done really well and focused in a way that changes it into something else entirely. A short description for each… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on March 29, 2010 at 1:27am — No Comments

Call For Submission Issue #3 of When Language Runs Dry- Pass it along!

We want to hear your perspective on Chronic Pain. We are looking for

anyone interested in submitting writing or easy-to-reproduce visual

art/comics on the subject and experience of Chronic Pain.… Continue

Added by Meredith Butner on March 28, 2010 at 3:39pm — No Comments

Dipping my toes into the zine-making water...

Don't know if you get many people on here just entering into the whole dipping-my-toes-into-the-water phase of zine making/reading (i'm attempting to do both) but my first attempt at making my own zine turned out...let's just say, amateurish. Truthfully, i mishmoshed it all together collage-style (clippings from magazines and papers) in two days, and put it together with a paper-mache-like glue, and thread binding.

I tackle things headlong and without…

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Added by Shannon Fargel on March 27, 2010 at 10:08pm — 8 Comments

Scooby doo...screw you.

So tonight I was comforting my little cousin who had gotten hurt pretty badly "play fighting" on a trampoline, and as he became more calm, we turned on the t.v. to cartoon network. Now, seriously, there are a thousand and twelve things about children's television that bother the hell out of me, and I've decided to start speaking out about them when they catch my attention.

Tonight, well, we were watching some Scooby Doo movie butchering the awesomely retro 70s animation with… Continue

Added by Amanda Bassett on March 27, 2010 at 4:55am — No Comments

Some music I've been listening to pt.1

Game Rebellion:

Little Dragon:…

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Added by Robert Trujillo/Tres on March 26, 2010 at 10:47pm — No Comments

3 or more pounds of zines and books for $5.75

Humor, politics, poetry, comics, horror, sci fi and more from other small presses that we would prefer to recycle. Just ask for the FLEA MARKET and make your check for $5.75 payable to Twin Rivers Press, P.O. Box 119, Ellenton FL 34222. If you want to send us samples of your zine to include in our Flea Market orders, that's fine, too.

Added by D. White on March 26, 2010 at 6:07pm — No Comments

New Work

I have a new collection of spontanious prose called "No One's Shopping at the bottom of the Ocean'

you can check it out here: "f52a033e951cd71f98ea4c525fffa11a", event)''>http://smallmouthpublications.bigcartel.com/

And I have been archiving/ uploading tons of my videos here: …

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Added by Mark Swanson on March 25, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

NEW DISTRO: currently accepting zines for consideration!

(x-posted on LiveJournal & Facebook, so I apologize if you've read this before!)

Hellooo!!

I'm starting a small distro/mail-order for zines, books, pins, stickers & other paper goodies - from Portugal to all Europe and the rest of the World!!!

I'm currently accepting zines for distro consideration! Help me build up the distro's catalog, will you? ;-)

Looking for zines written…

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Added by Yvonne G. on March 25, 2010 at 12:16pm — 3 Comments

Sound Opinions and fair reviews for Indy Musicians

Should radio shows that say they cover popular music, cover popular music?

Sure, says I. Please send this as an e-mail to them to ask for a fair review of the Big List. Thanks!

"Sound opinions" is a Chicago based music review radio… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on March 25, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

German Zines?

I've spent a fair amount of time searching on-line and not found many zines or zine distros in Germany. I found quite a few at Cafe Nixda in Mainz in 91 when I was a student there. They even had their own zine "Dichtung und Wahrheit." There're Infoladen in Frankfurt (Arbeitslosen Verband), Mannheim (Juz) and something at the Karlstorbahnhof in Heidelberg - if only I can get some time to go and check these out. For now I'm reading American zines.

Added by Erik Guttman on March 24, 2010 at 12:26pm — 3 Comments

WMZ weekly art quiz - test your art smarts and good luck

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

Have you seen the Marriage Ref? This game show is a train wreck and it made me think of this earlier quiz show. A MAJOR TV comedian hosted a game show where a panel of… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on March 24, 2010 at 10:40am — No Comments

AX WOUND: Gender & The Horror Genre #3 OUT NOW!!!!!!!

"Ax Wound is my favorite critical horror magazine. The articles are intelligent, funny, insightful, and incredibly entertaining. These girls know their gore, and they make you want to re-watch all your favorite films with a whole new…

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Added by Hannah Neurotica on March 23, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Music Lovers help change the world and be a bit revolutionary too

Music lover Please Send this E-mail to the addresses listed. Thanks! (Corrected e-mail addresses)

I am challenging NPR to a music challenge, "Trendy versus Indy", "The Big LIst versus the Trendy-ist", my Big LIst of 200 songs versus ANY 200 songs from them. This is the…

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Added by Tom Hendricks on March 22, 2010 at 9:48pm — No Comments

Zine School

Natalie von Catalie and Maddy Phelan are organising this great event. If you're a zine maker under the age of 25 you might wanna help out. Here's the blurb they sent us. Best of luck with this, Natalie & Maddy x

Hello zine-face!

Maddy and I (Natalie) are currently looking for zinesters aged under 25 years, to participate in a project at Wollongong Youth Centre on the afternoon of Thursday, April 15th. Those involved will give a 5 minute

presentation on their…

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Added by Take Care Zine Distro on March 22, 2010 at 9:17pm — No Comments

Larry Issue Two

The second issue of Larry is finally finished, albeit about a week overdue; it's A5, 28 pages, black and white, and photocopied on 100% recycled paper. Once again, they're hand tied, and have hand cut windows in the cartridge paper covers using the same rather blunt craft knife (I really must buy a new one...)

This one has waffling on opportunities, relationships, communication, and a couple of other things. I made thirty copies and would love to…

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Added by Lee Taylor on March 22, 2010 at 4:37pm — No Comments

Got any events you want to promote?

My distro, False Start (http://www.false-start.com) has a new events page that is looking rather sparse right now. So if you have a cool DIY, zine, art, music or political event going on, please shoot us an email (info AT false-start DOT com) with all pertinent info and we'll post it up there!

And remember, there's a sale going on for the month of March only...hurry up and place your order before the month is through!

Added by False Start Distro on March 22, 2010 at 4:36pm — No Comments