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READ covers fiction, fanzines, zines with no fans except for us, websites, blogs, magazines, artist's books and other independent releases. Chances are, if it's been published then we know about it and chances are, if it's not in SixThousand, then we didn't like it. READ is for people who were born with ink in their veins and a fat balding critic on their shoulder. READ has also created more best-sellers than Oprah's Book Club and more wannabe to be writers than Hunter S Thompson.
Weekly zine review #5 - Word Attack
You may think that hardcore music is only for cool-looking cocksure punk guys from broken homes, and you would probably be right. But what about the zines of these elusive nocturnal angry young men? Well there are a lot of punk fanzines around at the moment, but one of the best is Word Attack (if it doesn't have some connotation of violence in the title, it's just not hc).
Weekly zine review #3 - 'YOU'
Nobody writes letters anymore. Except Luke You. This week I picked up the latest issue, sat down with a tea and read for the first time about how he's been plagued with crippling doubt. Unusual, I thought. At some point he realised he would be playing the first gig in a long time as lead guitarist and my anonymous hard working zine hero has appeared to suffer a freak out.
Weekly zine review #1 - Astrobabble: the zine for astrology nerds
Zines are awesome. They're just small photocopied low-fi mags and often targeted at a niche group of nobodies. Robot nerds. Nerf nerds. Articulate shoplifters. Those with a penchant for drawings of toasters .And so forth. Well, here's a zine "for astrology nerds" but it deserves a much broader audience.
The Weather Ring Issue #2
If Home Improvement re-runs and 2L bottles of Coke are proving too much fun these holidays, we've found something a little more stimulating. Better yet, your body can stay just as immobile: it's your mind that will get fitter. Exploring the architectural wonders present in our very own backyard, The Weather Ring is a local publication kindly offering a much-needed diversion from daytime TV, while educating us in all things art and design.
Fashematical
Jonathan Zawada is a man of many forms. He is one of the artists behind Glory Holes, he is the designer of What I Think About When Dancing, he is Petit Mal!, he is the creator of Rockmen, and the collaborative mind behind some of the silkiest tie-dye we've ever worn. For the purpose of this article, Jonathan is Fashematical, a limited-edition zine to commemorate the 50th (or 55th, who's counting) equation on his blog, Fashematics.
Disco Rough #1: ZickZack Records
Meet Samuel Miers. Sam is a man with a passion. A passion for musical niches you didn't even realise existed. Six months ago, Sam decided that rock music had been unknowingly profiting off early-80s German New Wave, and in particular the primary progenitor of the movement, ZickZack Records, for far too long.
Beef Knuckles
Some zines make me want to tear my glasses off and spit straight-up fury into the face of their maker. "It's HORRIBLE!" I want to cry, "Stop bruising my soul with your pseudo-anarchic, floppy, badly stapled waste!"
I don't though. Instead, like a good citizen, I squeeze that rage right down inside and simply hope that one day the next stall along will offer salvation.
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