Suburban Blight #5 / $? / 36M / 1:15 / [email protected] / This is the “Gender†issue. This means that there are a number of pieces about the construction of gender. Where there are a number of philosophical pieces about what gender and sex means in society, there are some different pieces present that keep individuals interested. For example, there are CD Reviews and listings of zines by feminists. This…
The Other Half #1 / $? / 28M / :30 / PO Box 293, Dayton, N.J. / This zine is done by the same crew that did Suburban Pastoral. As one can guess, this is another poetry zine. As I am not the biggest fan of poetry, I will reserve judgment of the poetry present in this issue. However, “The Other Half†is the more political side of poetry. Also,…
No Snow Here #9 / $? / 44M / 1:00 / [email protected] / No Snow Here is a perzine is a zine done by Nadia. This issue deals a lot with racism, explaining the difference between the difference between racism by a dominant group and racism by an oppressed group. The description of this by Nadia is perhaps the best that I have ever read, and should really be given…
Junktown #6 / $1 / :30 / 48S / [email protected] / Junktown is a zine that a great writer behind it. The style of the zine is personal; editor Weston places individuals in eir shoes with a number of anecdotes and stories in this issue. Specifically, eir interactions with animals, first a chicken and then mice, mark the first half of the zine. What is interesting is Weston’s back and…
Blurt #3 / $1 / 64M / http://www.geocities.com/vinylagogo/vinylaprintprint/ Lew is one of the most interesting zinesters that I have a chance to read every few months. This time, the stories of Lew going to concerts, selling copies of eir zines, and having out with friends are blocked off with a number of different sketches. Â This is a good thing, as the stories that Lew tells are quite a few pages…
Suburban Pastoral / $? / 1:00 / 44M / http://www.voicesnewjersey.blogspot.net / Suburban Pastoral is a collection of poems by Hank Kalet, who spends most of eir time editing newspapers in the New Jersey area, along with writing columns for The Progressive Populist. This is a chapbook containing Kalet’s works over the last few years. Voices of Reason, the imprint under which Kalet released this chapbook, “is an arts collective that…
Bittersweet Dream / $? / :45 / 28M / [email protected] / Bittersweet Dream; I have no clue where I found you, but I am glad I found you. This is a zine that is a communal project, more so than most other small-market magazines. There are poems, cartoons, and ideas for how to create revolution, all contained within 28 pages. There is simply something for everyone here. I may not…
Wherewithal #3 / $1 / :20 / 16M / Emerson Dameron, 1323 N. Artesian #1F, Chicago, IL 60622 / [email protected] / Wherewithal is a short but fun little zine that comes from the mind of one Emerson. The zine consists of black text on white pages, with only a few pictures to break things up. Luckily for readers of Wherewithal, Emerson is one of the most talented individuals with the…
Under The Volcano #89 / $3.95 / 1:30 / 60M / http://www.underthevolcano.net / Â Under The Volcano has been around for a number of years. The collection of bands featured in this issue show why they have been able to succeed where so many zines have failed in the last decade. This time, pieces featuring Jello Biafra, Cipher, The Melvins, and Ramallah are all present. There are a lot in…
Slug #221 / Free / 1:15 / 64M / http://www.slugmag.com / Salt Lake City is starting to get warm. And, with the weather changing, the sports coverage of Slug changes as well. Gone are all the features about snowboarding, present are a number of pieces about up and coming skateboarders. However, what really gets me with each issue of Slug is their major focus on bands around the scene. I…
