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jonathan in pa
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alaina in ny
alice in the UK
bruce in australia
caitlin in fl
camille in ct
chris in canada
dan in ma
EA in australia
elena in germany
ellisa in ny
emma in the UK
eric in ma
JEI in the UK
jen in canada
jeremy in ny
jonathan in pa
juliette in nm
katie in pa
keller in co
kira in the UK
leah in canada
lori in mn
margarat in ca
maria in canada
megan in nh
mieke in canada
niku in tx
patricia in canada
sarah in canada
sarah in ny
susan in tx
thomas in mi
torie in ca
tukru in the UK
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| Monday, July 6th, 2009
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5:19 pm
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kira in the UK
new descriptions
your pretty face is going straight to hell #6
the house on the front cover of this zine is the villa villekula, pippi longstocking's house, as depicted by a different illustrator than the one behind my beloved penguin copies. the villa villekula is a pretty good choice for cover art, as this issue is all about tukru's boyfriend, carl, moving into her little apartment & their attempts at adjusting to living together in their own space. anyone who has ever lived alone with a partner knows it's not all fun & games, & it's not like just having a roommate. it's having a roommate who probably sleeps in the same bed as you, whom you have to consider during most meals that you cook, with whom you share toothpaste, who might ask you to do their laundry sometimes. all of these issues can create tension, as can the fact that you can't necessarily just flip & lose your temper one day without possibly jeopardizing the entire relationship. it really is a big step! this little zine is pretty much entirely handwritten, some of it culled from diaries, as carl prepares to move in to the apartment, a trip to IKEA (i went there yesterday--always a little sensory overload), dealing with carl's lack of financial stability & confusing government benefits information, remembering other apartments & other roommates & the adventures that ensued there, adjusting to english weather (tukru is originally from finland), & more. this is a sweet little zine about growing up into a serious relationship, & the diary format gives the writing a sense of intimacy. you really feel like you are reading a letter written just for you.
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| Sunday, July 5th, 2009
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2:15 pm
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erica in ny
new description
unemployment
aaron of "big hands" zine tackles the titular issue of unemployment in this wordy, text-driven one-shot. with the economy continuing its steady downward slide, aaron found himself out of a job & living in brooklyn, seized with the anxiety-producing pressure of trying to structure his suddenly abundant free time, & get his resumes out there to potential employers willing & able to pay a decent wage for someone with a bachelor's degree & a talent for some exaggerationg of skills. he writes about getting an offer from a non-profit & rejecting the initial offer of $8 an hour. when the HR department came back with an offer of #12/hour, aaron decided to strike a blow for struggling, under-paid workers & demanded $18/hour. needless to say, the job went to someone less idealistic. aaron also writes about discovering crimethinc at the tender age of 17 & summarily being seduced into a world on a different trajectory than the traditional college-job-work work work-retirement-death path. through crimethinc, aaron learned to eschew consumer goods, eat out of dumpsters, & attend free mumia rallies, but at what cost? he writes about the struggle between the ascetic crimethinc path & the siren song of gainful employment & its assorted perks: hot showers, a fleeting sense of accomplishment. if we are being honest, i could have lived without the relentless second-person narration, having been jobless now for seven & a half years & over the existential shame spiral aaron so lovingly describes here. first-person narration is not a crime! but as always, aaron's writing is a cut or two above most of what you will find in the zine world, & this zine is a timely issue that will likely find a lot of folks sadly able to relate (& hopefully it will generate a few laughs).
new in stock
nothing rhymes #5
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| Friday, July 3rd, 2009
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5:43 pm
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| Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
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new in stock
your pretty face is going straight to hell #6
your pretty face is going straight to hell #7
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| Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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9:27 am
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ainsley in wa
emma in australia
jacqueline in canada
ocean in pa
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ainsley in wa
emma in australia
jacqueline in canada
ocean in pa
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| Sunday, June 28th, 2009
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| Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
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10:11 am
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alicia in or
amber in canada
cindy in oh
emily in ny
karla in nm
M in canada
megan in ca
orders/trade mailed
alicia in or
amber in canada
chelsea in ri
cindy in oh
emily in ny
karla in nm
M in canada
megan in ca
permanently sold out
glossolalia #4
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| Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
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12:04 pm
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alaina in ny
anna in ca
karla in nm
order mailed
alaina in ny
anna in ca
karla in nm
new in stock
rum lad #4
steve has completed another issue of his beautifully illustrated personal punk zine. just take a look at how grogeous the cover is. he drew that! the architectural detail on the buildings in the background is incredible, & the quality of his drawings never lets up through the entire zine. he writes about traveling with a friend to germany for a zine fair, with stunning drawings of empty rail stations, german churches, & a surprisingly accurate depiction of two members of defiance ohio. the zine fair didn't come off quite as planned, when steve's travel partner got sick & had to catch an early flight back to england, but steve recounts a punk picnic & the incredible record collection of his german host. he also writes about getting older & having to contend with the reality that he is an adult with sub-cultural leanings that preclude certain adult responsibilities, & not really knowing where it's all leading (i can certainly relate to that, poised as i am a few short weeks from my 30th birthday). he includes a lnegthy interview with marv from "gadgie" zine. they discuss the genesis of the zine, which is apparently something of a legend in UK punk circles, documenting a relatively small-town but tightly-knit punk scene, & the future, as marv now has a family of his own & the outlets for zines are changing as copy & postage prices climb. there's also a melancholy, largely wordless comic about steve's grandmother's passing (my interpretation--hope i'm right). this zine is a cut above the typical punk perzines thanks to steve's abilities with a pen.
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| Friday, June 12th, 2009
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10:18 am
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jami in il
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jami in il
marla in ct
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| Thursday, June 11th, 2009
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4:00 pm
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marla in ct
new descriptions
8 letters #1
this is such a genius idea for a zine: photos of knuckle tattoos & interviews with the people who've got them! i have knuckle tattoos myself ("spinster") & they are a serious conversation starter, like it or not. johnny has been traveling around the country for a while now, often via hitchhiking or trainhopping, which is a really good way to stumble across the population cross-section that is most likely to be sporting knuckle tattoos. examples here include "tall boys," "laff loud," "fuck NYPD," & more. the thing that really made this zine genius was that johnny didn't just subject his interviewees to a form questionairre with all the boring shit people ask about knuckle tattoos ("what's that say?...why'd you get that?...i don't get it..."; someone asked me the other day if my knuckle tattoos meant i was "just planning to be a widow for [my] entire life," which was hilarious, because "spinster" doesn't mean "widow," & once you are a widow, it doesn't really change, even if you re-marry, but anyway). the profile on the guy with "sinn fein" tattooed on his knuckles is a mini-history lesson on the fight for irish independence from england. the dude with "hobocore" tattooed on his knuckles talks about the time he spent in prison. several interviewees mention other knuckle tattoos they had considered (i thought about "dinosaur" for a while). if you have even a casual interest in knuckle tattoos, this a must-read.
8 letters #2
in this second issue of johnny's knuckle tattoo interview zine, we learn that two of the interviewees from the first issue have passed away, & one from this issue died before the zine was completed. johnny touches on this in one of the interviews, asking if the sometimes hard knock life of a punk makes for shorter lives. it's pretty sad. but some of these knuckle tattoo stories are very life-affirming, such as the couple about to have a baby, both of them sporting knckle tattoos (hers say, "i am a lady," & she talks about wanting to reclaim the lady appellation for punk women & redefine what it means to be lady-like, while his say, "i love mom," in tribute to his own mom & his baby mama). a woman with "cunt love" tattoos talks about the importance of queer visbility, someone with d.i.y. "last days" tattoos talks about the war in iraq, a guy with "1876" & "1931" discusses his favorite period in art history, a woman with "songbird" tattoos admits that she got them to motivate herself to get serious about playing music, & more. there's a letters section, featuring some of the responses to the first issue, & a special 10-letter toe tattoos addendum...is just what it sounds like: photos & explanations of toe knuckle tattoos. this zine brilliantly illustrates some of the hilarious & thought-provoking stories that are behind people's knuckle tattoos. genius!
one way ticket #6
this is julian's first zine coming out of his new home, pittsburgh, which seems to be an up & coming hotbed of d.i.y. zine activity. some local artist folks pitched in with this zine & came up with the gorgeous letterpressed covers, while the inside is a customary repository of julian's sharp graphic design skills. this issue is really text-heavy, but the fonts he selected for essay headers are very modern & edgy, with great stark heavy-contrast graphics mixed in. julian writes about his last few months living in montreal, especially the big neighborhood-wide battle of the bands that came from everyone, whether they've ever played music before or not, forming a makeshift band & writing original songs on a deadline before playing a big joint show. he writes about a truncated bike trip up the california coast, south to north, & an open letter to frederich nietzche, questioning the role of a life dedicated to academic pursuits at the expense of living, exploring, & inventing. further exploring this theme, julian includes a story about traveling through italy with nowhere to crash & meeting a local who put him up in an empty office overnight--the goodwill of strangers breaking the rules & the thril of living life without a game plan. this is a good zine to read when you're traveling, or when you're stuck at home & wish you could be traveling! although julian admits that he was going through a rough time while he putting the zine together, it captures a theme of taking chances appreciating the moment. & julian is a strong, literary writer to boot.
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| Friday, June 5th, 2009
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5:37 pm
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judy in mi
lauren in al
margarat in ca
marla in ct
stafford in ca
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| Thursday, June 4th, 2009
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2:09 pm
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judy in mi
lauren in al
margarat in ca
marla in ct
stafford in ca
new in stock
8 letters #1
8 letters #2
permanently sold out
keep loving keep fighting #6
kiss off #12
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| Monday, June 1st, 2009
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11:46 am
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kate in the UK
lamesha in wa
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kate in the UK
lamesha in wa
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| Friday, May 29th, 2009
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1:21 pm
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julie in ny
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julie in ny
tukru in the UK
new in stock
one way ticket #6
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| Thursday, May 28th, 2009
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9:12 am
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megan in nh
melodie in az
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megan in nh
melodie in az
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| Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
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10:50 am
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maranda in canada
tyler in wi
orders mailed
maranda in canada
tyler in wi
temporarily sold out
ration #5
permanently sold out
dad
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| Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
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8:50 am
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mary in tx
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M in canada
mary in tx
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| Sunday, May 24th, 2009
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11:43 am
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m in canada
back in stock
your pretty face is going straight to hell #2
your pretty face is going straight to hell #4
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| Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
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12:29 pm
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karla in nm
torie in ca
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karla in nm
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