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Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 9 of 27: Doug LaRue (doug) * Tue, Nov 25, 1997 (19:51) * 7 lines
Austin Songwriter Group has recently announced that Doug La Rue of
Glaze Studio http://www.io.com/~larue
and Capitol City A&E Magazine http://www.capitol-city.com
has been picked as the new Editor of Austin Songwriter Magazine
and Webmaster of "Songwriter Online" http://www.songwriter.org
"Songwriter.org will take on a new style in the next few months as I work it over and expand its content. I had a hand in on the redesign of the Dec. issue of Austin Songwriter Magazine which is out now. Check out the music section of http://www.capitol-city.com to get the latest scoop.
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 10 of 27: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (03:46) * 2 lines
check out
http://www.15minutes.com/
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 11 of 27: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (07:56) * 2 lines
What's the scene there?
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 12 of 27: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (07:56) * 1 lines
brief.
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 13 of 27: Ray Lopez (ratthing) * Thu, Aug 13, 1998 (20:27) * 1 lines
terry, have you ever had anything do to with the creation or publication of any zines?
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 14 of 27: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Aug 13, 1998 (23:12) * 1 lines
I have, I have!!!
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 15 of 27: Ray Lopez (ratthing) * Thu, Aug 13, 1998 (23:39) * 2 lines
how cool! what have you done?
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 16 of 27: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (01:25) * 1 lines
this and that, co-published my own, stayed broke.....
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 17 of 27: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (09:49) * 4 lines
Only one, the Farm Net News, which reached a paid circulation of about
250. I still have a few of the original copies, it was a nice
publication done up with Pagemaker and had a lot of good graphics and
photos. Pre-web days.
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 18 of 27: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jan 15, 1999 (13:52) * 6 lines
check out
http://www.mikejasper.com/
and
http://members.tripod.com/~poopunk/
as I've invited both publishers to
come and participate here...
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 19 of 27: _cosmo_ (aa9il) * Sat, Feb 6, 1999 (22:28) * 15 lines
A couple of good zines I have enjoyed (although only one
copy...) was Reign of Toads, Crash Collusion, Twisted Times,
and Iron Feather Journal. Of those four, only Iron Feather
is the only zine I have multiple issues (3 so far...)
I also liked Mondo 2000 but they seem to be puting out
one issue a year. I liked them alot more when they first
came out and were kinda cybergeeky and oh-so-optimistic
about the house music scene, computer stuph, the net, etc.
Later issues got kinda glossy and pretentious but still
fun to read. Id buy the next issue if and when it ever
comes out.
later
cosmo
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 20 of 27: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Feb 6, 1999 (23:50) * 3 lines
all four you mentioned are great zines, cosmo,
ever seen an issue of Crank? bet you'd like it,
too...
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 21 of 27: _cosmo_ (aa9il) * Sun, Feb 7, 1999 (19:34) * 34 lines
Hey There
Nope, never seen the zine Crank but the name rings a bell.
I wonder if it was at Fringeware? Or maybe mentioned in
a zine review section. BTW, is Factsheet5 still around?
A couple of other rags I forgot to mention was .tiff and
Maximum RockNRoll which appears to be the only zine which
gives due credit to DIY punk and just good old hard assed
garage rock. Last MaxRNR I read was from a while back
which covered the Pirate Radio scene. BTW, there was a new
rag - Hobby Broadcasting which came out which is dedicated
to the LPFM and pirate movement. Only up to issue 3 but I
hope it can make it being that LPFM is a pretty good concept
which just might bring back true community radio.
One thing about the zine scene is that it kinda peaked back
in the early 90's when alternative was in force and did
not de-volve into 'alternative' (as in Madison Ave and El Lay
marketing dweebs suddenly realized they could make some
money off this movement). Its kind of funny but Chicago
has a radio station it calls its 'New Rock Alternative' which
plays the same crapola as several other stations - i.e.
main stream alternative. Hows that for an oxymoron...
Still the only true 'underground' (another overused term...)
music is coming out of the campus stations that play the
stuff on 7 inch singles, metal tapes, home dats, etc. The
same goes for those basement photocopy zines and limited
distribution rags that you might only find one or two issues
of at a book store then it will wink out never to be heard
from again.
To quote Stills and Young...
'Long May You Run...'
Mike aka _cosmo_
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 22 of 27: wer (KitchenManager) * Sun, Feb 7, 1999 (23:32) * 4 lines
yep, Factsheet 5 is still around, but they are down to two issues a year
the last I checked...
my name and address is still making the rounds, as I got in an issue of
Phantom Gambler the other day...
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 23 of 27: Conf admin (cfadm) * Thu, Nov 3, 2005 (04:41) * 2 lines
Is factsheet 5 still going? (doubts it)
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 24 of 27: _cosmo_ (aa9il) * Thu, Nov 3, 2005 (10:49) * 10 lines
Hi all
I dont know - usually that would pop up at Tower Records but have not
seen it in a looooong time. There is a small bin of independant zines
in the rack but nothing that appeals to me - piss and moan angst rags
dont cut it any more. Now, there is a bookstore in a store front off
51st that has lots of interesting books and zines - Monkeywrench books.
Mike
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 25 of 27: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Nov 3, 2005 (10:57) * 2 lines
That's a good one. That's an interesting pocket of Austin along there.
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 26 of 27: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Jun 11, 2006 (15:10) * 2 lines
paula jane has a couple poems being published in farfalu (local austin lit journal, available at bookpeople, bookwomen, etc...)
it'll be the summer issue, due out next month, i believe
Topic 10 of 71 [austin]: zine scene
Response 27 of 27: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jun 11, 2006 (20:18) * 1 lines
Bookpeople does have a nice little 'zine section.
austin conference 
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