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Wednesday 28 April 2010

Free Shit Zine by Charles Burns



Comic Legend Charles Burns has this zine Free Shit, take a look at  #13 here or #17 here.

Tuesday 27 April 2010

International Times Archive - Newspaper



International Times (also known as IT) was a countercultural newspaper published in London, England, primarily in the 1960s and 1970s.
Contributors included feminist critic Germaine Greer, poet Jeff Nuttall, occultist Kenneth Grant, and writers Alexander Trocchi; William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. Read it online.

Saturday 24 April 2010

Printfetish - Website



Printfetish has News, information, reviews and history on the subjects of beautiful magazines, self-published 'zines, handmade books, small press, comics, art books and miscellaneous printed ephemera.

Government, religious & educational pamphlets on hallucinogens



Website on Psychedelic Literature and Art.

Friday 23 April 2010

Anarky in the U.K Zine - The Sex Pistols


Anarchy In The UK, 1976, issue number one, designed by Jamie Reid, Sophie Richmond and Vivienne Westwood, published by Glitterbest Ltd, printed by Zigzag, the front cover illustrated with a photograph of Sue Catwoman. 17x12in.

Thursday 22 April 2010

The Cut-Up Method of Brion Gysin by William S. Burroughs



In the summer of 1959 Brion Gysin painter and writer cut newspaper articles into sections and rearranged the sections at random... The cut-up method brings to writers the collage, which has been used by painters for fifty years. 
continue reading 

La Noche de los Libros Mutantes - Book and Independent Publishers Fair



La Noche de los Libros Mutantes se presenta por primera vez en Madrid el 23 de abril de 2010. Haciendo coincidir su programación con La Noche de los Libros, esta iniciativa presenta un programa de actividades en torno a las publicaciones autogestionadas, fanzines, y proyectos editoriales independientes. Las actividades se desarrollarán a lo largo del viernes día 23 y hasta la madrugada del sábado 24. Será una oportunidad única tanto para participantes como para asistentes para conocer el contexto editorial emergente de la ciudad de Madrid.

Wednesday 21 April 2010

The Holster - Distribution



The Holster is an archive and point of distribution for publishing-related projects initiated by Gary Fogelson, Phil Lubliner and Soner Ön.

J.D.s #1 by G. B. Jones and Bruce LaBruce



Toronto´s J.D.s #1 from 1985 includes comics, pictures of naked guys, and everyones favourite story ¨ What would you do if a juvenile delinquent came to your wedding?¨. Download via Queer Zine Archive Project.

Sunday 18 April 2010

White Fungus - Zine




White Fungus is an experimental arts magazine based in Taichung City, Taiwan. Featuring writing on art, music, history and politics, plus original artworks, poetry, fiction and comics. 
I came across this review in Printfetish and i mostly agree, so here is a quote: ¨Genuine interest in the subjects and art works presented is what makes White Fungus an interesting read. It really balances the slightly punk enthusiasm of its look and voice with superb editing.¨continue reading.

ZINE’S MATE SHOP 2nd Quarter now open!



ZINE’S MATE SHOP’s 2nd quarter shows more than 100 books from all around the world are on display at the shop, which is located inside Vacant, 3-20-13 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo.

Aooleu - Zine




Aooleu is a monthly newspaper with artists, designers and illustrators from Romania. Free distribution.

Printed Matter



Printed Matter is the world''s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of publications made by artists. Founded as a for-profit alternative arts space in 1976 by artists and artworkers, Printed Matter reincorporated in 1978 to become the independent non-profit organization that it is today. Recognized for years as an essential voice in the increasingly diversified art world conversations and debates, Printed Matter is dedicated to the examination and interrogation of the changing role of artists’ publications in the landscape of contemporary art. 95 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011 USA

Impossible Dream # 3 - Zine


Published in 1983 by XNTRIX, London. Inside 2 poems titled; Tension between and I ve done it all before but not with you), collages, a comic and two short testimonials about love?Download from essential ephemera blog.

Wednesday 14 April 2010

G.B Jones



G.B. Jones is an artist, filmmaker, musician and zine editor from Toronto. J.D.s, her first zine, was co-published with Bruce LaBruce and ran for eight issues. Continue reading.

Zine Soup - Book



TTC's book about zines features material from over 80 artists from around the world and features visual presentations 4 large interviews and 10 small interviews. Featuring: Frédéric Fleury, Mike Diana, JSBJ,Craig Atkinson, Islands Fold, IzRock Pressings and more.

PPAC Book Fair



The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center will be hosting a book fair on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 from 12:00 – 6:00PM.  A number of international presses, independent artist and publishers will be in attendance selling books, prints and other ephemera.

VN Fold ¨Espirit du Temps¨- Zine



Vnfold es de Buenos Aires pero con muchos buenos colaboradores de muchos otros lados. Se despliega y es un poster o también puede ser visto online acá.

The Flop Box - Zine Section

Collection of different zines for sale. here.

Friday 9 April 2010

The Harvard Review - "Drugs & the Mind" (1963)



The Magna Carta of the academic Eastcoast hallucinogen scene of Leary/Alpert/Metzner, this 1963 one-off "drug" special from a local Harvard college magazine caused significant waves in the outside world. Continue reading...

The Wild Bunch Zine - America´s Forest Carnivores may be headed for the final showdown


Download this zine and if you are near those woods take action.

Nieves Zine Exhibition at NO.12gallery


Exhibition from  April 10th – 21st, 2010, at NO.12gallery, Tokyo, Japan .

Piczine by Corine Stoll


PICZINE started in january 2009 by CORINNE STOLL and is a  small Zine-Edition with focus on photography, fashion, youth-and streetculture.

Answer me! (the rape issue) by Jim Goad


The most infamous issue of  the “provocation” fanzine par excellence. Disgusting and funny. Featuring works by artists and agent provocateurs Boyd Rice, Peter Sotos, Jim Goad & Trevor Brown. Download via Shyny Grey Monotone blog.
posted by - Tomás Nochteff 

Thursday 1 April 2010

Morgue - Zine


Hecho en  Argentina, Morgue Zine para chicos, para todos.  A comprar en Purr libros.

Toronto Zine Library


The Toronto Zine Library is run by a collective of zine readers, zine makers and librarians who are looking to make zines more accessible in Toronto.

Heavy Metal (News) Around the World - Collection of Zines


This book reprints the thirty issues of a Korean heavy metal fanzine that the artist Sasa [44] collected from 1988 to 1991 – when heavy metal music was still regarded as a serious work of art in Korea. Published by Specter.

contributors:

  • viktoryranma.com - Victoria Gondra
  • wildehorses.com.ar - hola@wildehorses.com.ar
  • sualtezareal.org - Clara Gondra