Listening to the Dead Kennedys series from No Dogs In Space rekindled an interest and nostalgia in zines for me; this was different from my curiosity around the sub culture of graffiti zines, lead by the likes of Carnage, and the overwhelming amount of zines that Printed Matter promotes and curates. My intrigue was rooted in the music editorial and art direction of these early publications, having created an aesthetic of their time period that has become a framework for what followed, and, possibly, an original version of what current tech product circles would call user generated content.
A hyperlink brain dump:
How to make a zine via The Creative Independent
Damage, Slash, and No Mag zine collections via Circulation Zero
A history of metal through fanzines via Send Me Back My Stamps
One-page Artist Books via Quarantine Public Library
Leaderless: Underground Cassette Culture Now via Printed Matter