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The Untold History of Zines…. Julee Peezlee on McJob

By Mark | January 21, 2014

In an attempt to better document the little sliver of the American underground press that worked its way into my heart in the early ’90s, I’ve given myself the task of reaching out to all of those former zine publishers that I know, and asking them about their motivations and experiences. Today’s interview is with […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Crimewave USA, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1990, anger, anonymity, art school, Boulder, Colorado, creative control, Douglas Coupland, Dyslexic, exorcising demons, Factsheet Five, Farm Pulp, fluxus, fuck you, Generation X, Greg Hischak, Jeff Kelly, Julee Peezlee, Kinko's, mail art, Mark Brooks, McJob, Mongo Boy, moving back in with your parents, No Poetry, photocopying, publishing, self-publishing, shitty jobs, The Untold History of Zines, underground press, venting, zine friends, zine pioneers, zines | 6 Comments

Introducing “Stupor”… the book

By Mark | April 5, 2011

Two of my best friends are releasing books this week, and, in spite of the all-consuming jealousy that’s overtaken me, I’ve decided to help them promote their works here. The first book that I’d like to tell you about is by my blog-hijacking friend Steve Hughes, the publisher of the often recalled zine Stupor. Here’s […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Detroit, Dreamland Tonight, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized | Also tagged A Hole for Brains and Candy, animal cruelty, animal torture, Art X, bed shitting, Book Beat, creative writing, Dances with Wolves, DIA, disappointment, do it yourself, drunkenness, dumb luck, flopping dicks, free beer, friends who do cooler stuff that I do, friends with books, Hamtramck, I'm a Spy, infidelity, jealousy, Jeff Kay, Jeff Kelly, Kresge Foundation, Kresge literary arts fellowship, Leopold's Books, Linette, Lynn Crawford, Mark's favorite authors, Microcosm, MOCAD, pant shitting, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, Printed Matter, Public Pool, Quimby's, references to Mark's fat ass, self-publishing, Simply Separate People Two, Steve Hughes, Stupor, Thomson Shore, West Virginia Surf Report, zine friends, zines | 4 Comments

Revenge of Print… and the rebirth of Crimewave USA

By Mark | January 4, 2011

As some of you may know, I used to publish a little magazine called Crimewave USA with my wife, Linette. We put out about 15 issues over ten years or so, and, in that time, did some pretty good work that we’ll still proud of. We didn’t change the world, but I’d like to think, […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Crimewave USA, Uncategorized | Also tagged 8-Track Mind, Amy Fusselman, Answer Me, Atomic Books, babysue, Baltimore, Baltimore Book Festival, Bamboo Girl, Beeframe, Ben Is Dead, Benn Ray, Bunny Rabbit, Bunnyhop, Chunklet, Crank, Crimewave USA, Desert Moon Distribution, Dishwasher, Doug Holland, Fancy, Farm Pulp, Flatter!, Gregory Hischak, Guinea Pig Zero, Hermenaut, Holy Titclamps, Jeff Kay, Modern Drunkard, Monozine, Motorbooty, Murder Can Be Fun, Pathetic Life, Peko Peko, Print is Dead, Quimby's, Razorcake, Revenge of Print, Rollerderby, The Imp, Thriftscore, Tight Pants, West Virginia Surf Report, Xerography Debt, zines, Zineworld | 15 Comments

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