We Peaked at Paper

An Oral History of British Zines

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Increasingly, as we come to terms with what a cesspit theinternet really is, there has been a revival of interest in various artefactsonce thought obsolete: vinyl records, analogue photography … and zines. Withsome zines from the punk era now selling for hundreds of pounds on eBay, andthe study of zines a burgeoning field of academic interest, We Peaked at Paperappears at a propitious time.The book consists of twenty interviews with current andformer editors of zines. Authors Hogg and Ironside travelled across Britain tocarry out the interviews face to face over a period of five years. They soughtto examine the widest possible range of publications, from the science fictionzines of the 1930s to a zine begun by a ten-year-old editor during the Covidpandemic.This is a volume that celebrates amateurism, and will becherished by those who favour the local over the global, the home-made over themass-produced, and Melody Dog over Taylor Swift. After achieving a cult following on its hardback publication in 2022, it is now available in paperback for the first time. In the words of Peter Doherty: ‘A great read – it had mereaching for my Stanley knife and glue!’

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-11-01
Mått138 x 216 x 31 mm
Vikt600 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor432
FörlagBoatwhistle Books
ISBN9781911052111

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Gavin Hogg was born in 1970 and bought his first zine(Perturbed) in 1987. He went on to produce two issues of his own zine, Bag ofTricks and Candy Sticks, in the early nineties. A former contributor to TheWord, Gavin now maintains a blog about the much-missed magazine, as well asco-hosting the Giddy Carousel of Pop podcast. He owns every album the Fall evermade.Hamish Ironside was born in Reading in 1971. He works as afreelance editor, and runs Boatwhistle Books as a labour of love. He producedfive issues of his Saudade fanzine in the nineties, and has recently publishedthree more issues of it, including one printed on a rusty old Gestetner, justto see if it could be done. He owns every album the Thrills ever made.

Preface ixAcknowledgments xiii1. Rob Hansen2. Mark Perry3. Mick Middles4. Stewart Home5. Mark Hodkinson6. William Potter7. Pete Paphides8. Mark Taylor9. Karren Ablaze10. Dave Thomas11. Rhodri Marsden12. Siân Pattenden13. Robert Nichols14. Saskia Holling15. Laura Millward and Janet Brown16. Jason Creed17. Seleena Laverne Daye18. Jeanette Leech19. Elias Nebula20. Arlo LippiattAfterwordFurther ReadingResourcesIndex

‘A great read – it had me reaching for my Stanley knife andglue!’ – Peter Doherty‘A rich, detailed and charmingly besotted account of thegolden age of fanzines and the felt-pen-and-Letraset pioneers who wrote andlashed them together. I loved this nostalgic and affectionate tribute.’ – MarkEllen‘A tender, loving celebration of DIY dreamers, and themagical worlds they made.’ – Jude Rogers‘A must-have companion to any library of do-it-yourselfindependent publications.’ – Teal Triggs‘The book is essential reading for those, like me, who seefanzines as important historical traces of youthful ingenuity. But it is also brilliantlyevocative for others who followed similar paths and spread the teenage news.’ –Matthew Worley