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Brainscan #25.5
At the IPRC on July 11, 2010 the Portland Zine Symposium sponsored a 24 hour zine challenge. A 24 hour zine challenge is when you make a zine in 24 hours.Well, this is the zine I made that night. You are not supposed to have any idea what you will put in your zine before you start so I had no idea what would come out of this. What did come out of those 24 hours, besides sleep deprivation delirium, was some photocopier artwork and stories about all the post boxes I have ever had. The count is 4 and each was a distinct time in my life that I wrote about including the secret admirer who wrote love notes to my boyfriend I shared the post box with and stories about long lost penpals.
32 pages 1/8th legal with black covers hand stamped in silver.
You can get a copy at my Etsy Shop
Also, I started a zine band!
The band equivalent of a 24 hour zine!
Steve of Rum Lad zine came to Portland from the UK for awhile and had the idea to start a band. I said “ok” and we got our housemates Paul and Marc to join in the fun! In 3 weeks we wrote 4 songs, practiced, recorded, and played a show that closed the 2010 Portland Zine Symposium!
What resulted was this 6 track demo of 4 lo-fi pop-punk songs all about zines! We have an obligatory intro song filled with excuses as to why the band is so late, another song reads like a cliche zine article full of things we like and hate, a song about stealing photocopies, and a song about the 24 hour zine challenge.
Cassette tape only! Up the analog zine punx! Comes with a 16 page 1/8 sized zine with lyrics and silly drawings.
The Copy Scams are:
Alex Wrekk – wordy stuff (Brainscan zine and Stolen Sharpie revolution)
Steve Larder – guitar stuffs (Rum Lad)
Marc Parker – Bassy things (Zine Thug)
Paul Burke – drummy and screamy goodness (Lunchroom)There is also the
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hey alex,
i am a part of left bank books in seattle and was hoping i could find a more direct email address for you (this is the only thing i can seemingly find on the internet; if there’s something more obvious that i overlooked i apologize in advance). i am 1) interested in starting some sort of consignment or direct purchase for brainscan/stolen sharpie revolution at the store and also 2) wanted to check in with a few things regarding microcosm. i understand that you may be sick of talking about it, and if so we can just talk consignment (if yr interested). feel free to email me back at the address provided at your convenience.
sincerely,
frances