Reggae and Ska zines
July 12th 2006 11:57
In terms of ska and reggae zines there are a number to look out for. George Marshall, who now runs ST Publishing is one of the most famous zine writers. He did the both very popular Skinhead Times and Zoot zines and more recently though long well dead, Pulped. He is also known for writing the Spirit of ’69 amongst others.
A zine in my own collection is Hoi Polloi out of New York. It is done in a cut and paste fashion (as opposed to desktop published) and looks amazing. I hate to think how long it took to cut out everything and place it together before heading down the video shop to photocopy it all, but it was well worth it even for a little appreciation down here. It is no longer either, but some kind of archive is going up at: http://www.hpska.com.
Locally, Tracey from Brisbane did an excellent zine called These Boots! for a number of years, showcasing Aussie ska and punk. Though it is dead she is still involved with the scene with a radio show on Brisbane’s 4ZZZ. Fiona, down in Melbourne put out a couple of zines – one called Skank Rock City before doing Aussieskins. It is now online though more focussed on punk and Oi! http://www.deadsetmusic.net
In terms of big reggae zines at the moment you have a German mag called Riddim, which is actually a full glossy magazine and comes with a CD. I am unsure how long it has been going in German, but we’re up to issue #4 in the English format. It really shows how popular reggae is in Germany. Issue 1 of the English version can be downloaded at: http://www.riddimmag.com. There are other magazines out there too such as Booyaka, but this is more of a tangent because they have a very different style from the self produced zines I was focussing on.
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