Beat Motel was a zine that I published for a number of years and I was always quite proud of the fact I made a real effort with the cover art. Well to be honest I figured out from the off that there are far more talented artists in the world than I, so here's a little gallery of all ten covers with credits given to the artists who created them. by Jim of … [Read more...] about Beat Motel zine cover art gallery
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Beat Motel #9 in Zine World #29
Apparently issue #9 of my zine Beat Motel is reviewed in two concurrent issues of Zine World! See the previous post to this one for the other review. … [Read more...] about Beat Motel #9 in Zine World #29
Beat Motel #9 review in Zine World #28
Here's a nice review of issue #9 of my zine 'Beat Motel' that I have just found in the awesome 'Zine World #28'. Huge thanks to Stephanos of https://beersihaveknown.blogspot.com for sending it over. P.s it's not clip art, it's scans from very old magazines. … [Read more...] about Beat Motel #9 review in Zine World #28
Lost in words – a Beat Motel special edition
The glorious 'Sticky Institute' (a.k.a. Sticky Distro) in Australia put out a call to zinesters they have stocked asking them to make a special edition zine to raise some cash to keep their doors open. There really is nothing like Sticky in the UK (certainly not that I know of) so by my reckoning it ought to be supported by anyone who has ever read or created a zine. … [Read more...] about Lost in words – a Beat Motel special edition
Why zines are important.
Salford Zine Library asked me to film a short talking head bit for a documentary they're putting together on zines. I shot this video when my daughter (Issy) was six days old, and needless to say I hadn't slept for quite a while. I'd like to think I'm saying this so that you understand why I look rough, but to be honest I look much like this all the time. … [Read more...] about Why zines are important.
