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Information
Hostbody is a
fanzine, based around music but not exclusively. It is available in Britain by post, for £1 and a stamped
self-addressed envelope. If you would
like a copy but live outside of Britain, email for details. Swaps with other zines are welcome, but
email me first to check. Contents
vary from issue to issue. May contain
explicit language but nothing else!
Hostbody is printed in monochrome, but is fully illustrated.
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Creator and Contributors
Hostbody is written
mainly by myself Martha, and my various alter egos. There are different contributors each issue, and I encourage
readers to post me their work, whether it’s poetry, rants, reviews articles,
or artwork, all is considered.
However, I will not print anything sexist, racist, homophobic,
violent, or that promotes hate. As
the editor, I have final say on this, so don’t mess! All contributors will be credited for
their work.
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Current Issue
Issue 2 – First
issue titled Hostbody. £1
LOADS of
reviews of everything that’s kick-ass, be it gigs, records, demos, festivals,
books, or films. Kewl quotes, guitar
tab, poetry, features on Courtney Love, patronising advertising and “Girl
Power – Cheap gimmick or true female spirit?” More short stories and rants on sexist jokes, teen angst and
fashion culture. With a gorgeous
centre fold poster of Hole and the Manic Street Preachers, how can you
resist?
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Back Issues
Back issues are
available, but if you’re sending for more than one zine, don’t forget to
increase the postage accordingly, or else you may never receive them! (The
post office is stingy like that.)
Issue 1 –
Titled Elvis’s Undies. (Same zine,
different name!). £1
Cover picture
of a moody shot of Elvis. This zine
was featured on Channel Four’s Planet Sound.
Issue 1 has articles on JJ72, why I hate Mel C, live reviews of Skunk
Anansie, Blondie, and Fun Lovin’ Criminals, reviews of Hole, The Donnas,
Elastica, The Pixies and more. It
also features thoughts on anorexia, bullying and feminism, articles on Skunk
Anansie and Courtney Love, along with a guitar tablature page, short stories
and abstract poetry. Centrefold
poster of Kurt Cobain and VyVyan is the proverbial cherry on top!
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History
I started
Hostbody, or Elvis’s Undies as it was known then, in October 1999, after
being involved passively in the zine scene for about 6 months. I thought, Hey, I can do this! And that’s how
it all started. There was quite a
delay between this decision, and the first issue actually hitting the
presses, mainly due to my inexperience with desktop publishing creating havoc
with the layout and text…However I did manage to sort it, and so my fanzine
was born! The name Elvis’s Undies
came about because it was the seediest thing I could think of to do with
great, god-like music. Other
underwear related suggestions like Kurt’s Keks, Courtney’s Corset, and Sid’s
Socks (!) all fell by the wayside.
However, after the first issue, I was so totally fed up of explaining
that I decided a change in title was needed (it was a damn stoopid name
anyway…). And so, after much careful
debate, I settled on Hostbody, as that’s what the zine was, a host-body for
my evil spirit to possess! This time
to avoid more computer crises, it’s all done punk style i.e. by hand, using
slightly-messier-but-more-reliable cut and paste techniques. Issue three may well be a concept
issue…Are you ready? Check back here
for more info later!
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Kewl Sites
www.hole.com Official Hole website. Officially kicks arse.
www.nirvanafanclub.com Does exactly what it says on the
tin. Very comprehensive.
www.olga.com Contains guitar and bass tab for every
song ever recorded. EVER.
www.nme.com Just useful for music-y stuff and news
www.skunkanansie.com One of the best bands around at he
mo’, and one of the best band sites too.
www.manics.co.uk Worth visiting for pictures
of the yummy James Dean Bradfield alone.
Great band too.
www.uk.amazon.com Good for finding obscure
singles and books. I get all my
Francesca Lia Block books from here.
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How to contact HOSTBODY
Click here to
email me for order information, contributions, if you have website you’d like
listed here, or just queries:
hostbodythezine@yahoo.co.uk
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