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Should have made it onto this month's newsletter. A must watch. Featuring members of the MVPD family.
Lovebot: 3000 from LLAMAMAMA on Vimeo.
Lovebot: 3000 from LLAMAMAMA on Vimeo.
January Distro Update
NEW!
Erosion #4 (Zine) ($1)- In the tradition of great variety zines, Erosion covers a lot of ground. The kind of zine you don't see around much anymore.
Erosion #5 (Zine) ($1)- Comics, an interview with Gainesville’s Grow Radio, a report from Afghanistan, tons of weird art.
Erosion #6 (Zine) ($1)- AM radio, comics, music formats, art galore, free advice and even a crossword puzzle.
Erosion #5 (Zine) ($1)- Comics, an interview with Gainesville’s Grow Radio, a report from Afghanistan, tons of weird art.
Erosion #6 (Zine) ($1)- AM radio, comics, music formats, art galore, free advice and even a crossword puzzle.
Hoopoe Bird Notepad (Blank Book) ($4)- A rich-colored, offset print, bird notepad. Spiral bound, unlined pages, recycled and reused materials.
I Love Bad Movies #1 (Zine) ($5)- Before the well-played themes of later issues began, they traversed the
cinematic spectrum of Road House to Showgirls, Sleepwalkers to The
Pick-Up Artist, all in one issue.
Imaginary Life #7 (Zine) ($3)- Thoughts on life, losing loved ones, family, and understanding things in a new way with age. Simple, little, and beautiful.
Monarch, No. 1 (Book/Literary Journal) ($10)- The first print publication from the awesome new Seattle literary
collective, The Monarch Review. A mix of short fiction, poetry,
non-fiction essays, interviews, and photography.
Paper Crush #4 (Zine & Postcard) ($4)- A fun zine for mail geeks and fans of postal history, Paper Crush #4 is
about postcards. The history and collecting of postcards, to be exact.
Interesting and informative. Plus every issue comes with a free vintage
postcard.
Pipsqueak- Fowl Hymns (LP) ($12)- Speedy sad politically-conscious love songs.
Primahood (Zine/Graphic Novel) ($6.50)- These wonderfully bizarre comics tell an interesting tale of being a
mother and having a daughter. Raising questions of gender and feminity
along the way.
Resume of Charm Archie Magnets (Magnets) ($4)- A 3-pack of adorable Archie magnets from the always-wonderful Resume of Charm.
Scenes, Music, and People of Electronic Music, Part One (Zine) ($4)- A hilarious insider’s look at electronic music.
Suitcase(s) of Memories, Time After: Revisting the Pacific Northwest (Zine) ($3)- A fun little road trip zine about revisiting the Pacific Northwest.
Xeroxed photos and hand-written notes about the places they visit along
the way.
Tiger Pad 3-Pack (Blank Books) ($8)- A three pack of the flexible 5“x7” ruled notepads from Eberhardt Press.
44 pages a piece, made from recycled and reused materials, beautifully
packaged.
Truckface #15 (Zine) ($3)- LB takes us through another year teaching in the Chicago public school
system. As always, a great mix of humorous tales and getting real about
class and racial injustice in this country.
RESTOCKED!
8-Track Mind (Zine) ($3)
Truckface #12 (Zine) ($3)- last couple copies of 12 and 13 before they go out of print!
MP3'S!
NEWS!
*In a few weeks, a few of us from the MVPD crew will be going on the Letters & Poppet tour
around the west coast, so you should come out and say hi if we're
coming to your town. In addition to sounds and performance antics, we'll
have a table full of interesting things both on and not on the distro
(handmade bags, one-of-a-kind postcards, dolls, magnets, hair clips,
alongside the expected tapes and zines and things). *Our friend Charlie Zaillian (from Chung Antique) recently wrote an article on Pierced Arrows for the Seattle Times!
*Our dear Ms Alexis Wolf had an excerpt from her Hyena in Petticoats zine republished on the Vindication of the Rights of Mary blog.
*One Minute Zine Reviews has been doing a number of write ups and radio spots for various MVPD zines.
(and i think that's all).
$1 comps
December Distro Update
2012 We Are Bleeding Menstrual Calendar (Calendar) ($18)- A wonderful way to “start understanding your monthly cycle better, to
keep track of ovulations, and to follow the moons patterns in
relationship with your body.”
Field Guide to the Aliens of Star Trek TNG Season Two (Zine) ($2)- Another season of TNG’s aliens is made into a handy field guide by an 11 year old boy in 1991.
Keep Writing Postcards 10 Pack (Postcards) ($10)- 10 different hand letter-pressed postcards from the Keep Writing postcard series.
Mini Blank Notepad (Blank Book) ($1)- A mini book, fits easily in your pocket, great for ideas and lists.
Paper Radio #8: A Media & Radio Zine (Zine) ($4)- Obsolete communications systems, shortwave, longwave, reviews, interviews, radio fiction.
RVIVR- Joester Sessions (LP) ($12)- 11 songs collected from RVIVR's first two (out of print) 7"s and the Dirty Water EP.
Sharkpact- Ditches (LP) ($10)- One our favorite new Olympia bands, Sharkpact is Camille and Jeff from
the Hail Seizures making amazingly full, well-crafted, punk songs with
just synths and drums.
Snake Pads (Blank Book) ($5)- A beautiful blank book. Spiral-bound, offset print, on unlined paper, using recycled and reused materials.
Syndicate Product #20.0: Meta Comics Issue (Zine) ($4)- Comic artists and comic lovers think about comics and the importance of
comics in their lives.(hint: it's really awesome!).
Tiger Sketchbook (Blank Book) ($7)- A large version of the Tiger Notepad. Unlined, spiral-bound, offset print, using recycled and reused paper.
Restocked
Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills (Book) ($6)- quickly becoming one of bestsellers!
Download
*Well, I Don't See Why Not, Vol. One- the first volume of our NW compilation series went out of print, so is now free. 17 songs from a few years back.
News
*Seattle friends! We'll be tabling again at the annual Hollow Earth DIY Holiday Fair at the Vera Project this Saturday, Dec. 10th, 11am-5pm. Come say hello!
*We have updated out Links page and there are now some (long overdue) words about the goodnesses of some of our wonderful friends.
*Brooklyn Zine Fest is taking table applications now!
*Our friend Jon Potrello recently did a live in-studio on KEXP.
*Through a Tumblr post from Your Secretary, Shit's Fucked: A Positivity Guide became a Tumblr sensation, selling out completely the morning it was posted.
*Our dear noise friend, Abusive Consumer, was reviewed on Foxy Digitalis.*Author David Abram (Spell of the Sensuous, Becoming Animal) gave an awesome review to local Olympia poet Bill Yake's book, Unfurl, Kite, and Veer.
*Our friends at the Seattle soap company Herbivore Botanicals have stepped it up and are making tons of beautiful vegan soaps these days. They've even been making soaps out of herbs harvested from the MVPD garden! You should most certainly check them out.
Good luck making it through the holidays. Until the new year,
JJ/MVPD
Well, I Don't See Why Not, Vol. One (now FREE!)
An interesting
collection that spans from strange lo-fi pop and cello punk to sample-heavy
indie electronic and tape collage music, Well, I Don’t See Why Not Vol. One is
a great recent history time capsule of underground Northwest music.
1. Twig Palace- Wicker Frames-still in existence, Twig Palace is now split between Olympia and Oakland. Playing in bands such as Upside Drown, The Hive Dwellers, The Mumlers, and Lazer Zepplin in their time apart.
2. Yes Please- Crucial Things- no longer in existence, Yes Please now plays in Grass Widow, who have left their former home at Kill Rock Stars to start their own label, Wizard Mountain.
3. Hail Seizures- Daddy- still in existence, Hail Seizures tour the world and also play in a number of other bands (including the super amazing Shark Pact).
4. If It Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix It- October- still in existence, this is perhaps one of my favorite songs ever. Currently living in North Carolina, this winter will find If It Ain't Breakfast moving back to Olympia.
5. Eleanor Murray- River- still in existence, taking the winter off to work on a new album and playing shows with side project Tattered Dress.
6. A Collective of Dirt- Leaving- no longer in existence, members of this group always play in a thousand groups at once. Crystal Fists and If It Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix It are the ones I know pretty for sure are still going.
7. The Background Front ft Pet Club- Lullaby- neither group still being in existence, members of these groups play in Letters, Gumar, Grass Widow and co-run Dropping Gems Records. This song was recently redone on the Letters' album All the Adventures to See Them I Will.
8. Ariel Birks- At Best- still in existence, a full length album years in the making will someday appear.
9. Kleinen Fruhstuck- What the Turtle Tolled Me- no longer in existence, Kleinen can be found in groups such as Little Angry, The Hive Dwellers, Lazer Zepplin, and running Bellhead Studios.
10. My Peach is Pickled- Rerun- no longer in existence (?), My Peach now plays in bands such as Corespondents and the Contraband Country Band.
11. Kite- Fill My Glass- no longer in existence, some of the songs from the Kite project are being redone for the new Kendl Winter album on K Records.
12. Hecka Ar- My Memory's Fine- no longer in existence, members of Hecka Ar can be found playing in Corespondents and DJ Dogwater.
13. Tapestry- Little Buddy- still in existence, but on hiatus.This song was redone on the Letters album Letters Plays Selections from the Tapestry Songbook.
14. Gumar- Seventy-Six- still in existence and producing, dj'ing, mastering, and co-running Dropping Gems out of Portland, Or.
15. Foxdye- Harp Heart- still in existence, putting out albums and touring the world.
16. Blindfolder ft Makeout Hangover- Buckets Full of Honey- Blindfolder is still existence, making sporadic recordings out of Seattle, Wa. The current state of Makeout Hangover is unknown.
17. Letters- Pull on the Reins- still in existence, but typically making music that sounds a good deal different than this.
November Distro Update!
2012 Justseeds/Eberhardt Organizer (Planner) ($8)- This gorgeous little planner is a perennial favorite. With beautiful art from the Justseeds arts collective and printed by the always-amazing Eberhardt Press, it serves as a great alternative to the more-commonly seen Slingshots or Moleskines.
I Love Bad Movies #2 (Zine) ($5)- This hilarious issue deals with love, sex, and relationships in movies. From obsessive amputation love to dorky buddy movie love, all kinds of love gets reviewed here.
I Love Bad Movies #3 (Zine) ($5)- This issue takes a look at the future. Or, rather, how a large handful of semi-ridiculous movies view the future. The results make for some pretty great reading.
I Love Bad Movies #4 (Zine) ($5)- This issue is ridiculously good. This time around, they review movies that are meant for, or star, children, but should perhaps never be watched by children. With a powerhouse of amazing contributors (including two writers from The Daily Show!), this is a zine that can be enjoyed by people within and outside the zine community.
N'Drea: One Woman's Fight to Die Her Own Way (Book) ($4)- "a powerful condemnation of the medical industry, a passionate analysis of the society of the commodity and its destruction of the human individual, and a personal expression of one woman’s decision to live her life fully and to die on her own terms among those she loved."
Nuts #1 (Zine) ($1)- Interviews with H.P.P. and Gun Outfit, a scene report, photos.
Nuts #2 (Zine) ($1.50)- Interviews with Sex Vid and Broken Strings, lots of cool photos, “The American Work Experience” by Carrie Keith, secret lake, experience through vision.
Nuts #3 (Zine) ($1)- This issue has lot of art and photography, band pin-ups, a Milk Music interview, Olympia restaurant reviews from Judd Taylor.
Nuts #4 (Zine) ($1.50)- Interviews with Nodzzz, Hell Woman, White Boss, and Mae Kessler & Sam Kates-Goldman (on dance performance!). A history lesson from Tobi Vail, reviews, art, photos, more.
Nuts #5 (Zine) ($1.50)- This is the travel issue, getting us out of the Olympia scene and into the U.S. of A. Interviews with Brilliant Colors, St. Dad, Justin Clifford Rhody, and The Spits. Art, photography, comics, Captain America’s balls (ew).
Nuts #7 (Zine) ($2)- Musicians interview their parents on their impression of the Women’s Movement (awesome), art, photography, comics, more.
Reclaiming Our Ancient Wisdom: Herbal Abortion Procedure and Practice for Midwives and Herbalists (Zine) ($6)- “Reclaiming Our Ancient Wisdom is a guide for practiced herbalists and midwives to better serve the women of their communities."
Shotgun Seamstress #6 (Zine) ($3)- The brand new and (gasp!) LAST issue of Shotgun Seamstress is here and is so good.
Old! (But back!)
Woman on Bike Notepad (Blank Book) ($3)
Downloads
Letters & If It Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix It- Scattered Areas Where a Thousand Follow in Likeness (Album)- went out of print, so now free!
News
*We have been busy busy busy and the postal service has been slow slow slow. Seriously. There is something amiss. Many apologies for those who have had abnormal wait times, we promise, nothing has changed on our end.
*Nicki Sabalu (editor of DIY or Don't We, among many other things) started off her new video series of zinesters doing readings by filming our own Joshua James reading from Basic Paper Airplane. It's to eventually air on TCTV, but for now can be seen over on her Vimeo.
*We fixed a few things on our website and having been blogging more than we have ever blogged over on (bet you'll never guess) our blog. Check it out.
*All issues of Paper Radio and Signals are now half off! Editor DJ Frederick asked us to make way for issue #8, so these interesting examinations of radio culture are now even more affordable.
*Submission Call! The ever-amazing Jordan O' Jordan is putting together a zine of fun things to do around the U.S.- a travel guide for touring musicians and wanderers, perhaps? More details over here.
*Local Olympia zine, 23, is doing an issue about porn. They're doing a survey for it and if you're interested in participating, go here.
*Craven Rock (of the Eaves of Ass zine) got an essay about almost going on the Jerry Springer Show published in The Monarch Review recently.
*The one-and-only DJ Rupture made the cover (!) of The Wire.
*Poppet got a feature on the British music blog, The Devil Has the Best Tuna.
*Prince is coming to the Tacoma Dome in December!
*East Bay Zine Fest is coming up in a couple weeks. If you're in the area, go! And please say hi to our dear friend Gina Sarti (author of Shit's Fucked) who will be tabling with the collective bakery she's a part of.
*Olympia's Milk Music got interviewed on Pitchfork.
*And, finally, the Olympia Film Festival is in full effect right now and it is so good. Go, won't you?
Until next month,
JJ/Chask'e/MVPD
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