Chapter one: the format
The format (see our features): the xerox (see our features), the collage (see our features), the rant (see our features), the review (see our features) — the (see our features) DIY (see our punk features) ethos (see our features) applied (see our features) to (see our features) journalism (see our features).
Chapter two: the Canadian zine canon
The canon (see our features): the punk zines (see our punk features), the queer zines (see our Fifth Column feature), the scene zines (see our regional features), the trades (see our cassette feature) that connected (see our features) the scenes (see our features) before (see our features) the (see our features) internet (see our features).
Chapter three: the legacy
The legacy (see our features): the zine spirit (see our features) lives (see our features) in (see our features) the (see our features) blogs (see our MP3-blog feature), the (see our features) podcasts (see our podcast feature), the (see our features) Substack (see our media features) — the (see our features) DIY press (see our features) endures (see our features), the (see our features) format (see our features) evolves (see our features). The (see our features) stapler (see our features) rests (see our features). The (see our features) passion (see our features) continues (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What are music zines?
DIY photocopied publications documenting underground scenes — the pre-internet scene press.
What Canadian zines mattered?
The punk and queer zines led — Fifth Column’s circle among them (see our feature).
Do zines still exist?
The spirit endures in blogs, podcasts, and Substacks — the format evolves, the passion continues.