Where to find Static Zine Issue 5

 

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This list will be continually updated to let you know where you can grab a copy of Issue 5!

As of October 26th:

Queen West:

Kops Records

Murray’s Sandwich

Tequila Bookworm

TYPE Books

Rotate This

Bloor Street:

Big Fat Burrito

Sonic Boom

Sky Blue Sky

Rustic Owl

Holy Oak

College Street/Kensington:

Big Fat Burrito

Sonic Boom

The Green Beanery

Soundscapes

Of a Kind

Manic Coffee

Cafe Pamenar

Download Issue 5′s Mixtape!

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art by Greer Brabazon

For issue 5, we decided to do something a little different with our mixtape. Because the issue is an ode to fanzines, the three editors decided to make the mixtape an ode to some of their favourite bands (and ones we haven’t used on our other mixtapes). This mixtape includes odes to Three Gut Records and Arts & Crafts.

<<DOWNLOAD THE FIFTH ISSUE MIXTAPE>>

1. “Now, More Than Ever” by Jim Guthrie

2. “One More Night” by Stars

3. “Calculation Theme” by Metric

4. “Unsurfed Waves” by Snowblink

5. “Let it Die” by Feist

6. “Make it Better” by Gentleman Reg

7. “Scratches” by Dog Day

8. “Young Offenders” by The Constantines

9. “Bring My Father a Gift” by Royal City

10. “Family Tree” by Evening Hymns

11. “Tie Me Up God” by Sea Snakes

12. “Arena” by Suuns

13. “I Wanna Rob a Bank” by Jason Collett

14. “Bandwitch” by Broken Social Scene

15. “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” by Arcade Fire

Static Zine’s BIG DAY OF FUN – September 8!

Static Zine Fun DayHave you found yourself thinking, “man, I really wish I could play scavenger hunt around the city AND go to a Y2K dance party in one day?”

Either way…. you’re in luck! That’s exactly what we’re going to do for Static’s Big Day of Fun!

On Saturday, September 8, join us for these ridiculous(ly fun) activities and feel like you’re a kid again.

Starting at 2pm will be the scavenger hunt. Form teams of 2, and registration costs $5 per team. Meet us at the meeting place that will be announced on our Facebook event, and we’ll give you the list of what you’re to go take photos of around the city. Whoever comes back by deadline with the most and properly photographed wins. There will be big first and second prizes, and goodie bags!

Then at night, come on over to the Magpie for DJ DDORIS DDAY AALL NNIGHT, who will be playing 90s up til midnight when Y2K2 hits and then will speed up to more modern indie dance hits. Dress up how you did around Y2K and we’ll get jiggy with it!

All proceeds will go to the printing of Issue 5.

SOUNDS AWESOME, RIGHT?!

So RSVP.

Also, don’t forget to send in your pitches for Issue 5!

Announcing Issue 5′s theme… THE FANZINE!

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Static’s only just over a year old, but zines have been going on for almost a century. The zines of today have derived from big zine movements in the 60s, 70s and 90s, which are most known for fanzines about science fiction, punk music, riot grrrl and more. In these self-publishing revolutions before the age of the internet, people were able to get creative about the stories they followed, music they liked, activists they admired and ideas they thought could change the world.

For our fifth issue, due out for Canzine on October 20&21, we’d like to honour fanzines but also have our own fun with the concept. Each contributor will get one page to make what a page of their fanzine about a topic would look like. This can be figuratively or literally if they’ve made one before. Examples of topics include music, movies, actors, musicians, activists, leaders, writers, animals, things, etc. The contributor is encouraged to use the page to show why they’re fan-ing over the topic, why it’s so great or why others should love it through the cut-and-paste/ drawn-on style familiar to fanzines.

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PITCHING DETAILS:

  • Email info @ staticzine . com by TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH to let us know you’re interested in contributing, what or who you’d like to fan over and how you would go about doing it.
  • Each person is to fan over a different topic (we’ll monitor this through pitches to make sure of no overlap).
  • We accept writing, comics, illustration, photos, interviews, mixtures of them, etc. Please refer to our previous issues to see our general style.
  • We encourage you to check out your local zine library, like the Toronto Zine Library, to see what other fanzines are like.
  • Once we notify the contributor that their topic’s been accepted (after the pitch deadline), they”ll have until MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST to work on their page. Then there will be two weeks for production.
  • Please let us know if you have any questions!

PAGE DETAILS:

  • One page = 12.5 CM wide x 8.5 IN tall (a letter-sized paper, folded in half – that one half – with borders cut off). If you go over the border, there’s more potential for your work to be cut off during photocopying.
  • Photos, comics and illustrations cannot be too dark or too light, as it’s tricky when it comes out in photocopying.
  • The contributor can complete their page on their own and send as a file/mail it/drop it off, or are invited to come to our HQ to make it with us.

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