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This file/document is ShareRight 1994; you may copy, reproduce, use and/or
distribute this information however and as often as you like as long as
this sentence is included.
Posted April, 1994 by Jerod Pore. This file is part of
FactSheet Five - Electric. Questions or comments regarding
FactSheet Five - Electric should be directed to jerod23@well.sf.ca.us
If you wish to send zines for review in both the electronic and print
versions of Factsheet Five, the snailmail address is
Factsheet Five
PO Box 170099
San Francisco CA 94117-0099
GRRRLZ
%Title: ALARM CLOCK: Alternative Music Issue 20
%Descr: A radical music zine with a riot grrrl/women oriented slant.
Clair Dorer spent seven days at the big London 4AD 13th aniversay
festival (and lived to tell about it). And tell she did, 11 pages
reviews a zillion perfomnaces including Unrest, Underground
Lovers, Throwing Muses, Lush, The Breeders, Red House Painters,
and Dead Can Dance. Interviews with Barbara Lien and Chantale
*(Misery and Vomit)* Doyle too.
%Info: $2.50 Each , Subs: $ 5.00 for 3 issues to
Allen Salyer, P.O. Box 1551, Royal Oak, MI 48068-1551
(32 Pages/D/RSF)
No trades/submissions OK/back issues/no ads.
%Title: AN EMOTIONAL BISCUIT
%Descr: Mostly music reviews here.
I liked her essay about fanzine cultue in addition to the pieces
about Babes in Toyland and PJ Harvey.
%Info: to
Lia , An Emotional Biscuit, 4140 Boling Brook Dr, Marietta, GA 30062
(12 Pages/S/RSF)
No trades/no ads.
%Title: BODY POLITIC: Monthly Pro-Choice News Reports Volume 3 Issue
10
%Descr: Local, national, and international pro-choice news.
Legislation, petitions, actions, resources, and an events
calendar.
There's chaos in California's schools thanks to the religious
right, pro-choice activism in Arizona, info on the California
voucher proposition, and an interview with Prof. Delfattore about
censorship.
%Info: $3 Each , Subs: $18.00 for 11 issues to
The Body Politic, Inc., PO Box 2363, Binghamton, NY 13902
(36 Pages/S/RSF)
No trades/submissions OK/no ads.
%Title: BROOM Volume 1 Issue 2
%Descr: A wimmin's music zine with poetry, fiction, interviews, and
lots of other stuff.
Mary Diaz, Queen Jane, and Madame X all gave their accounts on
the March on Washington; an attempt to interview L7; and a bunch
of live show reviews.
%Info: $2 Each , Subs: $15.00 for 6 issues to
Broom, P.O. Box 7248, Baltimore, MD 21218
(44 Pages/S/RSF)
Trades OK/submissions OK/back issues/takes ads.
%Title: BUST Volume 1 Issue 2 Fall '93
%Descr: A good debut for this sassy mag for "generation XX" -
slacker gals. They printed essays, poems, comics, stories,
and other crutial information for surviving in the 90's.
This wonderfully expanded issue has an essay about growing up and
no longer being a geek, a moving story about how losing one's
virginity has transformed a 23-year-old to a grrrl, recounting a
tale of hanging with David Cassidy in 1973, why men's magazines
don't have articles about relationships, going to a party with a
rude friend, tips for groupies, fun with dream analysis, the
concept of having fun, hating Mary Hart, and a huge list of fun
stuff to do. Don't forget the great centerfold -- lipstick breast
prints.
%Info: $2 + 2 stamps Each , Subs: $ 4.00 for 4 issues to
Marcelle Karp, P.O. Box 319, Ansonia Station New York, NY 10023
(40 Pages/S/RSF)
No trades/submissions OK/back issues/takes ads.
%Title: CALICO Issue 7 Fall '93
%Descr: A kinda sloppy zine created by some adamently hetero grrrlz.
There's a sophisticated responce to PCism, an objective look at
grunge fashion, the rough life of female guitarists, and why
women should carry a gun.
%Info: $1 Each to
Rachel Johnson, 44 Manomet St., Brockton, MA 02401
(18 Pages/S/RSF)
No trades/takes ads.
%Title: CHOOSING CHOICE: Plain Talk Every Other Month About Abortion,
Politics
%Descr: and the Constitution Sept. '93
A brief but fact-filled newsletter to keep you updated on
abortion rights. Each issue also contains a sample letter to
our "elected" officials on currently pending legislation.
Nancy wrote an interesting historical of the constitutionality of
*Roe v. Wade*, starting with the First Amendment, then on to
privacy, and then explaining equal protection. The letter this
month is to insure clear access to health clinics (that perform
abortions).
%Info: , Subs: $20.00 for 6 issues to
Choosing Choice, P.O. Box 190715, San Francisco, CA 94119
(8 Pages/HL/RSF)
No trades/submissions OK/no ads.
%Title: CREME BRULEE Issue 2 July '93
%Descr: A fun new angry zine dealing more with politics then music.
This one has an interview with Erika Stahl (editor of *Power
Candy*), a rant about driving, abortion rights, and top 10 lists.
%Info: $1 + a stamp Each to
Abigail Johns, 6344 N. Sheridan #5A, Chicago, IL 60660
(18 Pages/D/RSF)
Trades OK/submissions OK/back issues/no ads.
%Title: EXTEMPORANEOUS Issue 11
%Descr: A short zine by Sara and Beth with poetry and other stuff.
They printed a list of new super heroes (like mail man), pop
stars people have crushes on, an interview with Arthur
*(Zeitgeist)* Koziol, and "moronic poetry."
%Info: 2 stamps Each to
Sara & Beth Billard, Extemporaneous, 2066 Algonquin Dr., Scotch Plains,
NJ
07090
(14 Pages/D/RSF)
Trades OK/submissions OK/back issues/no ads.
%Title: GIRLY MAG Issue 7 1993
%Descr: Our editrix sure misses Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman.
There's also a trip to New York, cool journal-type prose
from skipping pixies to weird acid trips in suburbo land.
Aieeeee... There's a review of a cool porn flick and lotso
zine reviews, also good freak reads. Piece by Totski on
redoing the bed on her lovely truck. Go Amazon go! (I've
done that one, a tough job!) A great list of kids books
with destructo-mite girl heroes, and lots of music reviews.
From thrift store to punk, dis is alright.
Reviews girl oriented zines, books, videos, comics and music.
%Info: 1.50+2 stamps Each , Subs: $ 6.00 for 4 issues to
Elspeth Abel, PO Box 151, Audubon, NJ 08106
(25 Pages/HL/VAL)
Trades OK/submissions OK/back issues/no ads.
%Title: GOGGLEBOX Issue 2 Winter, 1994
%Descr: _Gogglebox_ isn't just another Grrrl or Punk or Personal
zine ("Translation: This is one big-ass form letter. Sorry
y'all.") as Jennifer infects you with the adventures that
make up her life. Like all true adventures, they come with
their share of danger, adversity and tragedy along with the
small triumphs that make them worth having.
This time around Jennifer gets lost in Harlem. Scary? No! It's
way fun. She even attends a church service and is invited back.
Then there's riding the subways, going to raves and CBGB's and
all the other stuff that makes Jennifer just fall in fucking love
with New York. Plus an interview with Ian MacKaye and some other
punkrock stuff.
Reading it makes me wanna hitchhike to Manhattan.
%Info: $1.00 Each to
Jennifer , 415 McBain, 545 West 114 New York, NY 10027
(32 Pages/D/JP)
Trades OK/back issues/no ads. email jsb@columbia.edu
%Title: HAZMAT
%Descr: A new zine with fustrations about life.
Ms. Phink wrote about how much she likes her new short hair, the
Jean Dubuffet show, cool stuff list, and questions for
vegitarians.
A good first issue showing lots of promise.
%Info: 2 stamps Each to
Ms. Phink, 8127 Heatherton Lane #T-3, Vienna, VA 22180
(12 Pages/D/RSF)
Trades OK/no ads.
%Title: HUM Issue 1
%Descr: A new zine by gals in the Big Apple.
Issue 1 has directions for an eggshell craft project, Megan's
"reviews" of tapes she loved when she was in junior high (Duran
Duran and The Fixx), a short rant about how talentless Sofia
Coppola is, paper dolls, a scary psycho story, celebrity dreams,
and lots and lots of short funny things like "You know it's hot
when your eyeballs are sweating."
%Info: $1 (cash/stamps Each to
Monica and Megan, 367 1st Ave., #141 New York, NY 10010
(16 Pages/S/MLW)
Trades OK/submissions OK/no ads.
%Title: I RULE Issue 3
%Descr: A new zine with poetry, collages, and angry rants.
Christina printed her survey on what cartoon characters people
would like to have sex with, a fave band word search, the health
problems of using tampons, top 10 lists, and a kidz revolution
rant.
%Info: $1 Each , Subs: $ 2.00 for 3 issues to
Christina Polomo, 435 S. Church #B, Visalia, CA 93277
(22 Pages/S/RSF)
Trades OK/submissions OK/no ads.
%Title: MUFFIN BONES Issue 3
%Descr: A chotic zine of grrrl-styled rants, comic reprints,
Emily told us the true story of getting grouned by her parents
for getting her nose pieced in New York. She also printed
suburban sources for leather-free boots, short fiction, an
interview with the Breadmen, and a simple check box form letter
to return your comments.
%Info: $1 Each , Subs: $ 5.00 for 4 issues to
Emily K. Larned, 178 Farms Rd., Stamford c, CT 06903
(15 Pages/S/RSF)
Trades OK/submissions OK/back issues/no ads.
%Title: NOISEMAKER Issue 3 January, 1994
%Descr: Intensely personal accounts, some factual and some
fictional, of Ellen's angst-ridden, rage-filled life.
This issue *seems* to be all fiction, but the dream-like quality
of Ellen's writing makes it hard to seperate the dream and
mundane realities. Three tales of vengence, strangeness and
overwhelming lusts.
Shudder inducing.
%Info: $1.00 Each to
Ellen Myre, 2612 2nd Avenue #3, Minneapolis, MN 55408
(12 Pages/M/JP)
Trades OK/back issues/no ads.
%Title: R.A.G.E. FOR CHOICE
%Descr: An angry zine put together as a responce to Operation
Rescue's prescence in Minneapolis this past Summer.
This special edition had an interesting article on population
control, a xeroxable sticker page, techniques for taking control
of health care, a tirade on Christianity, dealing with difficult
OB/GYNs, a really fine piece on anarchism and the women's
movement, a declaration of wimmin's rights, and why the editor
loves angry wimmin.
%Info: $2 Each to
c/o Emma Center, 3451 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407
(40 Pages/S/RSF)
No trades/no ads.
%Title: SOUTHERN HYSTERIA Issue 2
%Descr: An angry zine full of poetry, rants, clip art, and recipes.
Facts about rape, the grrrlist, the sexual potency of Barbarella,
home remedies, several interesting vegitarian recipes, and many,
many angry poems.
%Info: $3 Each , Subs: $ 5.00 for 2 issues to
Stacy Wylke, Southern Hysteria, P.O. Box 5396, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486
(36 Pages/HL/RSF)
Trades OK/submissions OK/back issues/no ads.
%Title: THORN Issue 4
%Descr: Angry rants about race, AIDS, and queer issues. The
manifesto in this zine explains it as about being loud and
visible women, with differences and respect. Strong graphics
and design makes this one stand out.
There's an interview with Tammy Tantrum, editor of *I Heart Amy
Carter*; Trina Robins, author of *A Century of Women Cartoonists;
the reality of sisterhood; and a funny collection of child-like
essays.
Another zine from the fine family of High Drive Publications.
%Info: $3.50 Each to
Kelly Martin, 371 Church St. #1, San Francisco, CA 94114
(28 Pages/S/RSF)
No trades/submissions OK/takes ads.
%Title: WIGLET Issue 9
%Descr: A zine of honest stories, comics,
She wrote an amazing story of going to the hospital to haver her
hymen removed, another story of biking around a big cemetary,
finding a poodle, and seeing a Rick Springfield concert.
%Info: $2+2 stamps Each to
Gilmore Tammy, P.O. Box 8072, Columbus, OH 43201
(22 Pages/S/RSF)
No trades/no ads.
%Title: WOMEN & REVOVERY: Surviving, Thriving, & Reclaiming Your Body,
Mind &
%Descr: Spirit Volume 2 Issue 1 Fall '93
I usually don't go for 12-step oriented magazines but this
one is quite rational and informative, with news and
contacts for issues effecting women's health. Topics include
AIDS, alcohol, codependence, drugs, depresssion, eating
disorders, incest, mental health, physical abuse, and sexual
abuse.
We haven't heard from *Women & Recovery* for a while and since
that time they've grown from 8 pages to 48 pages. Lots of info
here on heart disease, the politics of estrogen, treating eating
disorders, cervical cancer update, and a look at San Francisco's
women's recovery center Mia House.
Quite varied.
%Info: $5 Each , Subs: $24.00 for 4 issues to
Margaret J. Cole, Need to Know Press, P.O. Box 161775, Cupertino, CA
95016
(48 Pages/S/RSF)
Trades OK/takes ads.