Were it not for the limited vocabulary of America's youth, naming your band "Jejune" could be a dangerous and limiting manuever. But that's okay. Most teenagers who listen to guitar rock will think they got the name from the Porky Pig Speak 'N' Stutter Calender. Fortunately, despite their languid pace and shoegazing tendencies, Jejune aren't necessarily jejune. Sprinkled throughout the 12 sprawling tunes are enough noisy solos, crunching chords, sculpted feedback, and pop elements to energize the lachrymose lyrics and repeated themes of ennui, dreams, crushes and wished kisses. On average it takes approximately 2.6 seconds for a syllable to be sung. You know, typical emo- indie- shoegazer stuff.
Not to take anything from the kids in Jejune, but the hidden savior of this record might be producer Ted Leo, once of the magnificent D.C. pop trio, Chisel. He also lends supporting guitar. As a result, the sound is direct and crisp, and some of the solos and choruses are so full out R-O-C-K. Leo's presence is felt and propels This Afternoon's Malady past being just another "loud and pretty" indie record.
Fans of epic Built To Spill songs and wusses- behind- walls- of- guitar Britrock (y'know-- like the Pale Saints and Ride) should put this on their list. Or, if you have a love poetry assignment for a tenth grade English class, sit and copy lyrics like "The clock stops as she goes by/ Everyone reaches for her/ Her eyes hold the divine/ Her light fills the dark mind/ Nowhere." If you just winced at those lyrics, don't worry-- they're incomprehensible, blocked with harmonious sighs and buried under distortion.
There's something strangely intriguing about this zine. Nothing particularly fantastic happens on this tour, and mostly our narrator just gets drunk or fucked up, describes his surroundings, and waxes nostalgic about girls...all while selling merch, of course. But before you start thinking this is a negative review, let me say this: this is a calmly captivating zine. It's the zine that will stay in your bathroom that you will read over and over for a year. It just is. It's the daily account of a European tour of two bands I don't even like, but somehow the descriptions of squats and van rides still hold my attention.
Loserdom is one of the sweetest zines ever! It's written by two brothers, Anto and Eugene, who mostly cycle around, tell jokes, and say feck instead of f*ck. In this issue, they give a humorous review of an Alley Cat bike race, take us on a Spanish Civil War tour of Barcelona, interview an Irish peace activist, Caoimhe Butterfly, and write a comic in which they go back in time on their bicycle and use the opportunity to buy 70's punk records...on vinyl!! There's also some stuff on the history of the Irish punk scene and tons of zine reviews!
Celebrate this World War I resistor. She spent 2 1/2 years in prison on a sedition conviction because she mailed out anti-draft leaflets. Scary echoes with the current direction the U.S. is moving.
*Have your poster shipped in a Poster Tube for extra protection! Posters not shipped in tubes will be folded in half for packaging and are more subject to wear while shipping.
It was the greatest test of strength America had ever known. For the first time, an American president and the Attourney General were out to destroy the criminal organization no administration had dared to touch. John F Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were after the Mafia and the head of its oldest family Carlos Marcello. The story of Marcello vs. the Kennedys is the most revealing picture of the power of organized crime ever written. And it is the book that at last has an answer to the riddle of President Kennedy's assassination. A terrifying answer. THIS COPY IS USED.
WE FINALLY SOLD OUT OF THIS SHIRT!
After some confusion over the intention here, I feel the need to clarify. Obviously we do not want to condemn women who choose to wear make up. The image does NOT say that women who wear make up are ugly. The sentiment is meant to be more entry level to the idea that women don't need to wear make up to be beautiful. Respectful dialogue is welcome. The fine print below says "Wearing make up supports the harmful standard of beauty produced by the cosmetics and advertising agencies. Don't buy it!"
The purple shirts have white ink.
Fittings:
X-Small Chest 24
Small Chest 30
Medium Chest 36
Large Chest 40
X - Large Chest 44
XX-Large Chest 48
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Easy, cheap, and DIY ways to make alcohol at home! Making your own can also be fun and rewarding. Few things are as satisfying as opening a bottle of beer that you made yourself; it's a lot cheaper to make your own than to buy it. Best of all, if you make it yourself, you know what goes into it. Why pay alcohol taxes?
LUCY was the code name of the late Rudolf Roessler, a violent anti-nazi who emigrated to Switzerland in 1933. In the opinion of qualified observers on all sides, the information that Roesller obtained (and transmitted to Russia) between 1941 and 1945 from ten peacetime German friends - who were not only anti-Nazi, but trusted officers of the German high command - may well have cost Hitler the entire war. For that war was won in Switzerland. Here is the fantastic story of this mysterious figure who, posing as a Swiss publisher, for four years conducted one of hte most brilliant espionage operations in history.
Blair lives a chaotic punk lifestyle - splitting town, creating bands, staying at punk houses, riding freights, getting drunk, hitching rides, and spinning a tale that ties the whole thing together in this zine. He can churn out the literary devices as well and pick things up a few pages after dropping some foreshadowing. This level of writing is pretty rare when discussing these kind of lifestyle choices.
(ignore the zipfizz thing, it's ok)
MICROCOSM PUBLISHING IN YOUR TOWN!!!
We'll be tabling at:
March 17-18 -- Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair
We're working on tabling at more upcoming events, touring with The Bouncing Souls, a Canadian Tour with Strike Anywheremore tours with bands! See you there!
If you’re planning an event and you’d like the Microcosm gang to
participate (by tabling, presenting, aiding in the consumption of vegan treats, etc) please let us know!
Comics from the UK with an obvious anarchist slant! You can get a really neat window perspective into Isy's life and day to day activities includding going on tour with Anal Beard! I was immediately engrossed reading this. It talks about moving into a new house, the way that US foreign policy affects the rest of the world, her roommates, socialists trying to sell her newspapers, and plenty more. The drawing style is really unique and fun.
This zine is full of Isy's neat comics. In the main story, she and her cohorts protest the G8 summit in Germany! Isy cooks giant vats of food, translates from German into English during meetings, drinks a few celebratory beers, and generally participates in demonstrations 10,000 people strong. Another comic features Isy's trip to a horticulture fair where she feels out of place at first, but still wins a ribbon for her vegan chocolate cherry cake. Isy also attends Climate Camp 07 and tells us a little about pancakes and beech trees. Many of her friends write in with lists of things they hate. Includes lists from Ryan Mishap, Anto of Loserdom zine, Steve of Rum Lad, and a bunch of other folks as well. This zine, although about protesting some pretty awful stuff and full of hate-lists, is still super posi!
Jay tells the stories of his childhood through cute cartoons and short anecdotes. It makes him seem very human when he talks about adults lying to him in "innocent" ways and in turn him being dishonest to adults. Other stories talk about his parents playing pranks on each other, swimming as a kid, being embarassed, fishing, having bats in his bedroom, and plenty more! They are nice short little reads that are really cute.
"They're short on top and long in the back. They're mullets and they rule..." This book is the culmination of mullets reaching pop culture status and while that's kind of annoying that a formerly cult activity like mullet hunting has reached pop culture status years ago, this book could be really fun for someone still reached their hey day in mullet studies. It traces the mullet from the beginnings of man and it's all written in a very tongue in cheek style that translates well for the uses of this book. (humor, not much else).
*** THIS SHIRT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ONCE WE SELL OUT IT WILL BE GONE FOREVER! ***
Some sizes of this t-shirt are also available in a ringer style (a ring at the collar and end of each sleeves) which run about one size larger than the regular style and are not as fitted. **Not all colors/styles are available in every size.**
The grey ringer shirts have black ink.
The black shirts have white ink
X-Small Chest 28
Small Chest 34
Medium Chest 48
Large Chest 42
X - Large Chest 46
XX-Large Chest 50
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Nerds gone global! This zine of all things nerdy hails from Australia and covers every facet of nerd culture. Custom my little ponies made to look like the Borg, X-box addiction, how itunes killed the mixtape, and life-consuming scrabble addictions are just some of the topics covered in NGW.
Make the kind of beer (or root beer) that YOU like with this easy to follow guide to everything from lagers to stouts, bitters, pilseners...and more! THIS COPY IS USED.
Just in time for the 2007 New Orleans Book Fair, the New Orleans super discount pack! We've combined 3 books and 8 zines, focused on life in New Orleans at a discount of $10. Included are: The NEW Chainbreaker book!, Leaning With Intent to Fall (Ethan's new book!) Stories Care Forgot, I Hate This Part of Texas/Keep Loving Keep Fighting #7, I Hate This Part of Texas #5, Crescent City Stories, New Orleans My Love, Emergency #5, Rocket Queen #2, the Gentrification Reader, And The War at Home: New Orleans After Katrina.
X uses this issue to explore the history of her present town in
Winchester, MA and it's typical nature as well as her history as a Chinese immigrant; her family's attitudes of Winchester vs. China, her family's relation to Chinatown in Winchster - which is probably the most unique aspect explored in this zine: Accepting a very non-traditional, commodified version of the culture as a support network and because it's the closest thing available to them. A fascinating perspective and set of writings exploring what is a day to day occurance for millions of minority people living in small towns - being tokenized because of their race (or other features) and trying to remain connected to their culture. X talks about her Chinese acquantences and the difference between being 1st and 3rd generation immigrants. The genius in this zine lies in the simplicity of writing what she knows, exemplifying the true beauty and accessiblity of zines. This also tells the story of Vincent Chin, a draftsman killed for being mistaken to be Japanese during the auto recession by ignorant white people.
We assume most people who order from Microcosm are of the crafting, bike repairing, vegan baking sort. Now here’s a zine for those of you aren’t! NWCWF is a jaunty romp in the world of slacker food where convenience is mandatory and utensils are optional. Edited by Ninjalicious (RIP) from Infiltration, this little zine with a colorful cover collects quick, bizarre and awful “recipes” from numerous zinesters. Matt Farnham’s PB McChocolate consists of scooping peanut butter with your hand and dipping it in powdered chocolate drink, Ryan Bigge’s Marinated Shiitake Mushrooms on Angel Hair Pasta disintegrates into a ice cream eating frenzy, and Karlos the Jackal’s Delicious Homemade Cake involves breaking your arm. Place tongue in cheek, but even the most hard core vegan chef will admit to having a hangover breakfast consist of a 6 month old linty gumball at least once in their lives.
(New Song) began in Argentina with a man caled Atahualpa Yupanqui whose guitar became its voice, and whose exile became its birth. It began in Chile where Violeta Parra gathered a life of songs and gave them all away.
It began as Victor Jara wrote songs to the rhythm of falling cannisters of tear gas, on the streets of Santiago.
Many of its voices died there, from Pinochet's bullets and from a world's silence. Yet still we hear Victor Jara, audible through the noise of the crowd, "walking, walking. I am the song remains unfinished..."
Prunella Vulgaris received most of her education from strict Catholic nuns at all-girl schools. This zine serves as an abridged dictionary of the most eccentric, vicious, or otherwise memorable nuns she had to endure. Additionally, it is an engrossing document of the completely alien lifestyle that these eight particular women chose. The writing is casual and familiar, making it a quick and satisfying read.
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