Zine Review – Jelly Cake Vol 1 no 1 “The Geiger Muffin Issue”

Initially, I found Jelly Cake to be oddly confusing, but then I realized this was the concept of it, that it’s the accounts of five New Yorkers who coexist in their own little world. It works. Castle’s more than mildly amusing, and his snippets echo real life in more than one genre. I favored the discussion between a tomato and a potato, the Creative Writing assignment and the two act play between Amy and Harold. Very fun little zine.

Snippet:

“Tomato:

No one eats a potato. You take too long to cook. Forever will you be a shadow of your former self. Chips, fries, salad, you’re a convenience food. Pathetic. You’re very presence is a mockery to all vegetables. Slice me, dice me, sauce me, a million and one uses I have. And I’m ready to serve.”

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Ben’s Back, this time with a nice handful of giggles and nods. I favored in this Issue Hennepin’s “Peter Aqualuna Sabrina” and may well have thrown a bottle cap at him for making the observation that in fact bottle caps do not have corners, much less faded ones. Grasmere’s video game grab reminds me of many real life retrogamers I’ve known. It’s a good little read, although I favor number one to this issue.

Snippet:

“We may not specialize in the highest form of insightful and educational journalism, but we are a far cry from your gobbledygook. As to your inquiry for employment: No thank you.”

A buck and a half

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“The Atomically Charged Strudel Issue”

Benjamin Castle’s witty perzine, Jelly Cake gets a visit from the Jelly Cake Alternate Universe. His wry observations about life being by being introspective about his own behavior, getting a job, being bored, store transactions and a motorcycle theft make for an entertaining read. The internal dialogue he has reguarding his own desires to be a sith master versus the morality of the Jedi made me chuckle. Of course, running into a pole while watching a sexy biker is pretty darned funny too.

Snippet:

“The disrespect that I am receiving will not be tolerated! A creature as fine as she, clearly was given birth to wed me! Face your doom you wicked fool! Cursed is you this day, for you will die!”

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As usual, Boxcutter doesn’t fail. This small sized zine with it’s lavender color grabs you hard and doesn’t let go. Tomas’s writings, especially the first piece, dealing with his own feelings about entering a third world country, and how it’s important that he understand he’s detoxing from America to a slower, more mellow pace of life. Fatima Luna Y Saskia Ledezma’s article regarding life in Chiapas is fantastic, with several sharp photos to support the story. I was very touched by the way she paints faith with words when she goes to the temples and waterfalls. Dylan’s poetry / essay, “insomniac” is nothing short of incredible, and is followed up by a very frank discussion about talking to your partner regarding intimacy. I could go on and on about this fantastic little zine, but I’d rather you read it for yourself.

Snippet:

“It really does come down to money doesn’t it? I mean, you can try to stick to your guns but in the end, it’ll come back to haunt you for ever believing you could live on your talents for long (meaning w/out proper contacts, exposure, a ‘name’ that carries upon the winds, a solid gold résumé, and experience in the specific area that you wish to pursue.)

A buck and worth a whole heck of a lot more.

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Hiphop Don’t Stop Number 3

Hiphop don’t Stop is a smorgasbord of interesting ideas and concepts, with short interesting bits. I like how Tyler leads with a byte about sonic collages, and Kevin Eder’s article about Summer is pretty cool. Tyler’s bits about work, and sensory overload are equally interesting, the limericks are cute, and I really liked the back collaged cover – show Tyler’s wry sense of humor.

Snippet:

“sometimes you have to take highways and byways to get to noisecamp, record stores, and nerd stores tobuy cheap 15 for $5 comic books, sometimes it rains and its hard to drive at 5am when all the car can do is hydroplane because you are so tired and the tires are bald.”

One Dollar

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HHDS 4 begins with a critical look at postmodernism, and how Tyler reconciles it in his personal life. I like that kind of introspection in a person, and Tyler follows it up with a few paragraphs about writing on the backs of envelopes. Articles about Flags of the World and design concepts, a humorous bit about a falling skeleton, and some bits of collage conclude the work.

Snippet:

“This has seriously created many problems for me. I’m stuck analyzing all sorts of media I used to like and asking if they have substance. What do I do when I find bands that I like that are all style? Do I stop listening to them or do I fully embrace them and life a full and happy life as a pomo sort of guy? Is it ok just to ignore it and hope for the best?

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Snippet:

“Lucky for you dear reader, I’m not such a jerk that I don’t TRY to remember who the people I meet are. It’s just that I’m not that good at remembering names, but now that I’ve actually identified this behavioral problem within myself it is something I’m working on. A new year’s resolution of sorts; something to write home about to make my mother proud. Dear mom, I’m meeting tons of new people, and I even remember some of their names! She would be happy for me, I’m sure”

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And now more from the shameless self-promotion department...

Diamond in the Rough is my perzine, and this issue chronicles some of the most emotionally turbulent time in my life, the breakup process that Touya and I went through. I thought long and hard about some of the things that are in here, but it was very cathartic for me.

This issue begins with a very yummy vegan veggie goo recipe, a brief restaurant review and then heads into a compulsive eating episode. It describes 'dumping syndrome' - the effect that
happens on a stomach that has had the gastric bypass when you consume too much refined sugar. It's much like having a heart attack, and something to be avoided. Discussions about
biking to a second job, cake frosting, and loosing a good set of marker pens follow. Things turn strange when a follow up story about people who keep their children's umbilical cords
and other pieces of biological material. Articles on getting older, dreams, and being accosted in the street by religious idiots are intersparsed with snippets about verbal and emotional pain that occurs during a breakup process. Text & handwriting heavy, with short pieces of poetry make up the sum of the issue, and of course the now traditional LilWitch comic strip.

Here's a quote:
"I love him, don't get me wrong, and the idea is that he might come back one day. I doubt it."

Forty Pages, two bucks.

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The Quick and the Dead, August 2006

Hannah Ridge’s per/litzine, The Quick and the Dead is a fun little read. It’s quarter-sized and begins by thanking the reader for being there. I always like to see this in a zine, because our community is so small, we need to give respect to those that support it. Her handwriting is clear and easy to read, and then transfers to text. Hannah’s writing is clear, and emotional, she talks a lot about being unnecessarily shielded, and about true and genuine anger. I liked her segment about haircutting and how it can be very cathartic, and the segments after that deal with more emotions. Hannah’s a really enjoyable writer, and her work, while mostly in the first person, is refreshing on the eyes. This is a British Zine, a very good one at that.
Snippet:
“Eventually the pretending would become so complete that it was as if you were not sat there, ostentatiously striking matches and flipping pages, as if every third beat would not be followed with a foot tap, carefully timed to annoy us as it filled that space.”
Only two dollars, and a very cool read.
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Snippet:

“I’ve been biking long enough to have devolped something like a seventh sense about impending trouble (My sixth sense is the one that causes me to get crushes on lesbians.)”
Three dollars.

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