"This is my pen pal Maggie's zine and it  is chock full of amazing show photography (pictures of bands/shows like Limpwrist, Bratmobile, Sleater-Kinney,  The Gossip, Spitting Teeth, Cold Sweat, and tons more) and not only will you find amazing band photography you will also find little blurbs about each band, her feelings on feeling like an outsider in the hardcore scene, articles/How-Tos on how to silkscreen, vegan photography developing, making patches using the transfer method, as well as a piece on knocking religion and why it's lame, an interview with Bis, and more more more. Very yummy and chock full of eyecandy, although it sort of made me sad that there just is NO scene where i live and shows are almost unheard of. Each cover has a unique photo glued onto it as an added personal touch" Quoted and available to order from Basement Freak' s Distro.
(added 25/05/2006) 

"Fed up with lack of access to resources for “emerging” and politically motivated artists, editors Felix Gato, Em Sixteen and L.N.R. have created riffRAG to serve as a forum for inspiration and creativity. The launch of riffRAG comes at a particularly crucial time for artists and members of politically progressive communities. The launch party is all ages will provide artists, activists and media makers a chance to build community. riffRAG highlights the extraordinary work that emerging artists across the country are creating which often slips under the radar of the art world. The website features artists working in different mediums and contexts who have distinguished themselves through political activism, artistic vision and creative determination. From whimsical works on paper by mixed-media artist Muffie White to an interview with James Spooner, the creator of the 2003 documentary film Afropunk, riffRAG places artists working in different communities in conversation with each other. It brings innovative aesthetic practice with cultural criticism, a pairing rarely seen in current artistic publications."
riffrag [AT] yahoo.com
http://www.riffrag.org
(added 06/14/2005)

Issue 3 : "This zine promotes queer sex, genderfuck, and the advancement of amputees everywhere." Hellery Homosex talks about her experience of being an amputee and queer woman. She also comments on the connection she feels with Frida Kahlo, who was also injured by a train; and much more. A great zine!
Hellery Homosex,
PO Box 23036,
Seattle WA 98102-0336
(added 04/07/2004)

"The mission of the insider is to relay art and information directly from you, the reader. Most articles and art will be submitted by readers of the insider. Here you will be able to oppose, agree and give your opinions about anything. If you hate our president, write an article and I will put it in the zine for everyone to read. No questions asked. Here you don’t need to be an experienced journalist, but just someone who wants your voice heard. My goal is to have this publication extend beyond the Maryland border and make it a national publication and hopefully an international publication. The first issue of the insider was put to print back in May of 2003 and I hope to get the next issue out by September. If you would like either read what your peers are thinking or you have strong opinions about something yourself go to the submissions page or subscriptions page and get IN to the INSIDER!" Creator and publisher: Christina Jennings:
therealinsider2003 [AT] yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/therealinsider2003/
(added 12/08/2003)

The writings (online journal-like) of Elizabeth S. Peña who also runs Red Jewel Distro. Embodying the identities of "feminist, antiracist, socialist, anticolonialist, antihomophobic, antisexist, vegetarian, queer, and of color", she writes about revolutionary and social justice issues. "I write articles, both scholarly and otherwise, resistance poetry and spoken word, as well as music." Great stuff!!
http://www.recordofagirl.com/

"A small booklet on the current issues surrounding women in prison. in this zine you will find an analysis of how "criminality" is defined in the us (from a radical point of view!) and a short history of women's prisons in america. the majority of the zine is a brief summary of human rights violations that are being carried out in the nations women's prisons. me and summer hope you enjoy it and if you have any feedback please email jenn (jennbowman25 [AT] hotmail.com). thanks!" By Jenn Bowman and Rae Thomas. You can order this zines at:
http://www.pscap.org/
planting seeds community awareness project
PO Box 11452
Olympia, WA 98508, USA
info [AT] pscap.org
(added 05/16/2003)

"Evolution of a race riot is a compilation zine I edited in 1997 by, for and about people of color in various stages of p-rock writing about race, "identity," and community. I'm proud of this, even though looking back I was way harsh in the introduction, but I think that's understandable. It's also available from Stickfigure, Tree of Knowledge (treeofknowledgepress@yahoo.com ) and lastly, from me. The second issue is in the works, and includes a directory of projects (mostly zines) produced by people of color, past and present. It's supposed to be both a historical record (we were here) and a networking tool (we're still here), complete with descriptions and contact information. Reprints and more original essays about race politics are included again." The second issue is out now! By Mimi Nguyen
slander13 [AT] mindspring.com
Race Riot
PO Box 11906
Berkeley, CA 94712-2906
USA
http://www.worsethanqueer.com/slander/zine.html
(added 05/14/2003)

The Rabbit Fodder Addict is a quarter-sized cookzine with 20 vegan recipes (no meat, dairy, eggs, gelatin or honey). Each one is hand-bound and has a unique cover made from a page of a retro cookbook (like the Better Homes and Gardens ones with the really revolting photographs of food).
Stephanie
PO Box 715
Weatherford, TX 76086
USA
the_cube82 [AT] mac.com
(added 2/4/2003)

"Some Chicago women formed a women's booking collective to raise $$ for a health center by putting on independent, DIY, punk, hardcore, hip hop, and spoken word events. This zine, put together by several of the collective members, outlines "lessions leanred" and tips on booking shows. It covers everything from fding housing for bands, working with venues, ideas to get people dancing, fun stuff to have at a show besides music, and lots of stories and ideas on how to address sexism in the music scene." (Ariel who does also "Women's Self Defense" is involved in this excellent zine too!)
Megan Wells
PO Box 5027
Chicago, IL 60680
USA
chicapalta [AT] hotmail.com
(added 02/13/2003)

“Here are a few hints/ guidelines to stuff I’d like to have here: witchy stuff, menstrual info/ zines. Alternatives, herbal info, hand made items, crafts, buttons, shirts, other clothing, dreamy stuff, body art/ tattoo stuff, jewelry, unique zines and books.” Hag Rag Catalog #1 is a distro that also offers merchandise that you may purchase as well as trade.
Skuld
PO Box 1661
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
USA
http://www.hagrag.bigstep.com
(added 11/16/02)

“I came into the world on May 4th 1986, at 7:15 pm in a refugee camp hospital in the Philippines. My parents had made the dangerous journey from their home country Vietnam to the Philippines a year before." This is Hanh’s first zine and it you will find what she loves and what she doesn’t it. Among her writings is a letter she wrote to President Bush where. In it she demonstrates her concern for his close call to death when he almost choked on a pretzel. Hanh
Germantown, MD
USA
(added 11/16/02)

 

"Anna a columnist for Reclusive who is a Legislative Aide for the Ohio House of Representatives wrote a piece on the love of animals, and had this to say, “ I came here with one goal of working on legislation to increase the penalties for acts of cruelty against animals. I was well aware of the fact that there had been numerous attempts over the past ten years to pass such a bill, and all had failed immensely.” Reclusive Zine Issue #6 offers three articles, a section on creative art, columns, reviews, and other stuff.
PO Box 09558
Columbus, Ohio 43209
USA
http://www.reclusivezine.com
info [AT] reclusivezine.com
(added 11/16/02, webpage inactive 10/02/2006)

“To the up rise when we stop popping tampons, and popping big business medicines, when we fuck the poisons that kill our free remedies, when we fuck the complacency, to build the uprising, to bleed and use weeds, to stop feeding the corporate greed, when we ax tampax and what it embodies.” Red Alert #3 is highly recommended for all of those who bleed on a monthly basis, and are looking for alternative methods to pain caused by the menstrual monster. This zine is utterly a piece of art.
Montreal, Canada
bloodsisters [AT] chickmail.com
(added 11/16/02)

“For some people, the sudden death of a loved one is a wake up call. It enlightens them that life is short, that time isn’t worth wasting on trivial matters. It encourages them to find ways to make life as joyful and meaningful as possible.” Loosing someone forever is permanent damage. While there is no strategy to cope with the swirls that are brought on by immense emotions you can count on Rejected Band Names # 7 to reconsider your position in life. Zines by Jerianne.
PO Box 330156
Murfreesboro, TN 37133-0156
USA
(added 11/16/02)

"Relaxbaby is an autobiographical comic by Cassandra from Melbourne, Australia.
This issue is a mixture of devastating and hilarious. Cassandra writes about a breast cancer scare, being a high school outcast, rock star crushes, getting older and resenting young people, her Year 8 boyfriend & being obsessed with Jim Morrison when she was 14." Quoted from www.moonrocket.co.nz/.
Cassandra
Melbourne
(added 11/16/02)

“The real reason why there hasn’t been a zine in so long is because I needed a creative hiatus. I felt like I had run out of ideas and inspiration, and I figured it would be better to wait until I had real good material than to just fill a zine with a bunch of soulless crap. Quality before quantity, you know. You want to keep writing a zine, and you decide to take your zine outside those four white walls. You take a trip, and now you have more to add to your next zine."
PMB #17 A
12541 A S. Western Ave.
60406
USA
(added 11/16/02)

“Coming home to Portland, with chips, hummus and apples for the 7-hour drive. Tour distills life down to some simple pleasures: a shower, a bed, a breeze, and decent coffee. An appreciative crowd, a sweet flirtatious glance from a stranger, a short drive, a great vegan meal.” "This is primarily a travel zine. I decided to include some great interviews with acoustic punk musicians, on the premise that music and travel are inextricably linked.”
Allison
PO Box 11384
Portland, Oregon 97211
USA
RomegRecords [AT] hotmail.com
(added 11/16/02)

Riot Kittens Zine
(UK)

Riot grrrl Montreal fanzine
(Canada)

This zine "is feminist, politically incorrect, daring, and received best by freethinkers." By Kerry, who also runs the distro pink kitty star press since 1995!
http://www.angelfire.com/ct2/kerriastridia/RH.html (webpage inactive 10/02/2006)

RGL (UK)'s zine. Has articles from the members on loads of topics like what riot grrrl/feminism means to us, body image, women in music, women's history, art, street abuse and sooo much more!
Issue 1 contains: what riot grrrl means to us, female drummers, mini kat bjelland interview, body image, sexism in rock, lots of feministy rants & more!
Issue 2 contains: street abuse, riot grrrl, why we're feminists, women in history, guerilla girls/women in art, loads more feminist fabulousness!
Issue 3 contains: men and feminism, beauty, the new riot grrrl, pornography, advertising, and sooo much more!
rglondon [AT] btinternet.com for copies.
http://www.geocities.com/rg_london/
(Updated 8/8/04)

“My main reason for making a zine is that it’s important to me to have a way of telling stories in a way that feels natural to me (with words and pictures). I really like the idea of having an outlet that’s based entirely on my choices and what I think is important or interesting.” "Red-Hooded Sweatshirt #6:
Tiny drawings abound! This issue recalls my summer adventures visiting the home of Lizzie Borden and several attractions in Salem, Massachusetts. I also write about being impatient about the future, missing Ice Broomball, and why my CD-purchasing habit can be considered hereditary. This is the first zine I have ever made that has an index."
Marissa
PO Box 15214
Boston, MA 02215
USA
little_luz [AT] hotmail.com
http://marissaland.com/
(webpage inactive 10/02/2006)

"This is the product of spilled guts, unintentional and unsent letters, uncooperative typewriters and run – on sentences.”
u_n_i_c_o [AT] hotmail.com

Riot Grrrl Europe is a very active chapter and has also published a zine. You must have a look at their extensive site with links to all European chapters and grrrl sites, polls, surveys, tourdates, reviews,...!!! http://riotgrrrleurope.net
(webpage inactive 10/02/2006)