CHELSEA WONG

SENT THIS BEAUTIFUL ZINE, 

along with prints of her work from MUSEUMS ONE for the previously mentioned exhibition which is to be dismantled tomorrow (Wednesday 12th May). Unfortunately the prints didn't come until today, which was by far the largest in a long line of Royal Mail based let downs recently. 

The zine is screenprinted, multi coloured, eight pages long, has a special surprise inside itself and is just about perfect. She made 40, but I'm not sure where you can get them. 

She recently exhibited and made the flyer for THIS and had her FIRST SOLO SHOW.

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 JACK TEAGLE is about to have HIS FIRST SOLO SHOW TOO

He's also been self publishing some zines recently which can be seen around, and has a book due to come out at the end of the month. YES!

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ALEX HUMPHREYS will be part of the REAL HORROR SHOW exhibition at Islington Mill, there will also be work from SAVAGE WOLF, A.G MAGEE & S.J HOCKETT, and LIVE SCREENPRINTING! The opening is on Friday 21st May & is not to be missed, Pumping Iron DJs and MORE!

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HERE are two photographs* from the recent/past MOUNT PLEASANT exhibition.

There was a lot of LOVE in that room.  

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On 26th June 2010 at the Deaf Institute there will be a screening of "SHIELD AROUND THE K", a documentary film by Heather Rose Dominic about the story of K records as part of an all day DIY fest organised by COMFORTABLE ON A TIGHTROPE. The film includes interviews with Calvin Johnson, Slim Moon, Ian MacKaye, John Foster & a tonne of other people, as well as super 8 footage of Beat Happening, Mecca Normal and Halo Benders. It feels good!

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MZ-003, "SCARS OF THE NINETEEN NINETIES...." should be ready for release next month. WATCH OUT.

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* not taken by me

STOMACH PUMP EXHIBITION AND ZINE LIBRARY LAUNCH

ONCE AND FOR ALL! ALL AND FOR ONCE! The Stomach Pump archive is going to be exhibited. With help from the SALFORD ZINE LIBRARY and C.O.A.T, between the 7th May-12th May at Islington Mill, Salford, all 788 fanzines will be displayed for your perusal. The collection, which was breifly previewed on the walls of a flat in Glasgow last September, dates back from the 70's and spans right into the early 90's, each zine has been photocopied or mimeographed and they come from all around the world. There will be hand drawn covers, typewriting, letraset, letters, short stories, comics strips, jokes and general fandom. You are INNNNVITED, as ever, to come along and look and touch and photocopy your favourite bits.

Alongside Stomach Pump will be the official launch of the Salford Zine Library's collection, which has been growing for the past few months, tasters of which can be seen on their blog. It is a very important thing they are doing and so worthy of celebration!

Also for your viewing pleasure will be a small selection of original work from Museums One! Hot tamale!

Come party from 7pm on the 7th May 2010!

We'd love it!

Also, fairly importantly, this event directly succeeds THIS.....

Which is too exciting for words.. and a long time coming! Go to that too!