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In Praise of Occasional Staples: James Brown on the Age of the Zine

1+ week, 58+ min ago   (997+ words) In the early 80s, the Tory government accidentally helped fund a network of fanzines that were vital to the European musical underground. James Brown recalls a time of obsessive creativity currently having a revival The editorial highlight of the early issues…...