LETTER OF MARQUE: ARTICLE THE TWENTY-FIFTH

From the Marrow #79 | John Berbrich

Catalog, Reviews
2 pages
8 ½” x 11” photocopied
BoneWorld Publishing
3700 County Rte 24
Russell NY 13684 USA

This is John Berbrich's leaflet of reviews and catalogued items from MuscleHead Press/BoneWorld Publishing. Berbrich gives quick paragraph reviews to books and zines he's received in an honest way in the true spirit of the small press: passing on the word. This particular issue contains a review of one of Alternating Current's books, Billy and Cindy by Stephanie Hiteshew and Dave Church, so we certainly appreciate the exposure and have to extend a thanks to anyone who is willing to distribute (and free, I believe, with each item purchased from their press, or probably just for the asking, as well) reviews to keep the independent press alive and to give light to all the publications that the reader/writer might not know yet.  

On the back side is a catalog of chapbooks from MuscleHead Press, including some real gems by Errol Miller (Where did he go these days?), Giovanni Malito (R.I.P.), Michael Kriesel, Robin Merrill, Joseph Verrilli, Don Winter (pseudo-R.I.P.), Stephanie Hiteshew, and Berbrich, himself (of course, among others). Do check it out and support the independent press.

•This pamphlet was sent to me from the publisher because I have corresponded with him.•
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LETTER OF MARQUE: ARTICLE THE TWENTY-THIRD

Media Junky #12 | Jason Rodgers

Review zine
16 pages
4 ¼” x 5 ½” zine
Jason Rodgers
PO Box 62
Lawrence MA 01842 USA
$1 or trade or nice letter

A zine! I never even get to see these anymore! It almost makes me sad when I get one, thumbing through it, remembering the good old days of cut ‘n' paste and how innocent and creative (and sloppy!) all those zines were that I would get on a regular basis, fifteen years ago.

Well, here is one, old school style, cut ‘n' paste text on collaged background, black and white photocopied, hand-cut and stapled, and with a mission of promoting “authentic DIY production and cultural engineering.  Provid[ing] contacts to increase the nodal connection in the underground to the point of infinite reiteration" ... makes me feel good to see it. This one is a review zine of other zines, chapbooks, catalogs, and music, listed alphabetically. The reviews are shorter, but Jason still manages to give his opinions about the zines and not just a list of what's in them or “you might like this if ...". Good, concise descriptions that really give you a good idea of what is being reviewed, and how could I not want to check out “a comic all about fighting Mormons and the epic search for coffee in a world of government-forced decaffeination"?

Jason is clever, lighthearted, and honest, all of which are a must for writing a zine that contains only reviews. He could benefit a little, however, from proofreading his work. Several typos.

•This book was sent to me from the editor because I have corresponded with him.•
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