Tag: scotland

  • I’m dedicating this blog to all the fantastic people at Leeds central library without whom none of this madness would have started and to Antony Ramm in particular who has been asking me to write a blog about fanzine poetry…

    The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; Poetry in fanzines
  • Todays fanzine of the day is issue 20 of Heart’s fanzine Always The Bridesmaid from September 1996. The name of course refers to Hearts long run of Hampden heartbreaks which has continued up to the current day with a 2025…

    FOTD; Heart’s Always The Bridesmaid
  • An interview with the CEO of Google appeared on the BBC this week, interesting only for the fact that one tech’ company is finally coming clean on what utter rot AI is when you are searching for facts or even…

    I’m Sorry Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That.
  • We have many historic Meet the Editor interviews lined up but I recently came across an almost new print fanzine in Scotland when editor David Martin got in touch and started to tell me the fantastic story of Allez Les…

    Meet the Editor; Allez Les Blues!, St Johnstone.
  • When people ask me what my favourite fanzine is it’s impossible to answer, there are just so many to choose from BUT I always recommend people look at lower league fanzines in general because they were often the best in…

    The Way We Were; Social History in Fanzines