C&CM: Zines

C&CM also has a number of affiliated zines that are available for download, purchase or view.

The Missy El zine bio from You Deserve to DIY

Tantrum #1, released in December 2008, was an extremely limited zine that was printed on quite small cards. Tantrum featured a series of essays about lyricism, hipsters, sincerity and loss.

I'm Switzerland, released in May 2011, was a Eurovision-themed zine released in conjunction with Sticky's Target 168. I'm Switzerland featured essays and drawings about spoilers, bloc-voting, investment and pilgrimages.

Cassettes & Chocolate Milk #1: Influence, released in December 2011, was a 34 page handwritten zine exploring the concept of influence in musical culture. Essays touched upon hype, plagiarism, inspiration and popular appeal.

The 12-Hour Cursive, written in February 2013, the 12-Hour Cursive was written under 24-hour lock-down conditions at Melbourne's Newport Substation for the event, You Deserve to DIY. The zine was available to read in the Substation gallery in March 2013.


The documentary TBlatch made on You Deserve to DIY
The Consequential Lyrics Zine (PDF), released in June 2013, is a 24 page handwritten zine released in conjunction with the forthcoming C&CM mini-series, Consequential Lyrics. The project seeks to examine the meanings behind those lyrical fragments which manage to take on a greater personal significance.

 
Twenty Selected Essays, compiled in June 2014, is a 24 page typed zine compiling the best personal essays published on C&CM and its sister site, The Fashion Plague.

This is Love in 1972, made in June 2014, is a 12 page scrapbook featuring the photographs, advertisements and lyric sheets that have visually inspired C&CM.