RIPPLE / CHIMERA
RIPPLE “It’s over,” Steve says. I think I hear a sigh on the other end of the line. Then silence. […]
Issue #87
‘Tommelise’ discusses what its like to feel small in a big, scary world
Tommelise Emily Hammersley-Ambroise, 41 pgs, emiham.ca, $5 I don’t think I’ll ever tire of fairy tale adaptations, particularly if they […]
‘Sleepwalking’ captures honest small town struggles
Sleepwalking Lauren Monger, 26 pgs, Silver Sprocket, silversprocket.net, $5 One of the most striking things about following these anthropomorphic, aimless […]
Fiction: A Flight of Planetary Fancy
Bats slammed into lockers, cleats scraped the floor, and frothy spittle stained the walls. An influx of uniformed combatants filed […]
You’ll find nothing but friendly invitations in ‘The Truth About Facts’
The Truth About Facts Bart Vatour, 96 pgs, Invisible Publishing, invisiblepublishing.com, $17.95 While encyclopedias were once revered compendia of knowledge, […]
‘What About Tomorrow?’ is an engaging account of Russian punks through the ages
What About Tomorrow? An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot Alexander Herbert, 287 pgs, […]
Deadbeat Beat’s ‘How Far’ is musically varied and lyrically congruous
Deadbeat Beat How Far Arrowhawk Records arrowhawkrecords.com It’s probably not entirely kosher to compare an American band — this is […]
Sylvia Wrath delivers customary pop introspection in ‘really big picture’
Sylvia Wrath really big picture Independent sylviawrath.bandcamp.com The second EP from this Vancouver trio — there’s an Oklahoma punk band […]
Zine Philosophy: Zines Across Prison Walls
The prison system relies on the default assumption that our collective safety hinges on exiling certain people from society and […]
‘ISITSIIPOTAAKO’ is ethereal, sinister, and one of a kind
Various Artists ISITSIIPOTAAKO Indigenous Resilience In Music, indigenousresilienceinmusic.bandcamp.com This inaugural release from the Indigenous Resilience In Music imprint is a […]
Exposure Unit: What makes a zine a zine?
A column about navigating the zine scene by Toronto-based zinester Rabeea Syed Have you ever found yourself folding and stapling […]
‘Plummet’ explores how to survive if the world was literally turned upside down
Plummet Sherwin Tjia, 160 pgs, Conundrum Press, conundrumpress.com, $20 I’m sure we’ve all had nightmares of falling from a great […]