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From '''''[[Punk Planet]]''''' magazine to '''''ZineWiki.com''''' comes exclusive online content from the archives of Chicago's punk zine laureate. This week, ZineWiki - the open-source encyclopedia of all things independent publishing and small press - made available online the first of many Punk Planet articles, a roundtable discussion interview of top zine librarians entitled "[[Unofficial Histories: Zine and Ephemeral Print Archivists]]," by [[Anne Elizabeth Moore]].
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'''[[Jeff Chapman]]''' published the zines [[Infiltration]] and [[Yip]] under the aliases '''"Ninjalicious"''' and '''"Milky Puppy"''' respectively. He also compiled the [[one-shot]] [[Now You're Cooking With Food]] and appeared on the radio program ''This American Life''.
  
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'''''Punk Planet''''' is a 16,000 print run punk [[zine]], based in [[Chicago]], IL, that focuses most of its energy on looking at punk subculture. In addition to covering music, ''Punk Planet'' also covers visual arts and a wide variety of progressive issues -- including media criticism, feminism, and labor issues.  The most notable features in ''Punk Planet'' are the interviews and the album and zine reviews.  The interviews generally run two or three pages, and tend to focus on the motivations of the artist (or organizer, activist, or whoever) being interviewed.
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He maintained a vocal presence on [[alt.zines]], wrote the last published draft of its FAQ file, and was generally considered its de facto moderator. A lover of subtle, cryptic humor, Chapman kept separate post office boxes for ''Infiltration'' and ''Yip'' and often cracked jokes at his own expense.
  
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In September 2005, at age 31, Chapman died of a long-term illness. He was widely mourned in the zine community.
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Revision as of 23:04, 2 October 2006

Welcome to ZineWiki!,
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This Week's Featured Article!

Infiltration #9

Jeff Chapman published the zines Infiltration and Yip under the aliases "Ninjalicious" and "Milky Puppy" respectively. He also compiled the one-shot Now You're Cooking With Food and appeared on the radio program This American Life.

He maintained a vocal presence on alt.zines, wrote the last published draft of its FAQ file, and was generally considered its de facto moderator. A lover of subtle, cryptic humor, Chapman kept separate post office boxes for Infiltration and Yip and often cracked jokes at his own expense.

In September 2005, at age 31, Chapman died of a long-term illness. He was widely mourned in the zine community.

Read More...

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