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Subtitled "An L.A. Punk Zine," '''Glossolalia''' was a photocopied, garage-punk zine from Los Angeles, California. U.S.A. created by [[Ron K]] and [[CHAS]]. It was known for its interesting interviews with garage-punk bands as well as its brutally honest record reviews, sarcastic local scene reports as well as a feature in which the classical-music, composer-father of one of the editors reviewed punk music. Though initially popular amongst the scenester-set it soon became known as "L.A.'s most hated zine" due to its editors alienating some of the local zines like ''[[Flipside]]'', ''[[Ben Is Dead]]'' and ''[[Fiz]]'' magazine.
 
  
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With each issue approximately 600 copies of the zine were distributed for free at local clubs and record stores. Mail order customers were charged $1-$2 per issue (stamps were accepted in lieu of payment). The zine was started by Ron K who was studying for his Masters in Library Science at UCLA. A paper he was writing -- about the history of zines -- sparked his interest in starting a non-political punk zine. A friend of his, CHAS, was recruited to co-edit and do layouts and help with interviews. CHAS had access to a copy machine at a friend's workplace and would photocopy after hours for free.''' [[Glossolalia|Read More...]]'''
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'''ZineWiki, the independent media wiki, is back!'''
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The site – which catalogs the independent press, [[:Category:Zinester|zinesters]], authors, artists, and [[:Category:Distro|distros]] – ran into numerous database and code problems after the original co-founder, [[Alan Lastufka]], moved on from the site to other projects. For over five years the site was not operational as no entries could be created or edited, but the new admins kept it alive in read-only mode. However, a few months ago, Alan once again took possession of the site and began debugging and updating all the code with the help of his friend, [https://twitter.com/wardenunleashed Andrew Johnson].
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Today the site has returned, updated and fully functional. Every single one of the previous 5,000+ articles remain intact, and the site sits waiting to be updated with fresh voices, new titles, and additional archival information.
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The independent press has been largely ignored by most library and internet catalogs. In fact, it was the deletion of [[Alex Wrekk]]’s Wikipedia page that prompted Alan, along with co-founder [[Kate Sandler]], to originally build and launch ZineWiki fifteen years ago in 2006. The site saw an immediate flurry of activity as zinesters created informational pages for their own zines, their friends’ zines, and various distros.
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ZineWiki still aspires to become the most complete online zine database, useful for [[:Category:Zine_Library|zine libraries]], archivists, readers, and writers looking to catalog their work. Best of all, ZineWiki is open to everyone. You can start contributing and editing ZineWiki right now!
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If you were among the earliest contributors years ago, the site will prompt you to reset your password the first time you log on. If you have any questions or run into any problems, you can contact Alan via [https://alanlastufka.com his website], or on twitter [https://twitter.com/AlanDistro @AlanDistro].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 12 April 2021

Welcome to ZineWiki!
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currently with 5,233 original articles

ZineWiki is an open-source encyclopedia devoted to zines and independent media. It covers the history, production, distribution and culture of the small press.

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New entries should NOT contain simply a "sample page" and contact information.

ZineWiki is back online!

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ZineWiki, the independent media wiki, is back!

The site – which catalogs the independent press, zinesters, authors, artists, and distros – ran into numerous database and code problems after the original co-founder, Alan Lastufka, moved on from the site to other projects. For over five years the site was not operational as no entries could be created or edited, but the new admins kept it alive in read-only mode. However, a few months ago, Alan once again took possession of the site and began debugging and updating all the code with the help of his friend, Andrew Johnson.

Today the site has returned, updated and fully functional. Every single one of the previous 5,000+ articles remain intact, and the site sits waiting to be updated with fresh voices, new titles, and additional archival information.

The independent press has been largely ignored by most library and internet catalogs. In fact, it was the deletion of Alex Wrekk’s Wikipedia page that prompted Alan, along with co-founder Kate Sandler, to originally build and launch ZineWiki fifteen years ago in 2006. The site saw an immediate flurry of activity as zinesters created informational pages for their own zines, their friends’ zines, and various distros.

ZineWiki still aspires to become the most complete online zine database, useful for zine libraries, archivists, readers, and writers looking to catalog their work. Best of all, ZineWiki is open to everyone. You can start contributing and editing ZineWiki right now!

If you were among the earliest contributors years ago, the site will prompt you to reset your password the first time you log on. If you have any questions or run into any problems, you can contact Alan via his website, or on twitter @AlanDistro.

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ZineWiki is open to contributions, additions and editing from anyone, anywhere, at any time. However, we do ask that you register a free account first, so that we can cut down on spam and malicious edits.

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Feel free to add your project, contribute additional information to already existing pages, or to edit what’s already published. Subjects should be explained in terms of their relevance to zines and independent media.

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