Difference between revisions of "Jake Austen"
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| − | * | + | * ''TV a-Go-Go: Rock on TV, from American Bandstand to American Idol'', Chicago Review Press, 2005 |
| − | * | + | * ''A Friendly Game of Poker: 52 Takes on the Neighborhood Game'', Chicago Review Press, 2003 |
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Revision as of 22:03, 30 July 2007
Jake Austen is a Chicago zinester and musician. He is the publisher of the long-running music zine Roctober.
Austen is co-producer (and chief puppeteer) for the cable variety show CHIC-A-GO-GO.
CHIC-A-GO-GO is an all-ages dance party modeled after Sixties television programs such as American Bandstand and Kiddie-A-Go-Go. The program is hosted by Miss Mia (a human) and Ratso (a Straight Edge rat puppet). "Ratso" also appears as a regular character in Austen's Punk'n Head comics.
Jake Austen sings for The Goblins, a masked rock 'n' roll band.
Zines
Publications
- TV a-Go-Go: Rock on TV, from American Bandstand to American Idol, Chicago Review Press, 2005
- A Friendly Game of Poker: 52 Takes on the Neighborhood Game, Chicago Review Press, 2003
