Zines, cheap to make, super accesible and something you either dig or you dont. And I dig! Almost every visit to Analogue books in Edinburgh would involve scanning through the zine section and picking out a few interesting looking ones to take home. On my last visit to Analogue I picked up a couple of beauties from Lindstrom Effect and John Brown & Matt Swan. 'Jazz Quotes' uses simple shapes and fake quotes to create a zine for cool cats. 'Strange Powers' showcases the penmanship of John Brown & Matt Swan who both fill their pages with detailed doodles and cool characters. Instead of taking a bunch of snaps of the zines I decided to make a short video which you can watch below. Sadly Analogue has now closed for business, a real shame as they were a fantastic shop but they lasted longer than they ever expected so big ups to them! You can purchase Jazz Quotes..... ok you can't its not available online, try your local indie zine cafe and you can purchase Strange Powers here. I had so much fun making this film I've even gone and designed my own zine, coming soon!
Deen Scene - What's On # 16!
Its been another hectic few months and with Christmas and New Year looming there's not much sign of it slowing down. But its good to take a minute to recap what's been happening probably for the last time this year and to see what's coming up for 2019! Before that though press play on the mix tape above from Lucky Me artist Jacques Greene . I've been listening to this a lot over the last couple of weeks and I've found it an uplifting trip for this rather bleak and depressing time of year. Although released in April the EP which features many of these new tracks has just been released and can be purchased via his website / Lucky Me shop . Other musical highlights this month include this beautiful cover of 'Avril 14th' by Aphex Twin on a pedal steel guitar, rediscovering the amazing Jeff Buckley and despite not going to see him at The Lemon Tree I've still had 'SIX' by Mansun on heavy rotation, a masterpiece from the late 90's that ...
