SORT ZINE 3: THE CULT ISSUE (photo by Derek Ridgers for SORT Zine – more information soon)
Q&A: Damsel Zine 1.0 launch
This Thursday 11 May, we have the Damsel Zine collective taking over the basement with the launch party of their first ZINE! Exuding high-energy, gal-first vibes aplenty, we caught up with them to find out a bit more about their crew and the new zine in town...
Q: This is your first edition of Damsel, what inspired you to make your own zine?
A: We are very inspired by kids magazines such as Girl Talk and Shout, they are full of exciting and fun pages and I guess I just wanted to create a zine that celebrates fabulous things!
Q: There’s a great, extensive DIY scene in London, can you recommend any other creators / collectives whose work you’d recommend?
A: I am a really big fan of Sister magazine and also Polyester zine, both of these publications are ran by fabulous ladies in London. I am also a big fan of WAH nails, all the WAH girls are very talented nail artists and I'm so happy to have Kayleigh Jean from WAH featured in the first issue.
Q: What can people expect from launch party?
A: The sparkliest, sassiest, most fabulous night. Karaoke followed by a few of London's up and coming DJs. We also have 50 goodie bags for our first lot of guests, full of lots of Damsel surprises!
Q: What’s your music policy - we’ve stumbled across a #160 mix on soundcloud…
A: Anything goes! Whatever makes you feel fabulous when you're dancing. The music at the launch will consist of a mix of girly classics, speedy cheese and hyperactive dance music, like you can hear in the Soundcloud mix!
Q: 3 reasons why we should buy Damsel Zine:
1. There are 18 fabulous artists featured
2. To be a part of our first ever issue
3. So we can start cracking on with issue 2!!!
Not so popular: Bring their DIY nights to VFD
Not So Popular are a DIY collective, based in London. From running events to printing zines and throwing parties, they’re committed to providing a platform for emerging artists and encouraging people to be creative (whoever they may be). They currently run a regular cultural club night PEAKS that brings together a talk, exhibition and DJ set all under a theme. So far they’ve explored the role of the body in photography, noise music as a genre, creative placemaking, Balkan storytelling and DIY creativity. (notsopopular.com/peaks). They DJ and host parties under Sister Sounds DJs, championing feminist tendencies on the dancefloor.
Their next night is GARAGE GIRLS at VFD, playing bangerz, old school hits, pop classics and the female vocalists who made them great. From T2 to Tina Moore, Shola Ama, Kele le Roc, Mis-Teeq + beyond.
Join them at VFD in July 15th.
GET IN TOUCH:
Instagram: @_notsopopular Twitter: @_notsopopular Facebook: /notsopopular
WET SATIN PRESS: THE FUTURE IS RADICAL!
WE HERE AT VFD LOVE THIS PRESS AND THEY JOIN US FOR A SPRING PARTY THIS WEEKEND (23/04/16) WET SATIN PRESS IS A PUBLISHING COMPANY
CREATED BY REBA MAYBURY IN 2015
WET SATIN PRESS WILL CREATE PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE INCLUDING :
perversion, worms, fetish, women, being a woman, passion, being a man, control, power, sex, identity, hating the tories, integrity, guttural emotion and boredom.
Check their site out below and Facebook
Niijournal: One to watch
Next month Niijournal launches in London. Niijournal is a printed publication exploring the issues of empowerment and representation within race.
Featuring inspiring work from buzzing creative minds such as Ib Kamara, Devin N Morris, PC Williams and many more, Niijournal will be a mixture of politically charged art and editorials, moving literature and provocative journalism for all. The sole purpose is to educate, not irritate.
THEY WILL BE CELEBRATING AFTER THEIR LAUNCH AT VFD, COME JOIN US A CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF NIIJOURNAL DJ - THE FABULOUS IB KAMARA GUESTLIST - First 20 people free entry - RSVP FOR GUESTLIST- INFO@NIIJOURNAL.COM
£3 BEFORE 11pm £5 AFTER 11pm
CHECK OUT THEIR EVENT BELOW
New Fanzine Artsy Reedy on VFD: April 2016
BA Fashion design student Bryony Wedge from Middlesex aspires to be a designer and artist, and sometime photographer. A music lover and conceptual design, she is based in North London and is always looking for new commissions/collaborations to work on.
Check out her piece on VFD in the first edition out now.
You can find her over at instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/bry.wedge/
For any enquiries about the zine or her work please email
bryonywedge@hotmail.co.uk
Artsy Reedy is all about New Romantics in the modern day, gender identity and how social aspects are changing amongst the scene.
It's an anagram of Starry-Eyed which holds significance for Bryony as it's all about naive expectations and ideas.
All the artwork featured is done by Bryony, unless specified.
The fanzine is available if anyone wants to order through the email.
Photographer Emily Rose England takes us into her Queer London
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You Are Here:Book
The collaboration You Are Here who showed in the VFD Window Exhibition Space have a book out.
This is a collection of photographic nudes about reclaiming our cities and personal power.
Check out the website