Monthly Archives: July 2010
Pete's Mini Zine Fest
July 29, 2010Just a heads up, this Saturday is Pete’s Mini Zine Fest. There will be $2 pints of Yeungling Lager and $3 pints of Brooklyn IPA and over 20 zinesters, graphic artists, photographers and bookmakers attending. PLUS performances by local singers, … Continue reading
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THIS WEEK IN BIRDSONG 6/27-6/30
July 27, 2010by Tommy Blah blah blackstreet I’m tired. I would do a more extensive list but this is officially layout week for birdsong #13!!! It wouldn’t be altogether more terrible than normal, except that my computer’s hard drive crashed, erasing almost … Continue reading
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VOL. 1 TURNS 1
July 21, 2010as you may or may not have noticed, it’s the weekend again (thank goddess)! if you’re looking for something to do thursday night (the saturday night of the weekday), consider brooklyn-based culture blog vol. 1‘s first birthday party at bar … Continue reading
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SUPPORT GYPSE EYES!
July 20, 2010gypse eyes is a self-described zine that investigates the hilarity and loneliness of sex, love, and relationships. now, as far as i’m concerned, these are the only topics i’m ever really interested in reading about. if that weren’t enough, though, … Continue reading
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THIS WEEKEND IN BIRDSONG: SUNDAY EDITION
July 18, 2010A couple cool things are happening later today that you should consider attending. Mary Literary, whose inaugural issue we reviewed earlier this year, is hosting a hip hop party at Home Sweet Home at 6pm– Join us as we make … Continue reading
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happy winds-day
July 14, 2010i hope i’m being redundant here, but for the uninitiated, the title of today’s hump day post is in reference to winnie the pooh and the blustery day. i wholeheartedly (i know no other way) encourage all of you to … Continue reading
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THIS WEEK IN BIRDSONG: 7/12-7/18
July 12, 2010compiled by Tommy Monday July 12 Novelist Brando Skyhorse, whose The Madonnas of Echo Park came out last month from Simon & Schuster and getting a lot of good buzz, is reading at Half King in Chelsea tonight. Despite the … Continue reading
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double feature! savage forest and psychedlic summer
July 9, 2010savage forest dani golomb photocopy on paper, 82 pp: (4.25 x 5.5 in.) bloomington, in: microcosm, 2010 http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/3109/ i’m not above judging a book by its cover. in fact, i advise it. if it sounds pretty, then it oughtta look … Continue reading
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Hump Day Grab Bag: San Francisco Edition
July 7, 2010by Tommy & Wilkes [editors note: this was actually written during a brief Birdsong HQ hiatus last week. But now we're back in the sweltering city because who wants to miss a good heatwave?] Teebs & I are in San … Continue reading
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