S01 E37 What was meant to be a simple review of a couple of zines ended up being a bit of a love letter to punk zines as a whole. We started the Beat Motel zine podcast as an idea to carry on the vibe of paper zines, albeit in a … [Read more...] about Gadgie #50 & Network of friends #5 (zine reviews)
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Marv Gadgie – Ferocious thrashing punk rock, zines and childhood larks
S01 E42 Considering the fact that Beat Motel is a zine podcast, we don't talk about zines enough. This episode fixes that with aplomb; not only do we spend most of the episode talking about zines, our guest publishes one of the finest zines to … [Read more...] about Marv Gadgie – Ferocious thrashing punk rock, zines and childhood larks
If you play in a band the world shrinks
This short article was originally published in 'Lights Go Out' zine in January 2016 When I was fifteen or sixteen I played in a band with my best mates in the village I grew up in (Wickham Market). Somehow, despite not knowing any other bands, we … [Read more...] about If you play in a band the world shrinks
Celebrating Anglicisms!
A while ago I wrote a post in defence of the use of Americanisms in writing, but now I'm wondering if I need to post in favour of Anglicism's to prove that cool colloquialisms transcend nationalism. This morning I found a review of my zine (Beat … [Read more...] about Celebrating Anglicisms!
How I ended up in the bargain box before I was published.
A few years ago I wrote a (sort of) true story about a night I spent trapped in a NCP car park in Catford, it was quite a meaty tale so I published it as a standalone zine called 'A Short tale of a NCP car park nightmare'. All four or five hundred … [Read more...] about How I ended up in the bargain box before I was published.
Now then Gadgie – The Book!
Book published in 2010 by CornDog Publishing, this intro was written by the author - 'Marv Gadgie' Book price £5.00, P&P (in UK) is £1.50 So here’s “Now Then Gadgie”; a book what I did write all by myself. A book? Gadzooks! How did … [Read more...] about Now then Gadgie – The Book!