Category Archives: French zines

The Next World (Acts Of Defiance #2)

Posted on February 26, 2022 by smurfpunx

This is not about the zine done by the people from Sunderland (see Acts Of Defiance; UK). The one here (#2, from 1986-87) was the zine/newsletter done by Jean-Marc Hellot (from Sevran, near Paris) who ran a distribution with the … Continue reading →

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Fanzinothèque (My World Is #4)

Posted on January 4, 2022 by smurfpunx

Somewhere halfway the 90s I corresponded with Yves Prigent (Le Vésinet; east of Paris) and exchanged (distributed?) zines. I still have #4 & 6… The editorial of the last briefly mentions the content of the former ones… #1: ‘Tears Of … Continue reading →

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Headway (An Eeunded #2)

Posted on November 30, 2021 by smurfpunx

“no alcohol – no drugs – no compromise” In 1998 the band ‘Sarah‘ played the Vort’n Vis 2 times. They were from Rennes; Bretons “fighting for their future, their language”. Their address stated “Breizh via France”. Breizh is the Breton … Continue reading →

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Sherwood (Kakofony #2 & 3)

Posted on October 23, 2021 by smurfpunx

This zine was edited by ‘Romek’ Roman Jaskowski (bass for ‘Razzle Dazzle’, later ‘Krull’) & ‘Bollox’ Eric Wittersheim. Julien D’Astier took care of the distribution. These guys were rooted in the hardcore/punk scene in Paris and that shows in the … Continue reading →

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Growing Concern (Wolfpack #2)

Posted on September 26, 2021 by smurfpunx

The 3 issues of this (Wolfpack) were scanned by Luc Ardilouze and provided by Philippe Tuffet… It started out as an oi!/skinhead publication and turned into a straight-edge HC zine. The initial issue was titled Une Cause A Rallier (“a … Continue reading →

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Lebensreform (Union Of Individuals)

Posted on August 29, 2021 by smurfpunx

This zine is a merge/split of 2 existing European zines: Blind (Jan Baumüller, Mainz, Germany) and Potential Friend (Philippe Tuffet, Bordeaux suburb, France). The language used is English (for both not their mother-tongue). It’s dubbed a “youth-crew anniversary issue” and … Continue reading →

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Rat Patrol (Guérilla Urbaine #8)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by smurfpunx

“no one is my equal, my thoughts are not their thoughts” – Max Stirner (German philosopher) Guérilla Urbaine was a zine done by Raf ‘DIY’ (from Terrasson), the guitarist of ‘Attentat Sonore‘ (Limoges). The first issue got out in 1988 … Continue reading →

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A.O.A. (Playmobil System #2)

Posted on January 8, 2021 by smurfpunx

A zine edited by Dominique ‘Bouboul’ Raas, from Le Havre (harbour on the French Channel coast, gateway to the UK at the time). He had been the guitarist of the punk-band ‘Hatefuls’ in the early 80s and started ‘Burning Ambitions’ … Continue reading →

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Eat Yourself (God Bless Cheese Steaks #2)

Posted on November 13, 2020 by smurfpunx

‘Fozzy’ Stéphane ‘Stef’ Cormary was originally from the Toulouse area (L’Union, south France) but ended up in Dunkerque (in the north) in the early 90s. He was the singer of ‘Six Feet Over’ and played/visited a lot of the gigs … Continue reading →

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Liège scene-report (Voyageur #2)

Posted on August 11, 2020 by smurfpunx

Voyageur #1: “This fanzine is free in order to reach as many people as possible. It’s bilingual because not only intended for French-speaking countries. We would also have liked to translate it into other languages but our linguistic knowledge is … Continue reading →

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