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HOBNAIL REVIEW #2
edited by Ade Dimmick
($2.00/£1.00 from Hobnail Press / PO Box 44122 / London SW6 7XJ / ENGLAND)
Review by Rick Bradford
The tone of
Hobnail Review, "A Guide to Small Press & Alternative Publishing," is quite similar to that of Violet Jones'
The Free Press Death Ship (In fact, a couple of articles on mail art are reprinted from the latest
Death Ship) – and I mean that in a good way. There aren't quite as many reviews/plugs but I suspect that section will grow. It's still impressive, however, and is certainly doing well at promoting fringe culture in addition to the usual suspects (politics, lit, etc.). Reproduced in this issue are several zine excerpts, including an interesting one regarding Microsoft (a plea to consider alternatives). Also included: an article on the dilemma of small publishers, the aforementioned mail art introductions and bits of relevant news. If you miss the diversity of
Factsheet 5 (R.I.P.) you should check this out.
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