Traditionally fanzines were small daily or weekly low budget publications written and organised by fans of certain bands and genres:
“Produced by one person, or a group of friends, working from their homes fanzines are usually concentrated totally on a particular artist or group, and are characterised by a fervour bordering on the religious.” (R. Shuker, 2001, pg 89)
The from in which fanzines take today differs slightly from the original format, this is mainly due to the effectiveness and availability of the internet, “The internet has provided a new medium for the international dissemination of fanzines.” (R. Shuker, 2002, pg 120) The internet provides the facilities to blog, this means anyone can publish their thoughts and ideas, as well this many people now have the skills and programs to be able to create websites and online fanzines that can be quickly and easily put on the web.
Bibliography:
R. Shuker, Understanding Popular Music, Routledge, 2001, pg 89
R. Shuker, Popular music: the key concepts, Routledge, 2002, pg 120
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