Culture

Edited by Hana Aoake
Drawing and text

Marrow is a largely Dunedin-based zine whose pages are filled with content from New Zealanders. The one I am looking at here was just sent to me and is from Winter 2012. I recall going to the launch of this Winter issue, which had rad bands, balloons and cat dolls in None Gallery on Stafford Street. The inside cover reads: “Marrow Magazine is a quarterly publication, formerly based in Dunedin. Dunedin will always be it’s home. Dunedin is the best city in New Zealand. Marrow will continue to be free and to support and focus on Dunedin based artists, designers and writers. However, we accept submissions from wherever you may be …”

Marrow, Winter 2012: Au revoir Dunedin is filled with black and white illustrations beckoning you to colour (including Auckland villas), comic strips, a fashion editorial that features NZ chiptune artist fauxhound, a music review and a rap about a cat. It also conveniently has Re:Fuel’s upcoming gigs on its back cover (despite now being outdated, it does bring back a few cloudy memories).

Reading Marrow is a great way to find out about some of the things your creative neighbours are getting up to, or got up to, as Winter 2012 was the second to last issue of Marrow; the last being Summer 2012 (according to Marrow’s Facebook page #research).

Zines of the week are chosen by volunteers at Blackstar Books, Dunedin’s own anarchist-inspired community library and social space since 2003, located on Moray Place near the Octagon. Come by sometime – details and directions are available at cargocollective.com/zinefest