Exhailers, PJJ, Idle Noise and Maximum Zero @ The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, 10th August 2018

Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer Fanzine Call for submissions

Deadline: Friday 31st August 2018 Saturday 8th September 2018 Sunday 16th September 2018 (no further extensions)

Launch: Saturday 6th October 2018 @ Bristol Comic & Zine Fair

Please send art work inspired by the music of Janelle Monáe. For example illustrations, comics, cosplay photos, articles and gig reviews. You are welcome to feature collaborators such as Grimes and Zoë Kravitz. 

How to submit Email [email protected] with the header ‘JANELLE MONAE SUBMISSION’, attach your final pages ready for printing and include the following information Name you wish to be credited as: Website (optional): Address (for posting your copy):

Contributors will receive a physical copy of the fanzine through the post. Initial print run will be sold at a price calculated to cover the cost of print and postage (international submissions are welcome). There will be an opportunity to order more units to sell from your own table at events.

Technical guidelines   If files aren’t a high enough quality I won’t be able to include them, so please do check this list carefully before making your submission and then again when you send files. I am planning to have the zine printed using a risograph machine - it works a lot like a photocopier - try to make sure photographs or grey scale artwork have enough contrast. Text heavy articles are welcome but please format and decorate your own pages for print and make sure it fits a maximum of 2 pages.

A5 + 2mm bleed (152 x 214mm) Portrait Black & white 300dpi JPEG or flattened TIFF/PSD file 2 pages maximum

Template coming soon

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at [email protected]

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FAQ

Falling and Laughing, Jævndøgn, Enids and Hookjaw at ORT Cafe, Birmingham, 24th July 2018

Bodega and Vital Idles at The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, 11th July 2018

Stage times ran late because of the football, I have to admit I was getting kinda tired and I don't think I managed to capture Bodega quite right. They were such an expressive band, I hope I get a chance to sketch them again sometime! Vital Idles were a great choice for warm up act at this show, I recommend you check out their music if you like Bodega.

Haim and Maggie Rogers at O2 Apollo, Manchester, 11th June 2018 Hey! Sorry for the delay scanning gig sketches this week. I was away at the beginning of the week and then in the process of replacing a new laptop so it took a little bit of time to install software and scanners and things but everything is ready to go! My sister wanted to sit in the circle to watch Haim so I had to adapt to faster gesture drawing rather than working slower trying to pin down a likeness (we were just too far from the stage to see details)

Goat Girl and The Cosmics at The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, 8th May 2018

Back over at the Hare and Hounds for Goat Girl and The Cosmics last night. Really loved trying to draw all the extra stage props while waiting for the bands to play, even if it was difficult to see in the dark.

Anna Burch, Hatchie and Hoopla Blue at The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, Monday 7th May 2018 Winding down a beautiful summery day sketching Anna Burch, Hatchie and Hoopla Blue at the Hare and Hounds. Anna Burch will be playing in Glasgow (with Hatchie) and London this week, and then back in the summer for more UK dates and festivals! (including The Great Escape with Hatchie)

Hoopla Blue played some new music and mentioned recording stuff soon so look out for that! Back over at the Hare & Hounds for Goat Girl later so hopefully more sketches to come!

Say Sue Me and Wolf Suit at The Tin at The Coal Vaults, Coventry, Friday 20th April 2018 I saw Say Sue Me supporting Otoboke Beaver last year at the 100 Club down in London. I couldn’t make it to London this year (Chaz went sketching this time though!), but managed to catch Say Sue Me play in Coventry last night - perfect surfer style music for this random spring heat wave. Click to see gig sketches from last year. Say Sue Me are continuing a relatively large European tour, including UK dates in Chester, Cardiff, Leicester, Colchester, Briton and Brighton.

Hungry Ghosts, Kolars and Shonen Knife at The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, Sunday 15th April 2018 Finally got to see a full set from The Hungry Ghosts! Emily (on bass) drew a comic for the Desert Island Discs Fanzine which is available to order online through my Etsy shop. Kolars’ drummer had drums on stilts and was tap dancing. It was absolutely incredible to watch and quite difficult to capture in a line drawing.

Martha, Alimony Hustle & Elly (from Goosebump Baby/Baby Fieri/OPS) at The Hare and Hounds, Monday 26th March 2018 Sorry for the delay getting these online! I had a big paid project deadline yesterday so music blog became low priority for a while. These are all great bands/musicians I’ve drawn before! <3

Kaleidoscope @ The Night Owl, Birmingham, Tuesday 13th March 2018 Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at Kaleidoscope yesterday. It was lovely to see local artists Lewes Herriot and Emily Doyle. Sorry I didn’t manage to sketch all the bands - just managed to sketch Brain Food in the middle of the evening. Kaleidoscope is a monthly gig with free entry - Emily’s band The Hungry Ghosts are headlining their April event.

Pi Ja Ma and Superorganism at The Institute, Birmingham, Monday 5th March 2018 Superorganism have a visual artist in the band so their live set up is incredible! It was quite a challenge fighting against flashing lights, prop changes, dance moves to get all 7 musicians sketched within the time of their set. Some of the band members sounded pretty ill, I hope they are already feeling better! Sorry, I have a lot of news updates for this post ... I was supposed to be selling music zines at an event in Birmingham last week but it got cancelled on the day due to snow. Kaleidoscope #2 will take place on Tuesday 13th March instead! I’ll also be exhibiting that weekend at Birmingham MCM Comic Con 17th-18th. You’ll be able to find my table somewhere in the Comic Village section of the show. Look out on Twitter for a table placement announcement nearer the day.

Peach Club, Future Fires, Miss World and Pool at The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, 6th February 2018

Sorry for the delay getting these scanned, I’ve just been under the weather the past week. Luckily I didn’t get ill until after the gig! I love seeing bands like Peach Club - standing up for yourself and taking no nonsense. I always wish I had this much sass. They had friendship bracelets for merch, which I think is such a wonderful idea for connecting to listeners. Music is so important. <3

I also printed my Hourlies! it includes 2 gig sketches in the back pages from Kaleidoscope. It’s available to order online though my Etsy shop. I’ll also be taking my comics and zines to the next Kaleidoscope event on Thursday 1st March at the Night Owl, Digbeth. Please come say hi! There will be live music and art! A lot of the zine fairs and comic shows seem to be confirming tables quite last minute this year - please look out on my twitter for more event announcements

Baby Fieri, Alimony Hustle and Nana Grizol at The Station, Birmingham, Sunday 19th November 2017

Gig sketches from another lovely afternoon matinee show hosted by A Way To Get Out Of It in Birmingham <3

Thank you to everyone at Birmingham MCM Comic Con on Saturday. I had a good day sharing the table with Iella. Sorry if I missed you on the Sunday! Most my comics are available through my Etsy shop. If you were hoping to get a portrait please email me at [email protected] I don’t have any zine fairs booked for next year yet, but please keep an eye out for updates through social media. Thanks!

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St Vincent at The O2 Academy, Brixton, Tuesday 17th October 2017

St Vincent has another date in Manchester tonight, this is your spoiler warning ....

I saw St Vincent play with a full band back in 2014 (gig sketches here) and it was absolutely incredible and very hard to beat. It was interesting to see her continue to evolve and attempt something even more theatrical and completely different with this tour. There was a screening of the short story horror movie Annie Clark co wrote and directed instead of a warm up act. Then her performance was split into 2 halves. Older songs remixed to different tempos followed by songs from the new album. St Vincent was the only performer on stage, playing along to backing tracks - as if nothing else is needed when you can play guitar like Annie Clark. I felt like the way curtains were used to gradually reveal the stage had heaps of anticipation, but then there were no dancing legs, or balaclava clad pianists, so it felt like it fell a little bit short. The staging was interesting and it was great to see something so different to other live acts, but it kept her stood still and away from the crowd for the full performance. Last time I saw her she seemed possessed and the meticulous planning meant there was an unpredictable raw quality missing last night. I heard a lot of fans were disappointed ... but I still LOVED it.

Dylema Collective, Bear and Lumi HD at TEDxBrum, Sunday 15th October 2017