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pandaemonaeum) wrote2004-05-06 12:30 pm
pandaemonaeum) wrote2004-05-06 12:30 pm
Ho hum
Haven't updated in a few days - I've been soooo busy!
I finally tackled the expanding mess in the living room. It is currently *just* under control, but about to get bad as I have had a wholesale order for corsets for Dances with Unicorns. As I only have 3 other items on the books at the moment it couldn't have come at a better time!
I've made some stuff for ebay - a cyber-y fleece top, a decorated top hat, a purple PVC mermaid skirt and matching cut-out top, but have not had time to photograph them yet. The pinstripe stuff has been shelved until next week when I can get my metal d-rings etc.
My brother is sick today so I am a bit worried. I think I am just pushing aside the fact that I'm a bit poorly to worry about him :/ because I don't have time to be sick. I lay about sick for two days and now I am desperately scrambling to catch up :/
Still, I have a pile of leather look PVC (at last!), black satin, metallic blue PVC re-stocked, and some nice green and black stretchy brocade for soft corset tops. My interpretation of the Lip Service 'Dark Legacy' dress (in bigger sizes) is looking good, so I just need to get some suitable fabric. They've used shadow striped cotton gauze, I might just use plain cotton or satin. I have a bale of pale blue tafetta needs using up so I will probably make the sample in that with dark blue lace.
And Meltdown have kicked off on the Internet about TWF :o. Jeez, are their knickers in a bunch. Apparently we 'ripped them off'. Errrr, no. Kev had seen about 2 issues and Lars didn't see one until AFTER he did the layout. We have significant differences, starting with the cover, i.e. we used a landmark, they use a person. Our cover is more like 'Bite Me' than anything else, a fact which caused me to panic utterly as I know Bite Me's editor. Contents page, text with embedded pictures, fairly standard. Meltdown has an editorial on this page. We have a separate 1 page humourous rant editorial. The news pages are little 'soundbites' placed sort of irregularly (I'm sure there is a proper term for this but I'm the fashion editor dammit) which several publications use. We have a letters page, like everyone else, a 'fake' problems page, etc. Meltdown's interviews are usually 1 - 2 pages, we average 3 - 4 pages. Meltdown use one big picture of the band, we use several small ones dotted about. There are 4 pages of fashion, done in a standard magazine format, then 3 pages of hair and beauty, in a format Meltdown hasn't used to the best of my knowledge and I have issues back to #3. We don't have anything resembling their product reviews or 'Pandora's Diary' (which was in fact my favourite bit of Meltdown and they dropped it). Yeah, we're more expensive (£3.95) BUT we have a smaller print run by a large amount (100 copies FFS) and we gave away a large amount of the advertising in an effort to fill the ad space.
I can't see why they being so fucking nasty, considering they are kaput anyway, but never mind.
Oh, and as the thread on Slashgoth got shut down so fast my head spun, I didn't get to answer the 'laser printed rubbish' comment by the fragrant G Christiaan (sic). We're industrial Xeroxed assmunch :p. Get your facts straight before lodging your tongue up Meltdown's arse.
As to Slashgoth, we re-submitted the story about being available in Travelling Man, and it has still not appeared. Niiiice. Seems we are to blame for Natasha's tantrum. :?
Now I have had my little bitch, I think I will go and have some lunch. A saucer of milk perhaps :)
Marie
I finally tackled the expanding mess in the living room. It is currently *just* under control, but about to get bad as I have had a wholesale order for corsets for Dances with Unicorns. As I only have 3 other items on the books at the moment it couldn't have come at a better time!
I've made some stuff for ebay - a cyber-y fleece top, a decorated top hat, a purple PVC mermaid skirt and matching cut-out top, but have not had time to photograph them yet. The pinstripe stuff has been shelved until next week when I can get my metal d-rings etc.
My brother is sick today so I am a bit worried. I think I am just pushing aside the fact that I'm a bit poorly to worry about him :/ because I don't have time to be sick. I lay about sick for two days and now I am desperately scrambling to catch up :/
Still, I have a pile of leather look PVC (at last!), black satin, metallic blue PVC re-stocked, and some nice green and black stretchy brocade for soft corset tops. My interpretation of the Lip Service 'Dark Legacy' dress (in bigger sizes) is looking good, so I just need to get some suitable fabric. They've used shadow striped cotton gauze, I might just use plain cotton or satin. I have a bale of pale blue tafetta needs using up so I will probably make the sample in that with dark blue lace.
And Meltdown have kicked off on the Internet about TWF :o. Jeez, are their knickers in a bunch. Apparently we 'ripped them off'. Errrr, no. Kev had seen about 2 issues and Lars didn't see one until AFTER he did the layout. We have significant differences, starting with the cover, i.e. we used a landmark, they use a person. Our cover is more like 'Bite Me' than anything else, a fact which caused me to panic utterly as I know Bite Me's editor. Contents page, text with embedded pictures, fairly standard. Meltdown has an editorial on this page. We have a separate 1 page humourous rant editorial. The news pages are little 'soundbites' placed sort of irregularly (I'm sure there is a proper term for this but I'm the fashion editor dammit) which several publications use. We have a letters page, like everyone else, a 'fake' problems page, etc. Meltdown's interviews are usually 1 - 2 pages, we average 3 - 4 pages. Meltdown use one big picture of the band, we use several small ones dotted about. There are 4 pages of fashion, done in a standard magazine format, then 3 pages of hair and beauty, in a format Meltdown hasn't used to the best of my knowledge and I have issues back to #3. We don't have anything resembling their product reviews or 'Pandora's Diary' (which was in fact my favourite bit of Meltdown and they dropped it). Yeah, we're more expensive (£3.95) BUT we have a smaller print run by a large amount (100 copies FFS) and we gave away a large amount of the advertising in an effort to fill the ad space.
I can't see why they being so fucking nasty, considering they are kaput anyway, but never mind.
Oh, and as the thread on Slashgoth got shut down so fast my head spun, I didn't get to answer the 'laser printed rubbish' comment by the fragrant G Christiaan (sic). We're industrial Xeroxed assmunch :p. Get your facts straight before lodging your tongue up Meltdown's arse.
As to Slashgoth, we re-submitted the story about being available in Travelling Man, and it has still not appeared. Niiiice. Seems we are to blame for Natasha's tantrum. :?
Now I have had my little bitch, I think I will go and have some lunch. A saucer of milk perhaps :)
Marie
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Thanks for the support guys, it's nice to know not everyone thinks we are a Meltdown rip-off. I'm shocked to hear that subscribers are being left in the dark and not getting their money back - maybe Natasha should spend less time following Kev around the Net, flaming him and more time putting her own house in order :p
If anyone is interested in laying their paws on a copy and doesn't have a branch of 'Travelling Man'(the comic shop) in their town, you can get them off the website
http://www.cynicalmatrix.com/twf
Kev even takes Paypal, what a star :)
There's a bit more info about what we're about etc there. Basically we're doing a goth lifestyle mag, the writing/ editing team are all goths so it's a bit more 'goth' slanted. There will be a large amount on the music, I get about 7 - 10 pages for fashion, and we're adding some actual journalism from issue 2, with a special on self-harming (if anyone wants to contribute contact myself or Kev). My policy on the fashion goes : after issue 2's male fashion special, we will ALWAYS have male and 'plus size' fashion alongside the standard fare. Oh, and small businesses get priority, so I've been picking up cards from first timers at Whitby etc so that it's not just Omen and Dark Angel on the fashion pages. As you can tell, we're pretty serious about this and the intention was NEVER to be like Meltdown.
But feel free to pick up a copy and see for yourself ;)
Bexylu, thanks for that community, I will be signing up!
Marie