Some curator work obviously exists, but in other hand, I feel zine is more about documentation. I was always quite happy with "lighter" content of magazine as well, but of course one can say that something such as Dissecting Table interview, just isn't on same level of Sudden Infant, Vivenza or such..
So far only 1 interview has been totally rejected due being very very boring. Or, they exists possibility to cut it in shape it might work, but I doubt it.
My overall attitude has been that something is better than nothing. Some artists won't give "better" answers or fill the expectations of journalist or reader, but that might still be very very accurate document of him. It is document of their approach or limits in communication. In future I keep possibility that interviews what seems like needing more work, simply will be postponed until you have squeezed enough from artists. But at this moment, to keep in schedule is at this moment vital. If magazine fails deadline so early stages, it could ruin things like paid advertizement (and why that's important, see below). There aren't really interviews I would regret, but some things could have slightly improved.
As for F&V, label interviews were more about the "music" / "business" afterall. For the fetishes and such, it would need to be Bizarre Uproar interview, and perhaps done in Finnish at live interview to make it more than past interviews for other 'zines. I don't know how artists feels about it, but I think BU has in recent year been featured in just about every possible zine/website dedicated to PE (although not many exists, still...), it should probably happen later on.
In general, when SI #3 came from print, I was very happy how it turned. Still when looking it from the screen, I had the feeling this might not be as good as I hoped, but when I was holding digital test print in form of zine, I think probably best issue yet.
There are few plans I'm looking into:
adding 8 or 16 color pages inside. Possibly enabling artsists who work in full color, to do their artworks in full color. Few ads in full color. Due size of machine used to print this, it is possible that color pages won't add very massive price difference. Mainly the price of metal plates used for printing. Unlike with small offset machines where each color is printed separately, this has set up where paper goes through 4 colors in one run.
Another possibility was the addition of 16 more pages. This could fix the inbalance of ads / content. Situation was, that for #3, it seemed as if I don't get enought paid ads to help with finances what makes SI work as it does (note: wholesale price is LESS than actual printing costs), but in last days arrived more one by one, and had to squeeze in more than planned without mixing whole lay-out once again.
I hope these changes would NOT affect retail price. And also wholesale only by slightly increasing shipping rate if mags weight more.
There will be coming changes in some structures. Like tape noise article or label interviews. No point of printing same questions over and over and over again. So probably starting from #4, new style for those will be applied.
Still looking for any contributors:
-reviews (welcomed, yet not so urgently since space reserved for them is filled very easily)
-interviews
-articles / colums (opinions/information/scene reports/live shows/whatever..)
This 3rd option I would consider one of things suitable. Themes of articles and how they can be combined to sound, are endless. It just requires actual work of typing and planning - and having the idea in first place.
and also even if there is no replies what are going to happen: artists suggestions / label suggestions / visual artists suggestions welcomed in topic dedicated for it.
