Scream City 6 is the long-awaited film and video edition originally planned for 2012 but which never happened but is now slated for 2020.

The regular line-up of writers will return - Michael Eastwood, John Cooper, Andrew James, Ian McCartney, David Nolan plus debutants Iain Key, Brian Nicholson and Paul Pledger.

The publication schedule is somewhat tentative at this stage but, with a surprising amount of work already having been completed several years ago, it is not having to be started from scratch. More information when I have it but it should be published in the first half of 2020.

In a break from tradition, but rather aptly considering the subject material, this edition will be online-only.

See also: Scream City

Labels: Andrew_James, Brian_Nicholson, David_Nolan, Factory_Records, fanzines, Iain_Key, Ian_McCartney, Ikon, Michael_Eastwood, PKRP, Scream_City

Scream City 5 was published in 2010 about 2 years after issue 4 and after just shorter than that in preparation time. The graphic design of the cover spanned just about the entire development period. It was pretty clear from the outset that this would be "The International Edition" and that some form of map would feature.

In the end it featured Buckminter Fuller's Dymaxion projection in a wraparound full-bleed design but not before a brief dalliance with vintage Ordnance Survey.

Let the full, epic story commence!

Scream City 5 - additional material

Labels: Factory_Records, fanzines, graphic_design, Scream_City, Trevor_Johnson

Scream City 4 - The FAC-2 issue - had a consistent graphic identity the whole way through and there was one golden rule - no colour. That rule was adhered to without fail except for one small dash of orange on the centrespread.

After a brief dalliance with a Situationist International graphic, the front cover concept was tied directly to the FAC-2 interview with Vini Reilly and the SC4.1 CD of 'Cup a Soup Romance' by The Durutti Column. Vini Reilly provided three photos by Rachel McFarlane, his then girlfriend, with the best of these being selected. The original photo features Vini in a brightly coloured top holding his beloved Les Paul guitar. It seemed such a shame to drain the colour but rules are rules...

Scream City 4 additional material

Labels: Factory_Records, fanzines, graphic_design, Scream_City

Scream City 3 saw the graphic design identity concept veer off from that established in the first two years. A slightly longer gap between issues perhaps contributed to this fresh approach. It also got a bit fruity...

In 2005 I had visited Lyon, France to participate in the Nuits Sonores festival with Tony Wilson and Matt Carroll of Central Station Design. It was at this festival that I had conducted my interview with AHW (with occasional interjections from Matt). It was also her that I met Lyon resident and photographer Richard Bellia who took a photo of Tony and me alongside his more regular pictorial duties for the event organisers.



On my return to England, I met Richard and his friend Push at Push's house in Brentford near Griffin Park and that's where the Cock and Balls Story begins...

Read on: Scream City 3 - additional material

Labels: Factory_Records, fanzines, graphic_design, Matt_Carroll, Richard_Bellia, Scream_City

Scream City 2 followed on at relative breakneck speed from the first issue in June 2006. I managed to combine two of my loves - cricket and Factory Records - into the same project by virtue of the graphic design identity this time round. The latest instalment in the ongoing Scream City digital archive series explains the journey from the Observer's Book of Cricket to Scream City - Music, Art, Books, Popular Culture.

With no overall consistent theme to the content, but two articles about Fac 51 The Haçienda, Anthony Blunt was the eventual cover star. Pulp fiction detective stories (what else?) were referenced on the back cover to round things off.

See also: Scream City #1 Additional material

Labels: Anthony_Blunt, FAC51_The_Hacienda, fanzines, Scream_City

This one slipped through the Cerysmatic net a while ago but it's still not too late to check out the excellent online exhibition over at Manchester District Music Archive (Happy 10th Birthday btw!) on City Fun and a selection of other post-punk Manchester fanzines. The exhibition is curated by Abigail Ward and Dave Haslam.

Labels: City_Fun, fanzines, Manchester_District_Music_Archive

Selling 1200 units nationally and internationally, Paradise was a New Order fanzine for a new era of fans brought to you by David Smith and Oliver Cain.

Cerysmatic Factory has had issue four on display for quite a while now but is proud to bring you the full illustrated history of Paradise, replete with archive material and rare limited edition covers.

Many thanks to David Smith, without this would have been impossible.

Labels: fanzines, New_Order, Paradise

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