ABOUT

Q. In a few words:
A. komakino'zine is about indie Music, we love to talk about Music, review and give exposure to the records/Bands/Artists we like (mainly indie and diy), books, live shows, other Arts, - internet and daily life related posts.

Q. The webzine/fanzine name is komakino and the url is www.inkoma.com
A. Yeah, the original name of this 'zine, komakino, came before I registered the inkoma.com domain; komakino.com was already taken, so I took inkoma.com; - however, the zine's name is still komakino.

Q. Short story:
A. komakino fanzine was founded on paper in 1999, in Rome: kind of fanzine, kind of personal taccuino, about noise, new-wave, shoegaze, dark, post-punk, dreampop, garage & Co. Muziq & Culture, indie & diy but not only, - born as pure expression of a lost boy and matured as pure expression of a lost young man, that is me, paolo miei cieli (aka pall youhideme), also ASP programmer and web/graphic designer by fortune...

Q. Are you that komakino fanzine of years ago, founded during the 80s...:
A. Along the years I found out there have been (and there are still!) several fanzines named after Joy Division's song.. we're not that original, I know...

Q. More facts:
A. komakino, paper version, used to be printed every 3/4 months until early 2002; - it counted 11 issues [read contents here], something more than 400 copies per release, distributed in Italy for free, and somehow abroad too, - via record stores, indie labels, other fanzines, mailorders, squats, radios, live shows, etc.
    Later, as Internet became more and more accessible to the outer world than a piece of paper, komakino strictly turnt into a web-thing, because frankly it turnt I couldn't face anymore the costs and time of assembly, printing and related distribution, and - last but not least, - You know what, what's best than leaving the trees in peace?
    Komakino is driven by my Passion for Music & Arts, some of my closest friends' one, and some related souls' one too, - nothing else, - absolutely no meant for making money, or demanding, - then, at least for the moment it stays FREE, and so it will, until I can still face the heavy costs of a no-for-free-life.
    Of course, if You feel like wanting to cover us with gold, feel free to support our cause, - paypal is around the corner.
    Maybe Komakino can help You in giving some more exposure to Yr Muziq and other Arts and personal fight: if so, do not hesitate to get in touch.

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Last update: 2010-04-23