Venus Zine is a
quarterly internationally circulated
magazine covering women in
music,
film,
art,
entertainment,
literature,
fashion,
indie culture and
DIY culture.
Venuszine.com is the daily updated online companion to the magazine. Venus Zine and venuszine.com feature interviews with legendary artists including
Yoko Ono,
Patti Smith, and
Kim Deal in addition to edgy and up-and-coming musicians, designers, writers, actresses, and DIY entrepreneurs.
History
Venus Zine, headquarted in
Chicago,
Illinois, was founded in
East Lansing,
Michigan in the
Michigan State University dorm room of Amy Schroeder in
1995. It began as a photocopied, black and white, stapled
fanzine but over the years has grown into a full-size glossy publication. In 2006, it was bought by two Chicago magazine publishers, Anne Brindle and Marci Sepulveda. The magazine covers music, fashion, and culture. The readership is both male and female, but most articles are written by women.
Articles of Note
In response to a 2003 article by
Rolling Stone titled "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," which included only two female guitarists, Venus Zine published their own [https://venuszine.com/articles/music/features/2575/"Greatest Female Guitarists Of All Time"] list. Put together through nominations by experts Abigail Aronson Zocher, Kenneth Bays,
Calvin Johnson (musician), Evelyn McDonnell, Amy Phillips, Jaan Uhelszki, and
Nan Warshaw, the list features the 46 women deemed worthy of being called the greatest including:
Joan Jett,
Odetta,
Carrie Brownstein,
Memphis Minnie and
Chrissie Hynde.
The list has been mentioned and discussed by such Web publications as and .
Past Issues
Press
- In 2007, Venus Zine was named one of the Chicago Tribune's "50 Favorite Magazines."
[Chicago Tribune June 26, 2007]
