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[[Image:Caroline_Bimbox_5.jpg‎|200px|frame|right|'''Caroline Azar''' on the cover of Bimbox #5]]
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'''Caroline Azar''' is a zine editor, musician, playwright, actor and director from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  
'''Caroline Azar''' is a zine editor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  
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Her first zine, released in the 1980's, was [[Hide]], a multi media publication released in both print and audio cassette format. The zine and cassette featured music that ranged from [[punk]] to experimental compositions in both electronic and other forms. Five issues were released.
  
Her first zine, released in the 1980's, was [[Hide]], a multi media publication released in both print and audio cassette format. The zine and cassette featured music that ranged from [[punk]] to experimental compositions in both electronic and other forms. Six issues were released.
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Her next zine was [[Double Bill]], a collaboration between editors [[Jena von Brucker|Jena von Brücker]], [[Johnny Noxzema]], Rex, and [[G.B. Jones]]. ''Double Bill'' was published from 1991 till 2001,  and five issues were released. The zine was based on the notion that actor Bill Conrad (star of movies and television's ''Cannon'', ''Jake and the Fat Man'', and ''Nero Wolfe'') was at war with author Bill Burroughs (the beat writer of ''Naked Lunch'' and other novels) and was termed a 'hate-zine', as opposed to 'fanzine'.  The editors of ''Double Bill'' collectively contributed to [[Girl Germs]] and the zine was featured in articles  in ''The Village Voice''.
  
Her next zine was [[Double Bill]], a collaboration between editors [[Jena von Brucker|Jena von Brücker]], [[Johnny Noxzema]], Rex, and [[G.B. Jones]]. ''Double Bill'' was pulbished from 1991 till 2001, and five issues were released. The zine was based on the notion that actor Bill Conrad (of tv and movie fame) was at war with author Bill Burroughs (the beat writer of ''Naked Lunch'' and other novels) and termed a 'hate-zine' as opposed to 'fanzine'. During this time the editors collectively contributed to [[Girl Germs]].
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Caroline Azar was also the lead singer and keyboardist for the band Fifth Column, which released many recordings during the mid 1980s and throughout the 1990s, till 2002. She is also
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an actress and has starred in several films, including those of fellow bandmate and zine editor G.B. Jones, as well as appearing in Fifth Column's videos and television appearances, and the films and plays of other directors. As well, she is a director and playwright, who has directed a variety of videos, films and plays.  
  
Caroline Azar was also the lead singer and keyboardist for the band Fifth Column, which released many recordings between during the 1980s till 2002. She was also an actress, starring in several films, including those of fellow bandmate and zine editor G.B. Jones. As well, she is a playwright, who has produced a number of plays and acted in many others.  
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Caroline Azar had appeared in many zines, whether being interviewed with the band Fifth Column in [[Bleeding Swans]], [[Feeble]], and [[The Hanged Men Dance]], or for her films, plays, and zines. She has been featured in zines such as [[Q.T.]], was interviewed for [[Making Waves]], and [[Fuh Cole]], among others, and featured on the cover of [[Bimbox]] issue 5.
  
Caroline Azar had appeared in many zines, either being interviewed for the band Fifth Column, or for her films, plays, and zines. She has been featured in zines such as [[Q.T.]], was interviewed for [[Fuh Cole]], and featured on the cover of [[Bimbox]] issue 5.
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On April 26, 2013, Caroline Azar and G.B. Jones gave the keynote talk at ''She Said Boom: Feminist Zine Making Symposium'' in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a three day event resulting in the publishing of a feminist zine by the participants.  
  
 
==Zines==
 
==Zines==
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==Films==
 
==Films==
*''The Troublemakers'' by [[G.B. Jones]]
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* ''She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column'', directed by Kevin Hegge (2012)
*''No Skin Off My Ass'' by [[Bruce LaBruce]]
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* ''Colour Me Free'' directed by Areta Lloyd (2007)
*''The Yo-Yo Gang'' by G.B. Jones
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* ''Touch'' directed by Jeremy Podeswa (2001)
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* ''She's Real'', directed by Lucy Thane (1997)
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* ''Evelyn Be My Valentine'' directed by Virginia Rankin (1995)
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* ''Airplane On The Highway'', video for Bob Wiseman, directed by Caroline Azar (1993)
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* ''The Yo-Yo Gang'' directed by [[G.B. Jones]] (1992)
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* ''No Skin Off My Ass'' directed by [[Bruce LaBruce]] (1991)
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* ''Like This'', video for Fifth Column, directed by Bruce LaBruce and Fifth Column
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* ''The Troublemakers'' directed by G.B. Jones (1990)
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* ''Urban Underground'' directed by John Porter (1985)
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* ''Fifth Column at the Funnel'' directed by John Porter (1982)
  
[[Category:Zinester|Azar, Caroline]] [[Category:Punk Zinesters|Azar, Caroline]]
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==External links==
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*[http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/she-said-boom-feminist-zine-symposium-fifth-column/17244 Interview with Caroline Azar and G.B. Jones for ''She Said Boom: Feminist Zine Making Symposium'']
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*[http://erinohsays.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/1641/ Article on "She Said Boom: Feminist Zine Making Symposium"] for [[Broken Pencil]]
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044106 Caroline Azar at Internet Movie Database]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH5IhO33kbQ Fifth Column video for ''Like This'']
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[[Category:Zinester|Azar, Caroline]] [[Category:Punk Zinesters|Azar, Caroline]] [[Category:Canada Zinesters|Azar]]
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[[Category:Previously Featured Articles|Azar]]

Revision as of 02:00, 4 April 2016

Caroline Azar on the cover of Bimbox #5

Caroline Azar is a zine editor, musician, playwright, actor and director from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Her first zine, released in the 1980's, was Hide, a multi media publication released in both print and audio cassette format. The zine and cassette featured music that ranged from punk to experimental compositions in both electronic and other forms. Five issues were released.

Her next zine was Double Bill, a collaboration between editors Jena von Brücker, Johnny Noxzema, Rex, and G.B. Jones. Double Bill was published from 1991 till 2001, and five issues were released. The zine was based on the notion that actor Bill Conrad (star of movies and television's Cannon, Jake and the Fat Man, and Nero Wolfe) was at war with author Bill Burroughs (the beat writer of Naked Lunch and other novels) and was termed a 'hate-zine', as opposed to 'fanzine'. The editors of Double Bill collectively contributed to Girl Germs and the zine was featured in articles in The Village Voice.

Caroline Azar was also the lead singer and keyboardist for the band Fifth Column, which released many recordings during the mid 1980s and throughout the 1990s, till 2002. She is also an actress and has starred in several films, including those of fellow bandmate and zine editor G.B. Jones, as well as appearing in Fifth Column's videos and television appearances, and the films and plays of other directors. As well, she is a director and playwright, who has directed a variety of videos, films and plays.

Caroline Azar had appeared in many zines, whether being interviewed with the band Fifth Column in Bleeding Swans, Feeble, and The Hanged Men Dance, or for her films, plays, and zines. She has been featured in zines such as Q.T., was interviewed for Making Waves, and Fuh Cole, among others, and featured on the cover of Bimbox issue 5.

On April 26, 2013, Caroline Azar and G.B. Jones gave the keynote talk at She Said Boom: Feminist Zine Making Symposium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a three day event resulting in the publishing of a feminist zine by the participants.

Zines

Contributions

Films

  • She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column, directed by Kevin Hegge (2012)
  • Colour Me Free directed by Areta Lloyd (2007)
  • Touch directed by Jeremy Podeswa (2001)
  • She's Real, directed by Lucy Thane (1997)
  • Evelyn Be My Valentine directed by Virginia Rankin (1995)
  • Airplane On The Highway, video for Bob Wiseman, directed by Caroline Azar (1993)
  • The Yo-Yo Gang directed by G.B. Jones (1992)
  • No Skin Off My Ass directed by Bruce LaBruce (1991)
  • Like This, video for Fifth Column, directed by Bruce LaBruce and Fifth Column
  • The Troublemakers directed by G.B. Jones (1990)
  • Urban Underground directed by John Porter (1985)
  • Fifth Column at the Funnel directed by John Porter (1982)

External links