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Jake Austen sings for The Goblins, a masked rock 'n' roll band.  
 
Jake Austen sings for The Goblins, a masked rock 'n' roll band.  
  
==Zines==
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===Zines===
 
*[[Roctober]]
 
*[[Roctober]]
  
==Publications==
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===Publications===
  
 
* ''TV a-Go-Go: Rock on TV, from American Bandstand to American Idol'', Chicago Review Press, 2005  
 
* ''TV a-Go-Go: Rock on TV, from American Bandstand to American Idol'', Chicago Review Press, 2005  

Latest revision as of 09:54, 15 December 2007

Jake Austen is a Chicago zinester and musician. He is the publisher of the long-running music zine Roctober.

Austen is co-producer (and chief puppeteer) for the cable variety show CHIC-A-GO-GO.

CHIC-A-GO-GO is an all-ages dance party modeled after Sixties television programs such as American Bandstand and Kiddie-A-Go-Go. The program is hosted by Miss Mia (a human) and Ratso (a Straight Edge rat puppet). "Ratso" also appears as a regular character in Austen's Punk'n Head comics.

Jake Austen sings for The Goblins, a masked rock 'n' roll band.

Zines

Publications

  • TV a-Go-Go: Rock on TV, from American Bandstand to American Idol, Chicago Review Press, 2005
  • A Friendly Game of Poker: 52 Takes on the Neighborhood Game, Chicago Review Press, 2003

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