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'''Red Rover''' was a fanzine created by [[Jen Smith]].
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'''Red Rover''' was a [[zine]] created by [[Jen Smith]].
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Jen Smith is the editor of a number of zines. '''Red Rover''' was published in the early 1990's in Washington D.C. It varied in format from issue to issue but remained a [[Cut and Paste|cut and paste]], photocopied zine. Topics included everything from fixing a car; a story about being in the Pittsburgh airport on the 28th of July, by Melissa Klein; how to play the 'shell game'; to an account of Miss Ida B. Wells, [[writer]] and anti-lynching campaigner of 1893. In '''Red Rover'''# 2, Jen introduced the idea of the 'Lo-Fi Underground' to talk about the [[DIY]] projects and bands she and her friends were involved with, such as [[Donna Dresch]]'s first ''[[Chainsaw]]'' cassette tape;  Tim Green's "Embassy Tapes"; the bands Slant 6, [[Lois]], and Getaway Car; and movies by [[Greta Snider]], Sadie Benning and [[G.B. Jones]].  This idea later spun off into a little [[One-shot|one-off]] zine called [[Another Lo-Fi Xtravaganza]] where Jen talks further about the Lo-Fi scene, including her band Rastro! with Donna Dresch.
  
Jen Smith is the editor of a number of [[zine]]s. '''Red Rover''' was published in the early 1990's in [[Washington D.C.]]. It varied in format from issue to issue but remained a photocopied zine. Topics included everything from from fixing a car, to how to play the 'shell game', to an account of Miss Ida B. Wells, writer and anti-lynching campaigner in 1893. In '''Red Rover'''# 2, Jen introduced the idea of the 'Lo-Fi' Underground to talk about projects and bands she and her friends were involved with, such as [[Donna Dresch]]'s first ''[[Chainsaw]]'' cassette tape,  Tim Green's "Embassy Tapes", the bands Slant 6, Lois, and Getaway Car and movies by [[Sadie Benning]], [[G.B. Jones]] and [[Greta Snider]]. This idea later spun off into a little one-off zine called "Another Lo-Fi Xtravaganza" where Jen talks further about the Lo-Fi scene, including her band Rastro! with Donna Dresch.
 
 
'''Red Rover''' was dedicated to the idea of making your own scene all it could be. Issue number three came in the form of a personal letter addressed to the reader that speaks of the strategies of resistance we need to live our lives. "Viva Yr. Scene" says '''Red Rover'''.
 
'''Red Rover''' was dedicated to the idea of making your own scene all it could be. Issue number three came in the form of a personal letter addressed to the reader that speaks of the strategies of resistance we need to live our lives. "Viva Yr. Scene" says '''Red Rover'''.
  
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==See also==
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*[[Another Lo-Fi Xtravaganza]]
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Red Rover 150 dpi.JPG

Red Rover was a zine created by Jen Smith.

Jen Smith is the editor of a number of zines. Red Rover was published in the early 1990's in Washington D.C. It varied in format from issue to issue but remained a cut and paste, photocopied zine. Topics included everything from fixing a car; a story about being in the Pittsburgh airport on the 28th of July, by Melissa Klein; how to play the 'shell game'; to an account of Miss Ida B. Wells, writer and anti-lynching campaigner of 1893. In Red Rover# 2, Jen introduced the idea of the 'Lo-Fi Underground' to talk about the DIY projects and bands she and her friends were involved with, such as Donna Dresch's first Chainsaw cassette tape; Tim Green's "Embassy Tapes"; the bands Slant 6, Lois, and Getaway Car; and movies by Greta Snider, Sadie Benning and G.B. Jones. This idea later spun off into a little one-off zine called Another Lo-Fi Xtravaganza where Jen talks further about the Lo-Fi scene, including her band Rastro! with Donna Dresch.

Red Rover was dedicated to the idea of making your own scene all it could be. Issue number three came in the form of a personal letter addressed to the reader that speaks of the strategies of resistance we need to live our lives. "Viva Yr. Scene" says Red Rover.

See also