FAKE zine 101 - May 2019

MAY 2019

FAKE zine 101 What is FAKE zine?

Who is FAKE zine?

Why does FAKE zine exist?

What has FAKE zine done so far?

Where can I get FAKE zine?

What is FAKE zine?

FAKE zine is a print zine that celebrates local independent subcultures from art and music, to fashion and film. We look inside the box, rather than outside the box. We seek for creativity and individuality.

We are rebels. We are artists.

We are nationalists. We are the kids your parents warned you about, and we’re not afraid to admit it. We are those who choose quality over quantity. And we are here to make sure you too are heard and seen.

Who is FAKE zine?

Why does FAKE zine exist?

“FAKE zine is a personal project of mine. It is a product of my struggles and frustrations as an editor and writer. It is a platform for me and artists to come together and collaborate. A safe space, an outlet, for emerging artists who are yet to find a home in the big bad art world that’s notoriously known for being unforgiving—at least for up and coming artists. With FAKE zine, I aim to shed light on and give a voice to the typically unseen and unheard. At FAKE zine, we choose local. Instead of looking outwards, we look inwards.”

- Celene Sakurako

What has FAKE zine done so far?

3.10.2017 FAKE zine @ ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD FAKE zine together with artists Machstan and BEDSPACER sent off Manila-bred pop artist No Rome to sign with Dirty Hit Records in London with a special interview and coverage of his farewell party.

3.13-20.2017 FAKE zine @CARL JAN CRUZ #CARLJANCREWZ SHOWROOM WEEKEND FAKE zine sat down with Manila-based fashion designer Carl Jan Cruz to ask him about his latest “52-64” collection, as he showed us three ways to wear it.

3.31.2017 FAKE zine @ BLACK WSH BOYS SKATE VIDEO LAUNCH

4.10-13.2018 FAKE zine @ Manila Fashion Festival

Season 8

FAKE zine dropped by Manila Fashion Festival ‘2018, for a three-day exclusive.

5.20.2018 FAKE zine @ Bad Student riso workshop FAKE zine joined the only art risograph studio Bad Student, for their riso workshop to create limited edition riso “FAKE 101” zines.

6.1.2018 FAKE zine @ Czar Kristoff’s self-publishing workshop

FAKE zine wrapped up lessons learned at artist Czar Kristoff’s workshop on self-publishing.

FAKE zine hung out with Manila streetwear brand WSH and skate crew Black Beach Boys at their collaborative skate video launch of “BLACK WSH BOYS.”

6.4.2018 FAKE zine @ ft. “Sweet Candy ft. Jason Dhakal” by Ella Ocanor

4.19.2017 FAKE zine @ IDIOGLOSSIA FAKE zine asked Teenage Granny, Bird Dens, Maldoror, Fisherfolk and Tengal about secret languages at “IDIOGLOSSIA”, Idioterne Inc.’s inaugural monthly gig of experimental music.

6.16.2018 @ Komura; Book Fair 2018 EVENT FAKE zine launched its first merch line of totes and tees: FAKE merch 00, as well as a re-printed Sound Architects merch zine at Warehouse Eight for Komura; Book Fair.

6.3.2017 FAKE zine @ SOUND ARCHITECTS DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH MEDIA SPONSOR

6.22.2018 FAKE zine @ Night In by Jason Dhakal FAKE zine took an audio-visual tour of singer Jason Dhakal’s second EP Night In.

FAKE zine, as an official media sponsor to In Time of Need album launch, released an exclusive Q+A and merch zine featuring Manila events collective The Polaris Project and post-rock quintet Sound Architects.

1.27.2018 FAKE zine @ FAKE zine Pop-up Shop Vol. 00 EVENT

FAKE zine gathered 16+ Manila artists and brands like Bad Student, Wednesday, KITA, Rob Cham and Quasi- for its first-ever curated pop-up shop at Q.C. gallery KalawakanSpacetime.

FAKE zine talked to singer Ella Ocanor about her self-directed MV “Sweet Candy ft. Jason Dhakal.”

6.28.2019 @ Pow Marin’s “Out and Proud” FAKE zine, in celebration of pride month, zoomed into artist Pow Marin’s solo show “Out and Proud.”

8.2.2018 FAKE zine @ Matira Matibay FAKE zine sat down with Manila’s underground winner-takes-all graffiti battle Matira Matibay.

8.23.2018 FAKE zine @ “Your Letters”

3.14.2018 FAKE zine @ Season Pass Grand Opening FAKE zine interviewed the three owners of Manila’s newly opened streetwear shop Season Pass, followed by a special segment on their tips on how to spot “good” streetwear.

by Conversations of Us

FAKE zine had a heart-to-heart with Conversation of Us, a travelling couple who connects strangers through anonymous handwritten letters with project “Your Letters.”

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Where can I get FAKE zine?

Hang tight, we’re still working on Issue 00.

You can grab FAKE zine Issue 00: GANGS OF MANILA as soon as we’re done. For Issue 00, expect to see features on indie Mnila-based collectives from art, music, street, and dance.

thefakezine@gmail.com @thefakezine Celene Sakurako Chris Hernandez Chihiro Kobayashi