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There are some moments in Hour 13 that feel comically tragic but it's overall just super melancholy. I like watching skateboarding when its staged as reflective and introspective. Going sober can be a very huge or very little thing, so even if this is a piss take (its THEGUYSTOKESCHANNEL so you never know), or a genuine thought, it's come through in a medium I enjoy. And the music choices aren't bad either.
It was Parliament skate shop who this year rallied the local call to shred the oft-ceremonial grounds of Paddo in the name of fallen comrade Shane Cross, this the 10th year since his passing.
Tie dye was donned in appreciation and brownbags smashed. An impromptu best benihana challenge kept the energy and spirits high as the sun got low.
I’m that kind of indecisive person who spends a lot of time reinventing to, I hope, not too much of my own detriment. Dwelling on this idea, what it could be, what it’s been, it’s become clear to me that there really is no other way I’d want to do Malaise other than a physical print publication. Hand xeroxed, personally distributed and all.
Back when Malaise was already in print and I was just starting to collate the second issue, I made the decision that this was just not going to work if I did it all myself. Real DIY is an ethic, it’s a conscious decision where you dedicate your efforts to a quest in unlocking your potential, and I think if done correctly the potential of others. On top of a stressful relationship, studying to not be an animator and volunteering with ZICS, that conscious effort just got too much and I laid the tools down. Mostly, the reason it ended was because I lacked to time and therefore energy to put into producing a 36-page fanzine all by myself.
That was the low note, here’s the high.
I’m really excited to share this sort-of epiphany that with the help of my brother Liav Shalev, long time supporter and good photography guy, is starting to shape into a full on concept. Malaise will be a regular zine again. New foundation, new direction; same passion, same zero dollar cost.
The revised Malaise will be just one A3 sheet folded in half, two-sided print. The size is important for the same old reason which is that there are heaps of really good zines out there that have skating in them but we wanted to do something where the format follows the content and is truly a skate zine of skateboarders. I figured bigger was better and minimal was key. One sheet is easy enough to fold into your pocket, so you needn’t think twice about picking it up. And also if I’m going to be honest, there’s a lot less hairpulling pulling just two pages of content together under a bi-monthly/monthly (we’ll see how we go) deadline.
There’s heaps more in the works and heaps more that we have to do to build up momentum for a soft May release of the first issue. But as always I extend the offer to get involved in whatever way you feel you can! The zine will be free which means we’ll be doing all the work for free, so volunteering to help out is ace and I encourage it.
Lastly, I want to reiterate that at the heart of this idea is the need to coalesce skateboarders who produce creative work out of love, intrigue or labour. Because simply put, even in skateboarding creative work is undervalued. The new Malaise is heavy on the art side of things but I don’t want that to mean exclusive of filmmaking, writing, making music, the act of skateboarding itself. It’s a zine for those who are as much skaters as people.
Much more to come real soon so keep em lubricated: @malaiseskate on twitter and insta, facebook here.
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