Venus Zine was a quarterly internationally circulated magazine covering women in music, film, art, entertainment, literature, fashion, indie culture and DIY culture. It was published from 1995 through 2010.
Venuszine.com was the daily updated online companion to the magazine. Venus Zine and venuszine.com featured interviews with artists including Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, and Kim Deal in addition to edgy and up-and-coming musicians, designers, writers, actresses, and DIY entrepreneurs.
History Venus Zine, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in East Lansing, Michigan, in the Michigan State University dorm room of Amy Schroeder in 1995. It began as a photocopied, black and white, stapled fanzine but over the years grew into a full-size glossy publication. In 2006, it was bought by two magazine publishers, Anne Hartnett and Marci Sepulveda, who also publish Chicago Agent magazine. The magazine covered music, fashion, and culture. The readership is both male and female, but most articles are written by women.Bream, Jon. "Web gem: www.venuszine.com". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
In April 2010, the magazine was relaunched under new ownership of Sarah Beardsley who acquired the publication in February. In December 2010, the publication ended its print run and laid off all staff members.
Articles of note In response to a 2003 article by Rolling Stone titled "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", which included only two female guitarists, Venus Zine published their own "Greatest Female Guitarists Of All Time" list. Put together through nominations by experts Abigail Aronson Zocher, Kenneth Bays, Calvin Johnson, Evelyn McDonnell, Amy Phillips, Jaan Uhelszki, and Nan Warshaw, the list features the 46 women deemed worthy of being called the greatest including: Joan Jett, Odetta, Carrie Brownstein, Memphis Minnie and Chrissie Hynde.
The list has been mentioned and discussed by such web publications as Chicagoist and Gaper's Block.
Past issues 2010 Winter 45 Janelle Monáe 2010 Fall 44 Zoe Kravitz 2010 Summer 43 Jack White 2010 Spring 42 Melissa Auf der Maur 2009 Fall 41 Cobie Smulders 2009 Summer 40 Ximena Sarinana 2009 Spring 39 Evan Rachel Wood 2008 Winter 38 She & Him 2008 Fall 37 Kid Sister 2008 Summer 36 Missy Elliott 2008 Spring 35 Juliette Lewis 2007 Winter 34 Dita Von Teese 2007 Fall 33 M.I.A. 2007 Summer 32 Björk 2007 Spring 31 Feist 2006 Winter 30 Cat Power 2006 Fall 29 Anna Sui 2006 Summer 28 Amy Sedaris 2006 Spring 27 Neko Case 2005 Winter 26 Lady Sovereign 2005 Fall 25 Ana Gasteyer 2005 Summer 24 Sleater-Kinney 2005 Spring 23 Sarah Silverman 2004 Winter 22 Joanna Newsom 2004 Fall 21 Le Tigre 2004 Summer 20 Janeane Garofalo 2004 Spring 19 The Von Bondies 2003 Winter 18 Natasha Lyonne 2003 Fall 17 Peaches 2003 Summer 16 Liz Phair 2003 Spring 15 Cat Power 2002 Winter 14 Aimee Mann 2002 Summer/Fall 13 Sleater-Kinney 2002 Spring 12 Tanya Donelly 2001 Winter 11 Le Tigre 2001 Fall 10 Quasi 2001 Summer 9 The Butchies 2000 Fall 8 Mascott 2000 Summer 7 Sleater-Kinney 2000 Spring 6 Cibo Matto
Press In 2007, Venus Zine was named one of the Chicago Tribune's "50 Favorite Magazines.""Our 50 favorite magazines". Chicago Tribune. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
References
External links Venus Zine Official Site (defunct)