Tweed Magazine was a music and politics zine founded by angsty teenagers in 1997. It survived in one form or another until 2007. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Here are some of our most popular articles.


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Rise, the Corporate Führer

Issue 12. 2003 Summer

A sarcastic comparison of the Nazi war machine to contemporary corporate-government behavior. Three separate covers were released, each replacing the Nazi swastika with corporate logos (Nike, McDonalds, and Microsoft).


Anomic Warfare

Issue 11. 2001 Summer

Stewart interviews long-time activist Sue Coe. Bill considers the disconnect between a perceived self image and reality; asserts that this disconnect is fostered and taken advantage of in a capitalist society.

The Corpse Collective

Issue 10. 2000-2001 Winter

Bill dwells on the political and social apathy of Americans, suggesting that because corporate marketing determines the content of our American culture the culture itself is dead. Stewart secures an interview with Nathan of Boy Sets Fire.

Primary Deviance

Issue 9. 2000 Summer

Planting seeds of revolution, Bill discusses his notion of Primary Deviance while Stewart gets deviant. The cover features Seth's photograph of Max.

Issue Eight

Issue 8. 1999-2000 Winter

Brian adds his illustration skills to the cover and innards while Bill explains the ties between institutional racism and consumerism. Other entries range from movie reviews to human/computer assimilation.

Californication

Issue 7. 1999 Summer

Just after graduating from high school Stewart and Bill put out an eclectic mix of articles on racism, marijuana legalization, music reviews, random conversation snippets, and an interview with ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Occam's Razor

Issue 6. 1999 Spring

Stewart articulates the disconnect between technology and religious directives by placing Max Headroom on top of biblical text from Leviticus which explains that sheep fucking ain't God's command. Crazy kids.

Practical Magic

Issue 5. 1998 Autumn

Stewart and Bill head into their senior year by recycling content and bickering over direction. A down-payment on another one at Salem's Lot.

Little Miss Popular

Issue 4. 1998 Summer

Stewart's first encounter with publishing software, featuring an interview with Redneck Zombies star Lisa DeHaven. Just prior to printing Tweed receives several letters from an obsessed fan.

Anti-Christian Soldier

Issue 3. 1998 Spring

Stewart gets his science on in Tweed's final cut-and-paste issue with a cover diagram of the Krebs Cycle. Later that year he'd develop a new method of data encryption.

Slumping

Issue 2. 1997 Autumn

Seth, Stewart, and Bill mix technology, emotional insight, and blatant immaturity. Far from a slump, the sophomore effort proves wildly successful. For 16 year-olds.

Issue One

Issue 1. 1997 Summer

Stewart, determined to create a print successor to his email zine Cyber-TURD, recruited high school classmate Bill in the spring of 1997 to work on then cut-and-paste Tweed Magazine.
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Tweed Magazine content report:
2026-04-24 03:54:02
Washington, Everloving Records, Iraq, Metric, Maura Davis, Polyvinyl Records, Iraq, Polyvinyl Records, Baghdad, 4AD Records, End report.