Freaky Dancing
''Freaky Dancing'' was a fanzine produced for and about The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester during the rise of acid house and the Madchester music scene. The fanzine was put together by Paul 'Fish Kid' Gill and Ste 'Ste*2' Pickford with contributions from friends and Hacienda regulars. It ran for 11 issues between July 1989 and August 1990. The first eight issues were given away for free to people queuing up outside the club on a Friday night. Subsequent issues were sold in shops and bars around Manchester and London. Its subject matter has been described by Sarah Champion (journalist) "for and about kids in the queue for the Hacienda! Such editorial scope. Getting to, in and home from The Hac". Describing the early distribution of the fanzine, co-owner of the Hacienda Tony Wilson wrote in his autobiography "Nobody complained about the queue. Which was why people loved it. Which was why a fanzine, Freaky Dancing, was written for the queue". As the club became increasingly pop ...
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Fanzine
A fanzine (blend of '' fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest. The term was coined in an October 1940 science fiction fanzine by Russ Chauvenet and first popularized within science fiction fandom, and from there the term was adopted by other communities. Typically, publishers, editors, writers and other contributors of articles or illustrations to fanzines are not paid. Fanzines are traditionally circulated free of charge, or for a nominal cost to defray postage or production expenses. Copies are often offered in exchange for similar publications, or for contributions of art, articles, or letters of comment (LoCs), which are then published. Some fanzines are typed and photocopied by amateurs using standard home office equipment. A few fanzines have developed into professional publi ...
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