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At Almost Famous Zine, we see the beauty in raw self-expression. As an all-queer & woman team, we strive to highlight emerging artists through honest commentary on music, travel, photography and art.
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BODEGA Delivers a High-Energy Set at Central Park Summerstage – PHOTO GALLERY
Photos by Liadain O’Toole. New York photographer Liadain O’Toole captured Brooklyn’s very own BODEGA delivering an electrifying set at Central Park SummerStage along with SPOON and Ratboys. Despite the sweltering afternoon heat, the band’s signature blend of post-punk energy and…
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Dance Music Isn’t Dead, But Music Criticism Might Be: Halsey, Anthony Fantano, and the Responsibility of Critics
In the discourse surrounding art and criticism, tensions arise when artists respond to critics. This dynamic, exemplified in Halsey and Fantano’s exchange, highlights the need for considerate criticism, particularly towards female artists, while addressing underlying misogyny in reviews.
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Don’t Date a Musician Unless it’s Devon Bostick: 10 Things I Didn’t Hate While Watching Mile End Kicks (2025)
This zine is famously called Almost Famous Zine after the 2000 movie by the same name. It is about a music journalist, and among other things, love and coming-of-age. Since the early 2000s we haven’t seen journalism girlies repped since…
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Alani Is Somewhere Between Saying It and Releasing Her New EP
Meet Alani, a singer-songwriter born in London with French, Lebanese, and Brazilian roots. She is an overthinker, older sister, and John Mayer fan since she was seven and the next alternative pop artist to watch. We love to talk about…
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The First Piper Connolly
By Indi Tejeda – June 20th, 2026 Piper Connolly has a theory about identity: you don’t find it, you build it. Song by song, collaborator by collaborator, visual by visual, until one day you look back and realize the whole…
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Saint Levant in Sydney: Sacred is the Set Ft. the Saxophone and DJ Deck
Love Letters ft. “Loverboy Levant” I must begin with a disclaimer. I have been a fan of Saint Levant since 2022 when his then-biggest viral hit was “Very Few Friends”. Back then, the music videos and visualizers were understated: Saint…
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