DUM DUM FEST 2: returning to The Echo summer 2024!

DUM DUM FEST 2: returning to The Echo summer 2024!

DUM DUM FEST is returning to The Echo this summer for its second year!
Issue No. 7: QUAR + TIME Now available online!

Issue No. 7: QUAR + TIME Now available online!

Our first digital issue is designed to print-at-home so that you may display the zine in tiles, unbound, on your stay-at-home wall.
Issue No. 6 Now available online!

Issue No. 6 Now available online!

Now available in our DUM STORE! DUM DUM Issue No. 6: REST & RESIST is a literary survival kit for these dark political times, an answer our prompt--what do you need to survive?
Issue No. 3: PUNKS & Scholars

Issue No. 3: PUNKS & Scholars

Issue No. 3: "PUNKS & Scholars" is an experimental issue containing writing and multimedia objects that fit inside a 45" record mailer box.
Issue No. 2: LIGHTNESS & DARKNESS

Issue No. 2: LIGHTNESS & DARKNESS

Issue No. 2 is a literature and music album release called "Lightness & Darkness," released in audio form.
Issue No. 1: CITIES & STATES

Issue No. 1: CITIES & STATES

Issue No. 1: CITIES & STATES was released in Los Angeles in the Fall of 2011, printed on a 17x22 broadside on newsprint.
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#DUMjams 2019 Mix: Queen Of Swords

#DUMjams 2019 Mix: Queen Of Swords

We’ve got so many dUm things on deck this year, and we can’t wait to show you everything we’ve been working on...in the meantime, here’s a hand-picked playlist to tide you over, jam packed with of bands we're stoked about in 2019.
DuM Culture: Take Me with You by Rosa Quezada

DuM Culture: Take Me with You by Rosa Quezada

In this installment of our recurring series, Take Me With You, Editor Rosa Quezada pairs a publication with a sensory experience: in this case, a hand-selected L.A. locale with a beverage to boot.
"Birthday Poem with Saturn and Eight of Swords" by Sarah Stockton

“Birthday Poem with Saturn and Eight of Swords” by Sarah Stockton

Sarah Stockton lives in Southern California, where she writes and teaches middle school. Illustration by Andy Lyon.
"please answer in your own time" by Meg Matthias

“please answer in your own time” by Meg Matthias

Meg Matthias is a multi-genre writer whose work can be found in Rookie, Indiana Review, and more. Photo art by Miles Marsico.
"Bone Spurs" by Adam Stutz

“Bone Spurs” by Adam Stutz

Adam Stutz is is the co-managing editor of 1913 Press and the co-curator of the Non-Standard Lit Reading Series. Photo art by Rebecca Peloquin.
"Fertile Devices" by Frannie Comstock

“Fertile Devices” by Frannie Comstock

Frannie Comstock is a poetess/comedienne/whatever-the-patronizing-feminine-version-of-writer-is. Photo art by Rebecca Peloquin.
DuM RECAP: Women of Rock Oral History Project @ Zebulon

DuM RECAP: Women of Rock Oral History Project @ Zebulon

The Women of Rock Oral History Project, brainchild of archivist & curator Tanya Pearson, documents the overlooked stories of women, trans, and gender non-conforming artists who are vital parts of rock and roll history. Last month, WOHOHP created space on the stage for some of these influential artists to show off their work.
After the Fourth by Howie Good

After the Fourth by Howie Good

Howie Good is the author of The Loser’s Guide to Street Fighting, winner of the 2017 Lorien Prize for Poetry from Thoughtcrime Press.
L.A. Zine Fest + "VOX & Voices" Reading Sunday, May 27th!

L.A. Zine Fest + “VOX & Voices” Reading Sunday, May 27th!

This Sunday we'll be tabling at L.A. Zine Fest all day long, and then gathering together at the end of the day to celebrate with an evening of more readings and music a la "VOX & Voices."
TRACK PREMIERE: Magic Wands -“Nocturnal” #DUMjamsDebut

TRACK PREMIERE: Magic Wands -“Nocturnal” #DUMjamsDebut

Welcome back to #DUMjamsDebut, DUM DUM Zine's music feature where we pair a spankin’ new track with an intimate, behind the scenes peek on the song from the artist. Check out the track premiere below from L.A. lovewavers Magic Wands, who will be celebrating the official release of their new album ABRAKADABRA at our L.A....
DUM Event!  L.A. Zine Week Kickoff May 20th w/Magic Wands & Alice Bag

DUM Event! L.A. Zine Week Kickoff May 20th w/Magic Wands & Alice Bag

#GetDuM with yer favorite Dummies on May 20th at The Hi Hat... Let's kick off ZINE WEEK in style leading up to L.A. Zine Fest 2018!!!
Text Message Interview with Beth Pickens, by Taleen Kali

Text Message Interview with Beth Pickens, by Taleen Kali

Welcome back to DUM DUM Zine’s Text Message Interviews! This month we interview Beth Pickens, L.A.-based consultant dedicated to supporting and empowering artists, most recently through her self-help book, Your Art Will Save Your Life, out now by Feminist Press.