{"product_id":"why-fish-piss-matters-on-the-last-authentic-bohemia-9781550656862","title":"Why Fish Piss Matters: On the Last Authentic Bohemia","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalled Canada's most influential zine, \u003ci\u003eFish Piss\u003c\/i\u003e ran for 11 issues, from 1996 to 2006. It began as a bilingual mash-up of the Montreal anglophone spoken word scene and the comics scene. Edited by Montrealer Louis Rastelli, and rooted in the DIY punk ethos, \u003ci\u003eFish Piss\u003c\/i\u003e was a contact zone of literary material, comics, essays, interviews, politics, and music. Eventually the publication went from a scrappy photocopied zine to a 160-page publication with advertising and worldwide distribution through Tower Records. By the time it folded, \u003ci\u003eFish Piss\u003c\/i\u003e was a calling card to a true bohemian community, and, due to timing, post-Referendum and pre-social media, perhaps the last of its kind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Fish Piss Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, Andy Brown does a deep dive into the zine, highlighting the unique way it bridged its French and English influences, creating an exciting space for creative exchange. Some of its early contributors who went on to illustrious careers include Kid Koala, Genevieve Castré e, Catherine Kidd, Heather O' Neill, and Jonathan Goldstein. Brown, who lived in Montreal during this period, offers an insider's reflection on the cultural significance of the zine and its lasting legacy. He explores the history of various bohemian communities over the past 200 years, and \u003ci\u003eFish Piss\u003c\/i\u003e's singular role in that history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Vancouver, \u003cb\u003eAndy Brown\u003c\/b\u003e founded Conundrum Press in Montreal in 1996. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eI Can See You Being Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e (DC Books) and \u003ci\u003eThe Mole Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e (Insomniac) as well as many chapbooks and zines. He co-edited \u003ci\u003eYou and Your Bright Ideas: New Montreal Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (Vé hicule Press, 2001), and was a co-founder of Expozine, Canada's largest small press fair. He currently lives in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vehicule Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52000294469906,"sku":"9781550656862","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_943484ea-cf30-408b-a6b7-f9011793794f.jpg?v=1770193394","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-fish-piss-matters-on-the-last-authentic-bohemia-9781550656862","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}