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The Zine Team No.2 £1 March 2018 e Zi Th ne Team Featuring work from CSAD Illustration students The Zine Team, March 2018 1 This weeks zine Cover Ladies and Gentlemen We’re Floating in Space’ by Spiritualized - Elliot James Pages 4-5 The cost of homelessness’. Illustration and text by Lizzie Twelvetree. Pages 6-9 ‘Money over matter: Gender pay inequal- ities’ by Shipra Kapoor. Illustrations from Elliot Beattie, Joel Evans, Maxim Dixon & Remus Blower Pages 10-11 ‘Hip-hop’. Illustrations and text by Samuel Larn Page 12-17 From Bastard to Flower Boy by Joseph Hutchinson. Illustrations by Samuel larn, Markos Kyriakopoulos & Elliot James Pages 18-19 Illustrations from Gruffydd Huw & Luke Clarke. 2 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 3 The cost of homelessness By Lizzie Twelvetree @Twelvetreeillustrates “I was inspired by as episode of Money Box (radio 4) on the cost of homelessness. One of the people that they spoke to was a man named Jeff who was living in a damp basement flat in hostel accommodation (paid for by the council) that is both near un-inhabitable for Jeff and doesn’t help him get on the ladder to a better and more stable home. Technical- ly, he doesn’t appear in our UK homeless statistics, so Jeff is another hidden figure lost in our system. His situation is both really bad for his health and happiness, whilst also being ridiculously expen- sive for the tax payer due to the council’s poor spending de- cisions. No one wins and no- body is doing anything to im- prove the situation.” 4 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 5 Money over matter: Gender pay inequalities By Shipra Kapoor Carrie Gracie, BBC’s China gle of discrimination in BBC correspondent recently re- based on the gender. It high- signed over allegations that lights the bigger trenches of she earned 50% less in com- gender inequalities still preva- parison to the equivalent of lent in our society and not just her male counterpart. limited to the world of hospi- The Revelation left BBC, a pro- tality or glamour. gressive broadcasting house, This divide is according to looking rather regressive and many observers the widest in with an uncomfortable mar- the fast-paced automobile in- ket reputation. But this story dustry and especially in net- exceeds beyond the niche an- work transportation services A Defecit of Demand - Elliot Beattie - @elliostration Currency - Joel Evans -@joel_benjamin_illustration - Joel Evans Currency 6 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 7 such as Uber and Ola among others. It is reasonable to un- derstand the theory that many women drivers tend to be slower than their male coun- terparts. And so, for such cab hiring services where the em- ployees’ pay scale relies heav- ily on performance-based al- lowance, in this case, number of trips made. While, this pro- portional relation between the number of rides to the earn- ings per ride may arithmeti- Prisoner of Debt - Maxim Dixon - @Max_Dix Prisoner of Debt - Maxim Dixon cally be more profitable, it also brings forth various factors of human safety and concerns over traffic rules. Regardless of the sector, the central question remains: how much would you earn if you’re a female employee as opposed to a male correspondent work- ing in the same hierarchy of the institute? And to what de- gree is this difference in gen- der justified? Street Trump - Remus Blower - @Rem_Blower - Remus Blower Street Trump 8 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 9 Hip-hop ‘Kendrick - Samuellarn - @Samuel.Larn Raekwon - Samuel Larn [email protected] “I stumbled across The Wu- eration of greats. This genera- Tang Clan & N.W.A whilst tion is led by Kendrick Lamar, browsing through my sister’s in my opinion, who creates ipod back in 07-08. Since new sounds whilst staying then my interest has steadily true to the origins of the hip- grown beyond the east + west hop movement.” coast classics to the next ger- 10 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 11 From Bastard to Flower Boy A timeline of Tyler, the Creator’s music evolution By Joseph Hutchinson December 25th, 2009 – released his debut album titled Bastard Mixtape. “Goblin”. Sticking with his vio- Released on Christmas Day, lent and perverse imagery, Ty- “Bastard” launched Tyler in ler released a video for Track and amongst the top level un- 2, “Yonkers”, helping to pro- derground rappers. His de- pel him into the mainstream. monically deep voice, mixed “Goblin” also introduced us to with the violence in his lyrics the sly jazz instrumentals that and beats, produced some- would later become his signa- thing truly dark. The story- ture. Songs like “Analog” and telling in “Bastard” is over- “She” remain lyrically dark, shadowed by the humorously but instrumentally they add gross lyrics in many ways but a new layer to Tyler’s music. shouldn’t be ignored. Songs Frank Ocean’s vocals on the like “VCR” and Title track song “She”, ensure it isn’t just “Bastard” gave us a glimpse another angry rap. Tyler would Tyler - Samuel Larn - @Samuel.Larn Tyler into Tyler’s violent-but-boyish win a 2011 MTV VMA Award creativity, culminating in the for Best New Artist and “Gob- mixtape peaking at 32nd on lin” would reach Gold Record Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of Standard. 2010. April 2nd, 2013 – Wolf Album. May 10th, 2011 – Goblin After solidifying himself as an Album. impressive rapper and produc- A couple years after introduc- er, Tyler looked to take risks ing himself to the World, Tyler with his second studio album, 12 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 13 “Wolf”. Tyler shows a clear lev- el of maturity, mostly through features and production quali- ty. Frank Ocean appears again along with Erykah Badu and Pharrell Williams, contrasting their soft vocals with Tyler’s rasp. Tyler also dips his pro- verbial ‘production-toes’ into more happy-sounding music ‘Tabernacle - Markos Kyriakopoulos like “Treehome95”. “Wolf” de- buted at 3rd on the Billboard 200 and peaked at 1st on the Billboard US Top Rap Albums. April 13th, 2015 – Cherry Bomb Album. Tyler’s third album, “Cherry Bomb”, relies a lot more on feature-vocals as opposed to Tyler rapping or rapping in general. Tyler also explores other artists and their sounds. Somewhere In Paradise - Samuel Implementing artists like Roy Larn - @Samuel.Larn Ayers, Kanye West and Kali Uchis to add different sounds to the music he wants to cre- ate. “Cherry Bomb” debuted at 4th on the Billboard 200 and peaked at 1st on the Billboard US Top Hip-Hop Albums. 14 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 15 July 21st, 2017 – Flower Boy to reflect his thoughts. Album. Whether his lyrical content Originally “Scum Fuck Flow- consists of gruesome word- er Boy”, Tyler shreds any re- play or utopian visuals, Tyler maining elements of his for- is always projecting his head- mer music. Instead, opting for space through his music, and an album of funky numbers. continuing to improve while Of course, there are songs doing so. that perpetuate his hyperac- tive personality like “Who Dat Boy” but they’re few and far between. Songs like “911/Mr Lonely” and “See You Again” project happiness and this theme takes up most of the album. Features are plentiful again on this album. Estelle, A$AP Rocky and Jaden Smith all add their unique sounds. “Flower Boy” peaked at 2nd on the US Billboard 200 and 1st on the Billboard Top Hip- Hop Albums as well as earning Tyler his first Grammy nomi- nation for Best Rap Album. From rapping about rape and murder to making jolly songs about glitter, Tyler, the Creator ‘Ladies and Gentlemen We’re Floating in Space’ by Spiritualized‘Ladies and Gentlemen We’re - Elliot James - @cynicalelliot is constantly using his music 16 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 17 The Valleys By Gruffydd Huw. Instagram - @gruffyddhuw Ouroboros By Luke Clarke. Instagram - @strange_days_illustration 18 The Zine Team, March 2018 The Zine Team, March 2018 19 CSAD Graduate Show! Opens 25th May This weeks edition of The Zine Team was edited by Samuel Larn. To view more artwork by any of the featured illustrators be sure to check out their instagram pages! Thanks to Shipra Kapoor and Joseph Hutchinson for providing articles for the Zine. 20 The Zine Team, March 2018.
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