Issue #71 of TARG Zine is Available For An Under-Par Reading Experience... uhh?

INSIDE ISSUE #71: One of the best things about February is our annual FAMILY DAY AT THE ARCADE FreePlay Party Mon Feb 17 …. details inside. A LOVE BOAT Themed Valentine’s Day variety show starring REMI ROYALE to an Evening of SKA/REGGAE to an moody ColdWave/SynthPop All Ages show… lots of entertainment to choose from this month - WICKED SHOWS ALERT helps you navigate it all. Wizard Mekki pushes the envelope of experimentalism and good taste with his “Stuff That Should Never Be Pickled” experiment - read all about these culinary transgressions in his column LA CUISINE MACABRE. Bernie reviews the 1983 ATARI classic CRYSTAL CASTLES. The Stormtroopers face a harsh 613 winter in this months hilarious TOYS R JOSH comic. Mega talented Curtis included some sweet “TARG in SPACE” themed Valentine’s Day cards for all of you cheapskates - so good. Our Jibber Jabber column is where you can find a bunch of miscellaneous TARG stuff including: Metallica’s KILL ‘EM ALL is the subject for our “Classic Album Covers Re-Created At TARG” feature + a new brew by ASHTON BREWING now in the TARG beer fridge, info about and amazing RUSH theme show (R.I.P. Neal Peart), A new golf themed game is on the floor & info about an amazing International Women’s day Pinball Tournament. Larry From Meow That’s Hot reviews a killer summertime fun album by Mother’s Children to help keep seasonal affective disorder at bay. Did you know Meow! Thats Hot Kitchen + Bar (519 Bank St) has a wild open stage every Tues 7:30? Its hosted by the one and only Slo’ Tom - all performers/jugglers/musicians/depressed poets/spectators are invited - anything can happen! Daisy discovered a couple trouble making spuds for the latest edition of POTATO OF THE MONTH. Wizard Shiela interviews our pal CAS HOUDE from ASHTON BREWING COMPANY for the Sister In the City column. Josh Stafford’s Across the Street Column covers some interesting facts about the horror classic Friday The 13th to celebrate its 40th anniversary - catch the screening Friday March 13 at Ottawa’s best Cinema THE MAYFAIR. SLO’ TOM has lots of advice for lovers in his advice column this month. Jennilee has another adorable wizard themed illustration for yaz to colour. Marie Eve Scarey provides a cool pic of Ottawa PeacePunks DOGMA doing their thing for the Feb TARG Pin-Up plus everything you need to know about all of the excited events taking place at TARG this month can found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your FREE copy at the arcade or Download the PDF here…   

The First Issue of TARG Zine 2020 is Here!

This months zine cover features a wizard casting a spell of positivity & good times for 2020 onto all those who peer into these pages - wonderfully illustrated by the uber talented Jennilee Murray. She has been providing the whimsical TARG colouring pages for the past 6 years - so grateful she lends her magic to this weird little publication that has been going for a phenomenal 70 issues - thanks for reading eh!

INSIDE THE JANUARY 2020 ISSUE OF TARG ZINE: Mark your calendars - we have another amazing SYNTHWAVE FreePlay Nite coming this months - details inside. Just a heads up that Kenneth J MacLaurin design Classic TARG T-shirts are back in stock, get ‘em while you can. Punk, Metal, Country, Jazz, Rock - an eclectic offering of concerts to choose from this month - read the WICKED SHOWS ALERT page to get the scoop on the shows we are excited aboot! Esteemed video game reviewer BERNIE, spotlights an obscure NAMCO game from 1980 that deserves your quarters. Josh’s toys brave icey Ottawa conditions to bring you some laughs in the the TOYS R JOSH comic strip. The most adorable baby Yoda illustration in the world appears in Curtis’ highly unusual 'TARG in Space' comic - soooo weird! Lots of TARG JIBBER JABBER going down this month including our new “Classic Album Covers Re-Created At TARG” challenge + some serious Wizard hi-scores & some wild fashion - get with the latest TARG gossip. Larry from MEOW! THAT’s HOT Kitchen + Bar reviews a pretty cool split single from 1988 featuring 2 legendary Ottawa Bands. Wizard DAISY is back with her bizarre POTATO OF THE MONTH piece. If you want to get prepped for our GIMME A BREAK: 80s Hip Hop Night this month you best check out the TARG GUIDE TO BREAKDANCING. JOSH STAFFORD shares some cool information about the Award Winning director Richard Stanley’s return to the silver screen - which premieres across the street at Ottawa’s most beautiful cinema the MAYFAIR Theatre. Good ol’ SLO’ TOM has a bunch of new advice for a new year. Jennilee reps the Mayfair  in this months cool colouring page. You can’t get much heavier than Ottawa treasures MUFFLER CRUNCH - and rock photographer ANDREW CARVER’s lens caught them doing their thing for this months TARG PIN-UP - be sure to catch their highly anticipated record release party Sat Jan 18, and finally everything you need to know about the amazing shows & events happening at TARG this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your FREE copy at the arcade or Download the PDF here…

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Issue #69 of TARG Zine is Under The Tree Ready For You To Open

INSIDE ISSUE #69: We have a casual & fun FREE-PLAY New Years Eve Party lined up with a Killer band from MTL that performs Quentin Tarantino movie soundtrack tunes live - details inside TARG Zine. Pinball tournaments, All Ages Hardcore, Pop-Up Holiday Market, a New Wave concert… check out our list of the best events going down this month in our Wicked Shows Alerts column. Bernie reviews the mega fun gun game TARG(et) TERROR. The Toys R Josh comic features The Caped Crusader getting a little Hangry with The Boy Wonder. Curtis’ TARG IN SPACE comic this month…. Well it is just as bizarre as ever. We count down some of the most dangerous toys of all time in the KILLER KRISTMAS TOYS article. We have a brand new column we think you will love - POTATO OF THE MONTH - we see our fair share of spuds around the TARG kitchen while preparing our world famous handmade perogies so every month WIZARD DAISY will be photographing unique ’taters that look like famous things, public figures & even animals…its gonna be spudtacular. Larry reviews a fun Christmas album called TENVOLT for THE HOLIDAYS featuring some amazing local talent. Meet Griffn our newest Wizard in the Wizard of The Month feature. Sheila interviews video artist and MAVEN (Marshall Audio-Visual Network) founder Leslie Marshall in the Sisters in the City column. Our pal josh from the Mayfair Theatre shares some info about the screening the most exciting, witty, feminist, aviatrix thriller you will ever see on the big screen - that made you curious eh? Slo’ Tom has some suspicious advice and tips for the holiday season in his much loved column. Jennilee takes on a pretty standard theme for her colouring page… a Robot perogi belly buttoned snowman… you know normal colouring page stuff nothing weird here. The rather frightening “Hugo: the man of a 1000 faces” & Seasons Beatings mascot is this months TARG Pin-up and finally everything you need to know about the amazing shows & events happening at TARG this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your FREE copy at the arcade or Download the PDF here…

The November Issue of TARG Zine is Here & That's No Joke!

INSIDE ISSUE #68: From krautrock infused Synth to Old time RocknRoll from Japan to Danish neo-Psych - pick your passion from this months list of buzz worthy concerts from the always informative WICKED SHOWS ALERT column, Monty has some tips for playing Sterns latest pinball machine THE MUNSTERS in his Master Class column, Captain BERNIE MAN gives 5 stars to our 1991 superhero video game “CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE AVENGERS”. The month long wait is over for the latest 2 page spread of TARG IN SPACE - the highly usual comic by our man Curtis. Perogi Wizard Mekki debuts his column “La Cuisine Macabre” with a canned pasta shootout between Zoodles, Alphagetti, Mini Ravioli & Beefaroni - find out which trashy tin comes out on top. It has been 30 years since Local Punk Funkster Legends FURNACEFACE released their first 7” SUCKED INTO DRUGLAND - Larry from MEOW! Thats Hot dusts it off and gives this classic a review, mega talented illustrator/actor/writer, admired TARG alumni & TARG Zine colouring page artist Jennilee Murray is featured in Sheila's SISTERS IN THE CITY interview column, November 2019 is when the science fiction staple Blade Runner was set & that's why THE MAYAIR is having some special screenings of the original theatrical release this month - get primed & psyched with Josh Stafford’s notes on this dystopian masterpiece. Our official advice columnist SLO’ TOM gets a message from his arch enemy “ChipNut” but manages to handle it with poise & grace and was still able to conjure up enough energy to respond to some questions about bicycle accidents and baby naming. We have a new pinball machine on location… if you want to spoil the surprise, read this months TARG ZINE, amazing photographer Petr Maur points his lense at BLACK GALAXY for the November TARG PIN-UP band photo and finally everything you need to know about the amazing shows & events happening at TARG this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your FREE copy at the arcade or Download the PDF here…

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A FRANK EINSTEIN TO FIGURE OUT TARG ZINE HAPPENS EVERY MONTH... THE OCTOBER ISSUE IS HERE!

Inside Issue #67 of TARG ZINE: everything you need to know about the House of “ARG” Halloween Pirate Party, Did you you know we now sell frozen perogies that you can take home to cook yer self & we have a new Pumkin Pie Perogies on the menu? Get the full scoop inside TARG Zine. Ubiquitous video game & potato chip aficionado Bernie reviews one of our most recent video game acquisitions - OFF THE WALL (Atari 1991), The cover of this months zine comes from the owners manual of our SEGA 1995 rare pinball machine “Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein” - Monty's Master Class article reveals some tips that will help you Bury the competition. Things are getting super weird (surprise surprise) in Curtis’ “TARG in Space” serial comic, side splitting humour can always be found in the Toys R Josh comic strip, Larry from Meow! Thats Hot Kitchen + Bar exhumes & reviews the self titled 2005 album by THE BANDITAS, our good pal Steph Herman (Average times drummer/Knotty Hangs fibre artist) is the subject of Sheila’s SISTERS IN THE CITY interview column, Josh gives you the straight goods on all of the Super, Spooky Screenings at the Mayfair Theatre this month in his Across The Street Article, SLO’ TOM has some suspicious bartending & voting advice this month, DJ WOLFMAX (AKA Sunday FreePlay Dj KJMAXX) counts down his top 10 Spook-Tacular Trax On Wax to help you get into the Halloween Spirit! Our pal Andrew Carver captures post-punk outfit DEUX TROIS for this months TARG Pin-Up, and finally everything you need to know about the amazing shows & events happening at TARG this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your FREE copy at the arcade or Download the PDF here….

ISSUE #66 of TARG ZINE

Renowned pinball artist/illustrator Dirty Donny Gillies’ awesome piece “Star Crasher” is featured on this months cover. Be sure to visit him at his Ottawa Pinball & Gameroom Show book signing Saturday September 21st 11am - 6pm - such a rad dude!!!!!

INSIDE ISSUE #66: September = the pinball event of the year - The Ottawa Pinball & Gameroom Show, 100+ games set to freeplay + a Pinball History Exhibit + Gameroom Collectables Vendors + Pinball Machine sales + Dirty Donny Book Signing!! + 2019 O-Town Throwdown ifpa pinball tournament…. read all about it in TARG Zine. Bernie gives us the straight goods on one of our most recent video game acquisitions - RYGAR (Tecmo 1986), Monty provides you with everything you need to know to get multi ball happening on our new The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997 SEGA) pinball machine, In the arcade rumours department: 2 new pinball machines are coming to TARG this month - an old fave from a galaxy far far away & another one that features an Edgar Winter tune - are you curious? On a serious note & one that is very dear to the hearts of TARG Wizards, CKCU Radio (& other student groups) rely heavily on student levies to keep important community services going - this year students will be given a choice to opt out of payments when they register - read CKCU Program Director, Dave Aardvark’s, appeal to students to not opt out in a "Message to Students”. Synthtember is coming - lots of rad SynthPop & SynthWave events happening at TARG this month - get Switched On with TARG Zine, A snacky webslinger is featured in this months hilarious TOYS R JOSH comic, Curtis adds another chapter to the already strange & bizarre world that is the TARG IN SPACE cartoon also... ATTENTION BANDS/PROMOTERS/BUSINESSES/ART LOVERS - if you need cool illustrations be sure to visit www.curtisdelaney.com - 'cause Curtis gots the mega talents!!!! Larry from Meow! Thats Hot reviews a mind blowing concept album from Ottawa instrumental doom titans Monobrow - did you Meow! That's Hot has a Bring Your Own Vinyl nite every Wed? Highly recommended for fun, good food & brews + Larry might even review a record you bring in for his next TARG Zine article, Sheila casts the spotlight on journalist JENN JEFFERYS for this months SISTERS IN THE CITY interview column, Disney is buying up everything in sight - so what does this mean for independent theatres like the MAYFAIR? Josh Stafford gives some perspective in this months ACROSS THE STREET article. This can be a stressful time of year for students but no need to worry, SLO’ TOM has lots of “good” Back 2 School advice in his column this month. THE ROBOTS ARE COMING… real robots that physically play guitar, bass & drums will be performing at TARG on Thurs Oct 3… sound too good to be true... learn more about the San Fransico grindcore band CAPTURED! BY ROBOTS #showoftheyear, One of Jennilee’s most amazing illustrations commemorates the best meal of the week… open up TARG Zine to colour BRUNCHBOT, DwyerJPhotography captures a killer action shot of TARG fave David Taggart of Rebelle for this months TARG PinUp and finally everything you need to know about the amazing shows & events happening at TARG this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your FREE copy at the arcade or Download the PDF here….

ISSUE #65 OF TARG ZINE HAS ARRIVED

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INSIDE THE AUGUST EDITION OF TARG ZINE: Summer fun continues at TARG this August with 1/2 Price Perogies every Wednesday + Family FreePlay August Super Sundays 11am - 8pm. Limited VIP tickets are now available for the Pinball Event of the year: The Ottawa Pinball & GameRoom Show Sept 22 & 23 at The Nepean SportsPlex - details in TARG Zine, Get the skinny on our very first FRIDAY NITE FREE-PLAY with 4 of the the cities most legendary DJ’s Spinning Ska & Reggae all night long - Unlimited Arcade Action & a Ska Dance Party for just $5 - yes please, Everyone’s fave arcade expert, Bernie reviews the often forgotten about video game classic EYES (1982, RocK-Ola), This month Monty’s Master Class is an insider's guide to skill shots on 4 of TARGs most popular Pinball machines - guaranteed to elevate your “game”. DJ Dream Warrior counts down 5 essential SYNTHWAVE tunes to help newbs get up to speed for some upcoming Retro Futuristic events coming soon to TARG, the TOYs R JOSH comic gives us a glimpse into the Klingon Training Academy, Curtis gets weird (surprise surprise) with this months amazing TARG IN SPACE comic, Larry From MEOW! That’s Hot reviews some Ottawa Pop Punk From 2008, All of our best show recommendations can be found on the WICKED SHOWS ALERT page, This months SISTERS IN THE CITY interview is with one to the city's music scene game changers, Zoë Argiropulos-Hunter of First Crush Promotion - check it out! Josh From across the street has info about a Big Screen Cartoon & Small Screen Cartoons coming to the Big Screen at The Mayfair Theatre, the questions keep coming, for some reason, and SLO’ TOM keeps answering with suspicious advice… on the agenda this month… The Summertime Blues, Canadian Culture & Mutual Rashes, what’s an arcade without rumours? Check TARG Zine to find out what new game might be coming in AUG, this months’s TARG Pin-Ups are the soft & fluffy Indie rockers The Monotymes - this is the first Band Selfie (is that even a thing) that we have ever used, also don’t be alarmed by all of the Geddy Lee photos in this months Zine… we are just beyond excited to have DEVAH QUARTET perform Rush’s prog masterpiece 2112 live on Friday Aug 23, and finally everything you need to know about the amazing shows & events happening at TARG this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your FREE copy at the arcade or
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Glowing Bug Riders & Neon Panthers - Issue #64 of TARG Zine Has it All

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This months special edition full colour front cover features some wild artwork by TARG’s resident mural artist Pat Buck - it's just a glimpse into the neon dimension that will crack open on Thurs Aug 1 at our very first art show: GLOJOB A new collection of blacklight artwork by Jesse Germs and Pat Buck.

INSIDE THE JULY EDITION OF TARG ZINE: Tap Invasion alert - Draught fans rejoice - we have just added 3 new handles - read all aboot our newest beers, Prof Bernie goes undercover to review the 1983 TAITO spy game Elevator Action, Lots of great entertainment coming your way this month - From Surf to Indie Punk to Jazz to Brit Pop… see what tickles your fancy in our Wicked Shows Alert, Fleix, our man on the street, interviews Anthony Cardozo the brains and winning smile behind the SIDE BY SIDE WEEKEND: Ottawa’s newest Independent Music Festival taking place at TARG next door at BLACK SQUIRREL BOOKS July 25 - 28. Summer Fun at TARG all July… 1/2 price perogies every Wednesday & Family Free-Play Super Summer Sundays 11am - 8pm all month long … details inside TARG Zine. The TARG machine is in deep space and deep $h!t in Curtis’s TARG IN SPACE comic, Larry from Meow! Thats Hot helps prep you for an above average summer by reviewing some summer good times wax by AVERAGE TIMES, Hamburglar contemplates getting with the times in the Toys R Josh comic, Photographer and Rebel 101.7 Marketing director LAURA COLLINS is featured in Wizard Sheila’s Sisters In The City interview column. Josh from ACROSS THE STREET announces a cool series of Retro 1980s films directed by women that will be screening at The Mayfair theatre this month, Summer is all about entertaining & Slo’ Tom has some great tips that could elevate you to the status of the Host with the Most - check out his advice column, Our pal Petr Maur captures two bad a$$ dude for TARG pin-up of the month…. And everything you need to know about all of the great shows and events happening a TARG month can be found in YOGI’s Perogram. Grab your copy for free at the arcade or download it here….

People are "Russian" To Get Their Hands On Issue #63 Of TARG Zine...

Tetris - the blockbuster Soviet export video game Turns 35 this month! Let celebrate one of the most anxiety inducing games of all time!

INSIDE THE JUNE ISSUE OF TARG ZINE: Everything you need to know about our annual FATHERS DAY FREE-PLAY ALL YOU CAN EAT BRUNCH BUFFET. TETRIS turns 35 this month - get your history lesson and protect yourself from fake arcade news with TARG Zine. Did you know we have a special FREE-PLAY Sunday planned for this month that will feature a 100% SynthWave soundtrack? Details inside TARG Zine. 10 years ago Perogi Wizard DAVEY was challenged to write & record a song a day for an entire year… get the full scoop on the musical hurricane that took over his life! Cat lovers will love Bernie's review of the 1983 NAMCO classic MAPPY. Get prepped for the next TARG Monthly Pinball Tournament by studying Monty’s pro tips for our new DEADPOOL pinball machine. Comic Strip artist Curtis has expanded the Adventures of TARG universe to the last frontiers… space & bootleg underwear - sooo weird. Larry from MEOW! That’s Hot Kitchen + Bar reviews some more local vinyl from the late ’80s. Yep even Josh’s toys need therapy - see for yourself in the latest Toys R Josh comic. Wizard Sheila has a cool interview with CHUO 89.1 FM Station Manager Erin Flynn in her Sister In The City column. Josh Stafford from the Mayfair Theatre is excited about the premiere of NIGHTMARE CINEMA - the latest offering from the Horror anthology genre. Our advice columnist SLO’ TOM ventures out of his “wheelhouse” to answer some on a topic he knows absolutely nothing about... Sports! Yep it's a good one. questions about sports - god help us. Photographer Andrew Carver captures synth wizard Mike “Muff Wiggler” McGrath (R.I.P. 1974-2019) in action from a past show for this months TARG PIN-UP - we will be celebrating Mike’s contributions to the Ottawa Synth Community with some special performance by some of the city’s most creative electronic musicians on Thurs June 27. And last but not least - everything you need to know about the shows & events this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your free copy at the arcade or download it here...

BLACKOUT! Issue #62 of TARG Zine Is Now Orbiting!

The MAY cover of TARG ZINE pays homage to one of the most amazing pinball back glasses of all time… BLACKOUT (1980) - but nothing compares to seeing a real one these beauties in person - which you can do at HOUSE OF TARG.

INSIDE ISSUE #62: Choose your own adventure by carefully selecting one of three valuable TARG coupons, Mothers’s Day FreePlay Brunch info inside, The May Wicked Shows Alert offers some tips for planning your entertainment this month, Professor Bernie shares the ins & outs of the classic 1984 bartending game TAPPER, Curtis the Comic book artists has TARG on a new space themed adventure, Get all the info you need about our new 1980 solid state pinball machine BLACKOUT - follow the tips and to achieve hi-scores - its all in Monty’s Master Class, Our Multicade machines total 60+ games from the golden age of video games - ARCADE ACTION suggests a couple for you try, MEOW! THAT’s HOT Kitchen + Bar at 519 Bank always has some awesome Canadian wax spinning - that’s why co-owner Larry features a local vinyl review every month in TARG ZINE - this month - THE JOHN HENRYS - Sweet as the Grain (2008), Stormtroopers eating hot dogs? True story - check it out in the TOYS R JOSH comic strip, Our good buddy Sheila shares a cool interview with the talented & very busy founder/creative director of DEBASER, Rachel Weldon, An anime sword fighting classic is coming to The Mayfair Theatre - let josh Stafford tell you all aboot it in his column ACROSS THE STREET, SLO’ TOM knows a thing or two about a thing or two…. this month, he gracefully responds to some criticism, shares some driving advice & provides some comforting wisdom for those who are apprehensive about growing old, DJ KJMAXX shares an inspirational FREE-PLAY story, forgot to buy mom a gift… just colour Jennilee’s May weirdo illustration & give it to her… who wouldn’t want your amateurish crappy colouring as gift? VJ SKA Jeff is this months TARG Pin up - only a few months of school left to hang this precious photo up in you locker AND of of course everything you need to know about all of the amazing shows and events happening at TARG this month can be found in YOGI’s PEROGRAM.