THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF TARG ZINE IS READY TO INVADE YOUR EYEBALLS!

NOTE - We have an alternate cover for this edition which will only be available in print form at the arcade… stop by & collect ‘em all.

INSIDE ISSUE #20:
The Beau-lieve It or Not column has conversation boosting factoids about Giant Goats, Kurt Cobain, Doom 2 & a famous Ottawa cartoon artist, Master Felix reviews one of the all-time greatest punk records, Ska Jeff counts down his fav Dickie Hammond records (R.I.P.), Slo’ Tom is back at it lending highly suspicious advice about prescription glasses, affairs of the heart & writing an advice column, The Pinball For Dummies article with get you started with some multiball tips for Metallica & Kiss, The Mustaches For Kids (M4K) campaign to raise dough for Make-A-Wish Foundation is in full swing - read all about it, Curtis has a wicked new Adventures of TARG comic, Josh’s Toys are all in a tight squeezes this month - check in on Doc from The Love Boat, Batman & Kylo Ren, we have an 80’s Arcade Fashion spread to help you dress for success at TARG, Perogi Wizard Chef Jay shares his recent trip to the Chicago Pinball Expo, Elixir Wizard Jennilee has a very cute colouring page for you to tackle, The Nov pin-up is as Tough as you can get (hint hint) plus everything you need to know about this months amazing line-up show is in Yogi’s Perogram.

To get your copy: Stop by TARG, visit us at the Pop Expo - Ey Center November 21-22 or download it here -


TARG ZINE #19: WIZARD1 IS ON THE COVER & ON THE ROAD. NO PUNCH BACKS!

WIZARD1 is a restored 1973 VW Beetle that we painted matte black & got graffiti artist Pat Buck to spray the TARG logo onto. It will be at the Beau’s Oktoberfest (Oct 2-3). Wager a loonie & beat the wizard at a variety of silly games for a chance to sign you name on our TARGBUGGY - proceeds go to a great charity for underprivileged youths called FOR PIVOTS SAKE.
If you see WIZARD1 driving around town remember… no punch backs.

INSIDE THE OCTOBER 2015 ISSUE:
The BEAU-lieve It Or Not! column presented by Beau’s All Natural has some info to make you an interesting conversationalist, all you need to do is find someone who will let you blab about video games, beer & Ottawa music facts. Millennial Felix is back with a review of the new KEN MODE album, SKA JEFF counts down the 5 most bone chilling Black & White films, SLO’ TOM has some quick advice about the election, Dogology & pro song writing, test your Arcade knowledge with the “You Don’t Know TARG” game, Learn about a new Stout WIZARD MARK discovered & brought back to the TARG beer fridge, CURTIS gives us his most hilarious “Adventures Of TARG” comic to date, TOYS ARE JOSH will get you laughing with a special Halloween Toys Spooktackular,  the “A beginners Guide to Iconic Synthesizers” will help you put a face to weird electronic instruments. It’s voting season so get into the spirit by colouring WIZARD JENNILEE’S “Vote Bot”, This months pin-up features one of Ottawa’s most notable Metal bands plus everything you need to know about TARG concerts in October can be found in YOGI’S PEROGRAM.
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GORK & BLIP GO TO TARG - A Film By Phil Osborne

NOW THAT'S A SIGN OF LIFE
We proudly serve Ottawa and try to provide a fun place for everyone to see live music, play games and have some laughs with family and friends but much to our surprise, it appears as though our reach extends far beyond what we thought was possible. Sure, wizards from Montreal, Toronto & Vermont visit us for our pinball tournaments, international students studying in our city stop by to blow off some steam & we have hosted bands from Japan, The UK, France & all over North America but we recently welcomed 2 very friendly interstellar voyagers. 

Gork & Blip risked life and puppet limb in search of non-synthetic snacks & good times. We are so grateful that they stopped by & recognized what we do at House of TARG as a sign of life!

PS - Gork & Blip were also intrigued by the 5th Annual Ottawa Pinball & Gameroom Show taking place Sat Sept 19/ Sun Sept 20.

MORE ABOUT PHIL OSBORNE
Phil is a wonderfully creative animator, illustrator, toy maker & musician. He has performed at House of TARG in many different capacities, especially during Halloween. Check out his amazing art - everything he touches turns to gold... and foam insulation! Thanks Phil.
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THE SEPT ISSUE OF TARG ZINE HAS BEEN BAKED & IS READY TO BE CONSUMED

INSIDE ISSUE #18
The Wizard gives you glimpse into the private lives of the TARG Wizards and how they are preparing for the Annual Apprentice Invitational, Felix reviews Black Flag's 1984 album SLIP IT IN, Ska Jeff is back with his top five MTV Cartoons, Slo’ Tom, as always, provides some useful life tips plus some stern advice to that pesky Chipnut. Test your pop culture knowledge with our “Identify the Rocker" game: all you have to do is put a name to the yearbook photos of Rock n Roll Legends (& some rockers who will be taking the TARG stage soon). Also included is everything you need to know about the upcoming 5th Annual Ottawa Pinball & Gameroom Show, 3 new Toys R Josh comix will have you have you laughing out loud (is there a short form for that), If you live saving money you will want to read the “House of TARG Hacks” guide, OtherSide Tattoo artist extrodinaire Jesse Germs shares his Pigs In A Blanket recipe in this months Step By Step article, Wizard Jennilee has whipped up a kookoobanana illustration of Brunch-Bot for you to colour, find out what band photographer Petr Maur captured for the Sept Pin-up plus Yogi's Perogram has all the info you need to navigate the stellar line-up of concerts we have planned for September.

Grab yer copy at the arcade or download the PDF version here:
 

5th Annual Ottawa Pinball & Gameroom Show!

GAMES LIST

Tales of the Arabian Nights, Bally Atlantis, Dungeons & Dragons, Gorgar, Black Rose, Strikes n' Spares, Bride of, Pinbot, Top Card EM, Sinbad, Star Trek, Transformers LE, LAH, TNG, Monopoly, Flash Gordon, Stargate, Williams Algar, Barracora, Bally Viking (tentative), Gottlieb Sure Shot, Road Kings, Firepower,  Spanish Eyes, Fish Tales, PinBot, Black Knight, Rollergames, High Speed, F-14 Tomcat, World Cup Soccer 94, WOZ, Rat Race, Flipper Football, DE Star Trek, DE Star Wars, DE Batman, DE Simpsons, DE Monday Night Football, DE Phantom Of The Opera

VIDS:
Time Crisis II, 2-player Joust, Rad Mobile, X-Men (4 player), Lethal Enforcers, Smash TV, Super Dodge-Ball, Exidy Multi Gun Cabinet, Virtua Cop II, TRON, Hoop it Up, Centipede mini, Astro Blaster mini, Ms. Pac-Man mini, Magical Spot UR, Donkey Kong Junior upright, Missile Command cocktail, Mario Bros., Taito superman, Big Kong (Donkey Kong Bootleg {1 of 3})

Canada’s Longest Running Pinball Expo

WHEN: Sat Sept 19 12pm-10pm / Sun Sept 20 12pm-6pm
WHERE: Makers Space North - 250 City Centre, Bay 215, Ottawa
ADMISSION PER DAY:  $10 for adults $5 for kids 12 & under
WHAT GAMES: An eclectic collection of 100 pinball & classic arcade machines
PRESENTED BY: CKCU, Ashton Brewing Company, House of TARG, and Ottawapinball.com

FREEPLAY PINBALL & CLASSIC ARCADE MACHINES
Your admission includes unlimited play of nearly 100 games ranging from vintage electro-mechanical pinball machines to the latest Stern offerings plus all your favourite Classic Arcade Video Games & Oddities. 

BUY GAMES & PARTS
Purchase games, parts, or gameroom treasures from the Playdium store and Pinball Customs, plus many great used games from local collectors in our vendor booth and flea market areas.

PINBALL TOURNAMENT
Compete in the IFPA sanctioned "O-Town Throw-Down 2015" tournament for IFPA points, cash and prizes, and the bragging rights of being the 2015 Ottawa Pinball Champion!
TOURNAMENT GAMES: Indy 500, Whitewater, Stargate, Junkyard Algar, Gorgar, Barracora, Sure Shot, Solar City, Solar Fire GET DETAILS HERE

PEROGIES
The House of TARG Wizards will be slinging perogies and hot dogs all weekend long out of the "TARG Express" mobile kitchen and tapping an assortment of Ashton Brewing Company's finest brews. Proceeds of the tactical TARG carbo-loading station will be used to help CKCU keep their DJ's DJ-ing and their transmitters transmitting.

GET INVOLVED
Should you wish to volunteer a game to the party, set up a booth to peddle your wares, or contribute in any way you can, shoot a message to ottawapinball@gmail.com for more info.

Maker Space North
250 City Centre, Bay 216
Ottawa, ON
K1R 6K7

 

IN THRUST WE TRUST: The August Edition of TARG Zine Is Here

Dreams come true at House of TARG. Just ask Ottawa resident and newly crowned National Air Guitar Champion Jay “Thrust” McNeely. His quest for global Air Guitar domination started at TARG and will now take him to Finland for the World Championship later this month. Get the full scoop by reading our exclusive cover story interview.

ALSO IN ISSUE #17:
Felix the millennial reviews the latest vinyl release from local stoner rock wizards MONOBROW, our pals from Beau’s All Natural share  some little know facts about the origins of pinball and famous Ottawa drop-outs in the BEAU-leive It Or Not column, Slo’ Tom has news you can use regarding sandpaper, sandals & pants, pinball Josh gives us a primer on Dungeons & Dragons - the latest pinball machine to come on location, Award winning poet Dave O’Meara lends a bit bookish cred to TARG Zine with his arcade Haikus, a fan favourite Elixir Wizard finally gets the recognition she deserves as the August Wizard of the Month, newly wed Curtis D. found some time to give us another installment of his Adventures of TARG comic strip, Monty from Ottawa Punk Pinball gives us the low-down on the fast approaching O-Town Throwdown Pinball Tournament, Josh’s Toys are still talking him - find out what Big Bird, Darth Vader & Capt. Kirk have to say, we run down the best & worst of the fascinating world of CHAIRS, Ska Jeff has been on tour with bands in the U.S.A. all last month and shares stories about the arcades he didn’t have time to visit, The Instagram Movie Review, AKA 9 year old Max Demarbre (son of Mayfair Theatre co-owner Lee Demarbre) gives his 2 cents about the video game themed film “PIXELS”, Wizard Jennilee has drawn us another fantastic colouring page, fans of poutine will dig the extra spicy TARG Pin-Up this month and of course Yogi’s Perogram has all the info you need to navigate the stellar line-up of concerts we have planned for August.

Grab yer copy at the arcade or download the PDF version here:




 

Local Albums Reviewed by a Millennial: Monobrow- Big Sky, Black Horse

Loyal Targians, get ready to get out yer pickaxes and stereotypical miner clothes, because MONOBROW have struck gold with their new album!

They have found the perfect balance in a stoner/doom metal album, with equal parts devastatingly heavy sludgy riffs, acoustic interludes, fast pounding riffage to bang yer head to and slow mind bending power to (still) bang yer head to (slowly of course). Every moment on this album becomes instantly memorable, and after a single listen you will recall every riff. MONOBROW is a three piece stoner/doom metal band hailing from our very own town of Ottawa, who are also an entirely instrumental group. I have heard some complain due to the lack of vocals, but I think this is the path for groups playing in this style. Vocals in stoner metal were never the high point of the genre, and could feel out of place if too aggressive (for example, the barked chanting on SLEEP’s DOPESMOKER) or could feel passive and too laid back, and out of place or inactive.

The riffs on this album, simply put, are amazing. They can sound absolutely massive, but also sound simply beautiful and can put you in a trance. The lack of vocals actually is, once again, an asset in this case, as when you close your eyes, all manner of images, from mammoths crushing mountains beneath their hooves (do mammoths have hooves? Eh, whatever) to wizards enchanting forests will circulate in your mind, and with the intriguing & mysterious song titles you are free to conjure up whatever mental images are inspired. THESE MOUNTAINS DON’T WANT US HERE is easily one of the best song titles I’ve ever heard, and when listening to that particular song I can simply let MONOBROW lead me down a road of wonder to a riff filled land.

Some stoner metal ( and especially doom metal) bands often have song writing that will not be very varied at all, and will simply follow one path and end up overstaying its welcome by becoming long and monotonous. MONOBROW never commits this fatal sin and, as mentioned before, can, without directly telling stories with vocals, can fill you with many different emotions and will keep you interested throughout the album.


In conclusion, MONOBROW have conjured up a masterpiece of stoner metal, and I urge anyone with the ability to seek it out,listen to it immediately, and support yer local stoner wizards!

- FELIX THE MILLENNIAL

SEE MONOBROW LIVE AT HOUSE OF TARG - FRI JULY 31 with ELECTRIC MAGMA & REX HECK


IT’S PINBALL SUMMER: The July Issue of TARG Zine is Out!

IN THIS ISSUE:
Felix is now one year wiser and has a great review of CROSS DOG’s new record, the folks at Beau’s All Natural have some more video game, beer & Ottawa music history facts to make you appear smarter in their Beau-lieve It Or Not column, Slo’ Tom settles the “who is the coolest Runaway” debate, Monty from Ottawa Punk Pinball reviews the new Stern KISS machine, Prepare Thy Mount - big news about some new games coming to TARG, we get poetic with some Arcade Limericks. Curtis treats us to a hilarious new “Adventures of TARG” comic, TOYS R JOSH is back again this month with some insight into the secret lives of superhero action figures, in NOD TO THE ODD we look at some of the most unusual guitars in the world, We celebrate Weird Al with some song parodies we think he would have written if he lived in Ottawa, DJ KJMAXX!! has hand drawn some classic Canadian Rock Band logos you can colour, Ottawa’s wacky funk metal heads CRITICULL are the July pin up, Wizard Jennilee made a crazy Judas Priest inspired colouring page PLUS everything you need to know about this months amazing line-up of shows can be found in Yogi’s PEROGRAM.
Drop by the arcade this weekend to grab you copy.
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ISSUE #15 - THE JUNE TARG ZINE

June is here and that means  OTTAWA EXPLOSION WEEKEND is just around the corner. For the uninitiated, OXW is an annual indie/DIY music festival that has it’s roots in the parking lot of the old TARG. 8 years later it’s a 5 day affair featuring 100 bands at 6 of Ottawa’s finest venues. We interviewed the OXW organizers to bring you up to speed.  

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
the June Wizard of the month is a new staffer that has all the right buttons, Young Felix reviews the new NAPALM DEATH Album, our pals at Beau’s All Natural introduce a new mildly useless facts column called BEAU-LIEVE IT OR NOT, our advice expert Slo’ Tom handles some of your pressing questions about Fake Instruments, Ripple Potato Chips & the Darkside of the Moon, Monty from Ottawa Punk Pinball tells about the Allentown Pennsylvania PINFEST, we countdown the 5 highest grossing arcade games of all time, Yogi provides you with everything you need to know about the June concerts at TARG in this months Perogram, Ska Jeff reveals the local bands he is most excited to see at Ottawa Explosion Weekend in his Hi Fives column, Curtis gives us another hilarious Adventures of TARG comic, Perogi Wizard Will lets us into the furtive world of Charged Hair in this months STEP BY STEP, we take a look at some of the most unusual band merchandise out there in NOD TO THE ODD, Local punk legend Chris Page shares a pinball related tour story and lets us look at his 30year old KISS ARMY membership card and Wizard Jennilee will have you reaching for every single crayon to complete her Pride themed colouring page.  

Pick one up at TARG this weekend or download the PDF version here: