Inside Issue #31:
Halloween is a big deal for the Wizards at TARG and we have 6 events planned this month to help you celebrate - read all about it. We have some great news to share about our Beaus’s Oktoberfest fund raising efforts for Ottawa Rock Camp for Girls & For Pivots Sake, CRINKmeister FELIX has another underground punk/hardcore record review for you, MONTY’s MASTERCLASS is your source for Pinball strategies & tips - World Cup Soccer 94 is covered this month, just in time to get you into shape for our monthly FREE PINBALL TOURNAMENT on Wed Oct 19. Professor Bernie shares his thoughts about the wild dirt track racing game Super Off-Road, Curtis has some Tips & Tricks for the best Tricks & Treats, SLO’ TOM covers your quandaries about camping, used clothing & conspiracies in his advice column, TOYS R JOSH features some monstrous scenarios with his spookiest action figures… it will leave you in stitches. VAL HALLA is back with another “ Metal Up Your Cats”. We get to meet Nella & Timo, two furry little buddies that live a certain Metal drummer from Toronto. Ska Jeff counts down his 5 fave Slasher films in his Hi-FIVES Column, Learn some fun facts about Bryan. he’s one half of the Minnesota dance pop dup KOO KOO KANGA ROO, to get you prepped for the Mega Fun Family Hyper Dance Party taking place at TARG on Mon Oct 17, Wizard Elixir Jennilee has a highly unusual amphibious masked wizard for you to colour, Canadian troubadour B.A. Johnston shares the spotlight with Arcade Helper Monkey in the Oct Pin-Up PLUS everything you need to know about the amazing shows & events taking place at TARG this month can be found the PEROGRAM pages. Drop by the Arcade or Download issue #31 of TARG Zine here.
DO YOU FEEL LUCKY PUNK? Well we do because we are excited to bring you the 30th issue of TARG Zine!
Featured on the cover is the back glass from the Williams 1995 pinball machine DIRTY HARRY which is now on-site at TARG.
INSIDE THE SEPT ISSUE OF TARG ZINE: heads-up, we have a very unique all ages/family friendly concert/hyper dance party happening in Oct with Koo Koo Kanga Roo from Minneapolis, Felix digs deep into the Ottawa underground with a review of a demo by C.H.U.D’s. Monty’s Master Class is a new feature that focuses on advanced pinball tips & strategies - learn all about the Walking Dead Blood Bath Multiball this month, Professor Bernie celebrates the 35th anniversary of GALAGA in his BITS & BYTES Video Game Superguide, Our TARG machine is out of magic but Curtis still has some tales to tell in his Adventures of TARG comic, SLO’ TOM was busy this month answering all of “your” questions about public trasit, BBQ’ing & even shares his “bucket list” with us, Cookie Monster & Indiana Jones hit the jack-pot in the Toys R Josh comic, Josh is the wizard of the month - find out which Josh - we have tons of them at TARG. Are you excited for OTTAWA SKAFEST 2016? You should be ‘cause we have ska/reggae acts coming from Australia, Mexico, Buffalo & Montreal - DJ Lord Snappy gives us the straight goods on this amazing festival, VAL HALLA is back with another METAL UP YOUR CATS, a column that interviews Heavy Metal musicians about their furry roommates, Curious about Collective Arts Brewing "Moustache of the Month?" Well then you gotta read the zine, Ska Jeff counts down his top 5 places in town to get some Vegan grub, get schooled on whats cool & what’s not, while completely wasting your time in the IN/OUT column. Meow! That’s Hot has been busy concocting 9 amazing gourmet hot sauces in the TARG kitchen - learn all about ‘em, Elixir Wizard Jennilee just got into the digital age with a fancy new graphics tablet - check out what she did with it for her therapeutic colouring page, the Pin-up of the month is a simian sensation you all know too well & last but not least, everything you need to know about all the concerts going down at TARG can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab your copy at the arcade or download it here
Map Out Your Summer Adventure with the August Issue of TARG Zine.
This months cover features a Wizard, a Valkyrie & a Warrior paying tribute to the acquisition of perhaps our most highly anticipated Classic Arcade Game ever: GauntletYep this 1985 Atari Hack n Slash Dungeon Crawler is now available for your gaming pleasure at TARG
INSIDE ISSUE #29:
Big news about a new cheesecake dessert perogi we have added to the menu… it’s berry delicious. We also have the perfect summer pint featured on our rotating Bonus Tap - details inside the zine & in your future glass. Even though Millennial Felix turned 17 & is pretty much over the hill, he still has cool taste in music. Read his review of the very awesome, trans woman fronted punk band G.L.O.S.S. We spoke with Tracy Howe to learn everything we could about Canada’s 1st Synth-Pop band RATIONAL YOUTH & condensed is all for you in an article called “The Future Is Back”. Our TARG video game is currently at the spa receiving some secret transformations but it’s still getting into usual predicaments in Curtis’ Adventures of TARG comic, Slo’ Tom is no doctor but he sure has a lot of medical advice - checkout the latest instalment of his advice column, Josh’s action figures take to the great outdoors for the August Toys R Josh comic. Our pal Jonny Yuma has a new Rockabilly Nite coming TARG called LA CANTINA - he has graciously provided us with a list of the most essential Rockabilly hits so we get prepped for the inaugural fiesta on Aug 19. Wizard Val Halla gets the straight dope on Nick's (Bat/Municipal Waste) pet in her column METAL UP YOUR CATS, Ottawa Pride takes place in August so Ska Jeff counts down his fave Queercore bands in his HI-FIVES column, We have a new thing called Moustache of the Month - we hope you like it. Got some news about a cool Art show & Movie Screening right here in Old Ottawa South. Read our Hack n Slash Guide to Gauntlet or face certain death in the dungeons. Wizard Jennilee has a weird but cute flip-flopped wizard for you to colour, Shackles & photographer Petr Maur crush this months TARG pin-up & of course everything you need to know about this months truly International line-up bands can be found in Yogis Perogram.
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THERE IS SOMETHING STRANGE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: ISSUE #26 of TARG Zine
Slimer is on the cover and that can only mean one thing… The brand new Stern GHOSTBUSTERS Pinball has arrived - along with some other amazing machines. The Arcade line-up has never been this amazing!
INSIDE THE MAY ISSUE:
everything you need to know about the upcoming Ghostbusters Pinball Launch Party/Tournament, Master Felix reviews a brutal offering by Halifax crust overlords NAPALM RAID, SKA Jeff counts down his fave newspaper comic strips in “Hi-Fives”, SLO’ TOM answers all your pressing questions in his advice column, checkout out some of the New Brews Wizard Mark has brought to the bar, the Toys R Josh comic strip features some funny Stormtrooper, Alien & Star Trek predicaments, Tons of new pinball arrivals - read all about it in the Arcade Action Breaking News story, Learn more about our Wizard Mom in the Wizard of the Month segment, Val Halla is back at it interviewing Metal Musicians about their furry little roommates in Metal Up Your Cats, Curtis has a new side splitting Adventures Of TARG comic, Professor Bernie gives you the goods about SEGA’s 1981 classic TURBO in his Video Game Super Guide, Wizard Jennilee has whipped up the first in her “Weird Wizards” colouring page series, Ottawa's hottest new punk band are the May Pin-Up PLUS all the info you need to navigate amazing line-up shows happening at TARG this may. Drop by the arcade to grab your copy or Download the PDF here:
ISSUE #25 TARG Zine - TARG Year Two Anniversary Now Available
INSIDE THE APRIL ISSUE:
During TARG YEAR TWO we hosted 394 bands & had 67 different Pinball & Arcade machines on site - they are all listed in this month’s TARG Zine (breakout the bifocals). Millennial record reviewer and Toxic Thoughts front man Felix lets us know what he thinks about Reverend Horton Heat’s 1990 release “Smoke ‘em If You Got ‘Em”. Ska Jeff ain’t the most sporty guy around but he counts down his top five sports themed Pinball machines, You can always count on Slo’ Tom for some quick advice about toilets, pop bands, butter & precious metals markets - this month is no different, Face Swap is all the rage so we decided to hop on the bandwagon & swap some TARG wizard faces around - the results are bone chilling. Oh did you know Ice Cold Beer is back? Also included are 4 side splitting panels of the Toys R Josh spread, The mega talented Marisa Gallemit lets us into the mysterious world of creating a Meaningful Sculptural Work of Art in our Step by Step feature & it’s hilarious, Meet TARG’s newest wizard Daisy. We are also Introducing a new monthly column entitled “Metal Up Your Cats”…. Wizard Val Halla interviews Heavy Metal musicians about their cute & furry little roommates, Curtis has a new Adventures of TARG comic to give you a chuckle, Professor Bernie teaches all about the 1981 classic Donkey Kong in his monthly Video Game Super-guide. Wizard Jennilee has cooked up another amazing perogi themed colouring page plus everything you need to know about the shows coming to TARG this month can be found in Yogi’s Perogram. Grab yer copy of TARG ZINE at the arcade or download it here: APRIL 2016 TARG ZINE PDF
MARCH TARG ZINE: Celebrating 100 Nites of Toughen UP! Free-Play Sunday
DJ KJMaxx pays tribute to 100 evenings of free play pins/vids and spinning all vinyl jamz with an amazing ZINE cover.
INSIDE EDITION #24 - Felix the millennial reviews a wicked album by Toronto punk band ABSOLUT. After you have read that pick up Felix’s zine CRINK to read even more record reviews and other neat stuff. SKA JEFF is busy this month putting on a couple of amazing Punk Cover nites in support of some worthy charities - keeping in that theme he is counting down his fave Punk cover compilation albums for his Hi-FIVES column. SLO’ TOM’s endless supply of advice keeps on flowing with useful info about dental work, stains & large ears. Tom will be celebrating his Birthday Bonanza this year at TARG on March 19 - we can’t imagine how much wiser he will get with another year under his belt. The Beau’s All Natural column has some factoids about pinball and a hollywood super star who grew up in Ottawa - read it then impress your peers with worldly knowledge, JOSH’s toys are in some seasonal predicaments that will make you chuckle, DJ KJMaxx gives us his definitive guide to the greatest video game themed rock jamz in preparation for the 100th edition of TOUGHEN UP! FREE-PLAY Sunday on March 20. Boing, Bumm, Tschak - read up on how the TR-808 drum machine changed the world. Have you been plagued by illness all winter? Well so has our TARG video cabinet - he has the electric runs so an old favourite is standing in to entertain you in Curtis’ Adventures of TARG comic strip, Big Bern is back with another insightful BITS & BYTES VIDEO GAME SUPERGUIDE, Elixir Wizard Jennilee has prepared an adorable weirdo perogi eating bunny rabbit for you to colour in-between bands, the March TARG PIN-UP features a futuristic time traveling musician from the past who plays both ends of the middle and last but not least YOGI’S PEROGRAM has all the info you need to navigate this months amazing line-up of shows. Grab yer copy of TARG ZINE at the arcade or download it here: MARCH TARG ZINE PDF
EMBRACE WINTER: The February issue of TARG ZINE is Now Available
INSIDE ISSUE #23:
Ok things kick off with one of the coolest spreads ever. KJ MAXX, our Sunday FREEPLAY DJ has created a “Build-It-Yourself Model TARG Cabinet. All you have to do is clip it out, fold it & glue it… presto an authentic 4 inch micro arcade game for desk at work. Amazing! We’ve got info about a great BUST A MOVE fund raiser for breast health coming up at the end of the month - GO Team Ladies Of Old Ottawa South, Young FELIX (Crink Zine visionary) reviews a very noisy album from 1983, SKA JEFF has some fun Nicklelodeon cartoon suggestions to help you get through winter in his Hi-Fives list, There’s a new Amber Ale in the TARG Fridge - lets all give this new CAN a warm welcome, SLO’ TOM keeps churning out advice for problems many of us didn’t know existed. Warning “Chip-Nut” is back. Curious what Wayne Gretzky would say to The Bionic Man? Do you wonder what He-Man & the Gang talk about all day? Ever ponder what’s on a Stormtroopers mind? All these pressing questioned are answered in the TOYS R JOSH action figure comic strip. Beaus’s All Natural is committed to making you the smartest person at the bar with their BEAU-Lieve It or Not Column - prepare to be amazed with your newfound knowledge of Video Games, Beer & Ottawa Culture. TARG arcade operators Geoff & Pinball Josh are really taking it up a notch with 4 new wicked games on location this month - info inside. We are proud to present TARG Zine’s newest contributor Bernie - get the straight skinny on vid game tips from his column BIG BERN’S BITS & BYTES VID GAME SUPERGUIDE. How well do you know the characters living inside the games at TARG? Test your knowledge by reading their Valentines Day ARCADE PERSONALS Ads. The Adventures of TARG comic is TARG Zines longest running feature & the Feb offering is hilarious. Colouring is a great way for adults to relax and that’s why we keep including Elixir Wizard Jennilee’s amazing artwork - do yourself a kindness and break out the crayons. This months Pin-Up features Garage Punkers AVERAGE TIMES posing with one of TARGS most scream inducing games and last but not least, everything you need to know about what’s going down for shows at TARG can be found in YOGI's FEB PEROGRAM. Drop by the arcade to get your copy or….
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THE FIRST TARG ZINE OF 2016 IS HERE
The cover of issue 22 features a wonderful tribute to Motorhead’s Lemmy beautifully illustrated by PAT BUCK, a talented painter, tattoo artist (OTHERSIDE TATTOOS) and the dude behind all of the TARG murals inside & out.
IN THIS ISSUE:
News regarding a benefit concert where Ottawa’s finest Rockers, Heads & Punks will pay homage to Lemmy by performing choice songs from his extensive musical catalog, Master FELIX reviews a Crust Punk classic from 1984, SKA JEFF counts down his fave Ottawa music releases of 2015 in the HI-FIVES column, SLO’ TOM has New Year resolution related advice & looks back at some helpful guidance he bestowed upon the saddest sacks of the past year, PINBALL FOR DUMMIES will get you primed with a useful pinball glossary of terms, visit Sesame Street, The Death Star & the Turtles Hideout in the TOYS R JOSH comic strip, Useful trivia about boozy hygiene, Lemmy’s visit to Ottawa & the anniversary of a foul mouthed vid hero can be found in the BEAU-lieve It Or Not Column, DJ LONGSHOT shares his essential Ska/Reggae 45’s, Everything you need to know about IBU’s and our selection of Craft Beer in cans in the HOP TO IT article, Curtis delivers yet another side splitting ADVENTURES OF TARG comic, WIZARD JENNILEE has a fantastic robot for you to colour, This month’s TARG pin-up is deranged from the NECK up & colour coordinated from the NECK down & last but not least Yogi’s PEROGRAM gives you the straight goods on the amazing concerts taking place at TARG this month.
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THE DEC ISSUE OF TARG ZINE IS IN A GALAXY CLOSE, CLOSE BY!
2015 is drawing to a close & TARG VADER: The Silliest Sith occupies the front cover of our final zine issue of the year (illustrated by the mega talented @pizzatrip - thanks Curtis).
INSIDE ISSUE #21
Things kickoff with a retrospective of all the 2015 zine covers - haw many did you manage to collect? FELIX the Millennial reviews what he is calling “The Best Thrash Album of 1986” - his choice might surprise you but this young punk makes a solid case. SKA JEFF counts down his fav Heavy Metal Themed Xmas albums, SLO’ TOM gets into the giving spirit by offering up some highly unusual holiday advice, OTTAWA PUNK PINBALL & OTTAWAPINBALL.COM supplies info about the upcoming GAME OF THRONES Pinball Tournament, PINBALL FOR DUMMIES explains “The Skill Shot” & how to accomplish it on TRON LEGACY & DRACULA, THE WIZARD OF THE MONTH is a leather clad anachronistic TARG bar-back with “great hair”, the BEAU-LIEVE IT OR NOT column has some interesting facts about brewing death, the 34th anniversary of GALAGA & an Ottawa born Metal Legend. Need some gift ideas for people you don’t like? We have you covered with our “Absolutely Nasty, Horrible & Passive Aggressive Gift Ideas” article, Take a stroll down memory lane with the “Totally Rad 80’s Xmas Toys” photo spread by the 80’s super hero/villain Remi Royale, Curtis’ “Adventures of TARG” riffs on Star Wars problems in this months hilarious comic, Elixir Wizard Jennilee has provided an adorable Robot xmas scene for you to colour, Things get naughty - not nice with the Dec TARG PIN-UP plus everything you need to know about this months line-up of amazing shows can be found in YOGI’S PEROGRAM.
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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 -