{"id":22810,"date":"2026-03-07T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=22810"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T05:11:45","slug":"help-my-snowmans-burning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2026\/03\/help-my-snowmans-burning","title":{"rendered":"Help, My Snowman&#8217;s Burning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">HMSB was a zine produced by Wellington punk artist\/ graphic-designer Kerry Ann Lee from 1997 &#8211; 2004. Kerry began the zine as a creative outlet while studying at Wellington Polytech&#8217;s School of Design. In the late 1990&#8217;s she was an integral member of the Punkfest organising committee and her distinctive collage design skills were a frequently utilised in the gig posters from this era. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Editors<\/strong><\/td><td>Kerry Ann Lee<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Writers<\/strong><\/td><td>Kerry Ann Lee<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>First Issue<\/strong><\/td><td>1997<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Last Issue<\/strong><\/td><td>2004<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Number<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Based in <\/strong><\/td><td>Wellington<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburing_02_cover-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22813 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburing_02_cover-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburing_02_cover-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburing_02_cover-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburing_02_cover.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help, My Snowman&#8217;s Burning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue 2, 1997<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">fast food, protests, SF Bay Area Girl Convention, the pre-Nazi history of the swastika, book reviews<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help, My Snowman&#8217;s Burning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue 3, March 1998<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">DIY is our Community, Don&#8217;t Be My Valentine, National Youth Network, Hans Moleman, The Heathers, Boardgame-o-rama, &#8220;Bang Yo Head Mutha&#8221;: review James Cabaret, January 20, 1998, &#8220;You&#8217;re My Kung Fu Girl&#8221;, Roberta Gregory, Shopping and the Eco-Concious Consumer, Cliques &amp; Cliches<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburning_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22829 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburning_03.jpg 705w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helpmysnowmansburning_03-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/helpmysnowmansburning_07-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21845 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help, My Snowman&#8217;s Burning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue 7, winter 2004<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Monkey Magic, Lo-Fi Eye for the Hi-Fi Guy: Luke Rowell, Rock Stars and Choc Bars, From Blatz to Bling: the tragic tale of TV Kiwi, The League of Gentlemen, Neo-Tech secret!, 3D Movie: the window installations of Dan Broadwith, Deth P. Sun, Junkfood for the Undead, DIY Silly Dancing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HMSB was a zine produced by Wellington punk artist\/ graphic-designer Kerry Ann Lee from 1997 &#8211; 2004. 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