Chicago: Coolest Retard, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Side stapled. 22 pp. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Coolest Retard was a fanzine published in Chicago in the late 1970s through mid-1980s, providing details on the local punk and goth scene, as well as commentary on punk... More about Coolest Retard. December 1980
Holland, MI: Singersongs Publications, 1978. Wraps. Side folding format. 8 3/4 by 7 inches. 16 pages including covers. Third issue, featuring slightly more in depth news of records and releases, as well as pieces on the Mutants, a letter from New York discussing a concert featuring Sid Vicious, Mick Jones... More about High Voltage #3
West Hempstead, NY: Bob Smith, Publisher, 1945. Unbound. Single page, printed on both sides. Published for the National Amateur Press Association, this work, produced by Bob Smith, provided somewhat scathing reviews of amateur publications and mimeograph works, commenting on everything from typography to content and quality of printing. Rear page... More about Sour Notes. Number Six. July, 1945
San Francisco: Sun King Productions, 1977. Soft Cover. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. Approximately 15 by 11 ½ inches. 46 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Perhaps the first and only issue of this fanzine, featuring articles on punk and new wave bands. Of note is an article by Lester... More about New Wave. August, 1977
Stirlingshire, Scotland: No Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Side stapled photocopied wraps. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 36 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Issue three of this British fanzine featuring an interview with the punk/anarchist band Crass, Rubella Ballet and Conflict, as well as the author's band Distraught... More about Guilty of What. Issue Three. June-August 1982
Stirlingshire, Scotland: No Publisher. Wraps. no date, circa 1982. Side stapled photocopied wraps. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 22 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Issue two of this British fanzine following various punk/hardcore acts, with a somewhat political/anti-establishment tone to it. Produced by 13 year old... More about Guilty of What. Issue Two
No Place: No Exit/Tony Steel, presumed publisher. Wraps. No place or date. Believed San Francisco, ca 1977. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Single stapled at the upper left corner. Perhaps signed by Ron 'The Ripper' Greco, the bassist of Crime, on the front cover, bearing the inscription, 'Ciao Baby The... More about No Exit. The Fanzine for the Other Wave
No Place: No Exit/Tony Steel, presumed Publisher. Wraps. No place or date. Believed San Francisco, ca 1977. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Single stapled (MISSING) at the upper left corner. 13 leaves, printed on single sides only. Black and white photos throughout. Believed first issue of this fanzine, with perhaps... More about No Exit. The Fanzine for the Other Wave
Vancouver, BC: Steve Taylor, 1978. Wraps. Side stapled illustrated wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 23 leaves, including covers. Printed on single sides only, except front and rear cover. An issue of this fanzine from Vancouver, British Columbia, that spanned a total of 19 issues from 1977 to 1979, covering... More about Snot Rag No. 11. Sept. 1. 1978
Birmingham, UK: Smart Verbal, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps circa 1979/80. Side stapled wraps. 10 ½ by 8 ¼ inches. 20 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Third issue of this fanzine by Zoe Tomlinson and Mo White blending photos and handwritten or typed text to cover the... More about Smart Verbal. A Magazine for Modern Times. Issue 3
London: Rock Against Racism, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Single sheet, 34 by 24 ¾ inches, folded into 12 ¼ by 8 ¾ inch panels. Third issue of this "occasional zine-style paper," that "focused on RAR gigs and regional political issues," (Poynor, pp. 102). This issue with a photo collage of Rocks... More about Temporary Hoarding No. 3. Carnival Issue
San Francisco: Search and Destroy, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Newspaper/tabloid format. 17 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. With a center horizontal fold crease. 24 pp. This issue of Search and Destroy offers a primarily visual look at the state of punk rock and culture, with black and white photos, montages and... More about Search and Destroy. Future History. Vol 2. No. 11
San Francisco: Damaged Goods Company, Publisher, 1980. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 17 ½ by 11 ½ inches. Black and white photos throughout. 32 pp., including covers. Special issue of this fanzine, published for the Western Front Punk festival held in San Francisco in 1980. This features many short blurbs on... More about Damage. Western Front 1980
Dayton, OH: I Wanna, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Side folding tabloid style newspaper. 24 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A fanzine style work with the intent to focus on Midwestern bands, primarily punk, new wave and hardcore acts, as well as delving into politics with a left wing/anarchist editorial slant... More about I Wanna. Spring '82. #5
Washington, DC: Infiltrator/Hungry Dachsund [sic] Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed early 1980s. Side stapled format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. With some leaves on different stock or colored paper. 30 pp. Black and white reproduced photos and clip art throughout. This issue blending a nice clip art aesthetic and visually... More about Infiltrator #6
No Place: Mental Children, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Side stapled format with a two tone color front cover. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 22 pp. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Second issue of this British fanzine, offering a review of the Clash film Rude Boy, as well... More about Mental Children. Issue Two. 1980
New Haven, CT: Jon Tiven, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps circa 1972-73. Side stapled format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 27 pp. A few very poorly reproduced photos present. Started in 1967 by the then 12 year old Jon Tiven, New Haven Rock Press was an early rock music fanzine... More about New Haven Rock Press. Vol. V. No. 1. #19
No Place: New Wave Magazine, Publisher. Wraps. Green side stapled paper. 11 ½ by 8 ¼ inches. 14 pp. Black and white reproduced photos throughout. Seemingly reveling in a poor review by NME that alluded to this fanzine as being boring, this issue provides straightforward reviews, interviews and news on... More about The New Wave Magazine 3
New York: New York Rocker, 1978. Tabloid. Side folding newspaper. 16 ¼ by 11 ¼ inches. 56 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Fifteenth issue of this magazine/fanzine devoted to punk and new wave. This issue debates the 100 greatest rock and roll films, with a section of... More about New York Rocker. Number 15. November, 1978
New York: New York Rocker, Publisher, 1977. Soft Cover. Side folding newspaper. 16 ¼ by 11 ¼ inches. 52 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout, including several by Leee Black Childers. A single issue of this newspaper style magazine, featuring an interview with Johnny Rotten and the Sex... More about New York Rocker. Volume 1, Number 8. July-August 1977
Los Angeles: No MAGazine, Publisher, 1983. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Large format side stapled zine. 14 1/8 by 11 inches. No number or issue designation found. 44 pp including covers. Black and white photos and art throughout, Edited and produced by Bruce Kalberg, this magazine chronicled the punk and underground music... More about No Mag
Los Angeles: No MAGazine, Publisher, 1983. Tabloid. Illustrated wraps. Large format side stapled zine. 14 1/8 by 11 inches. No number or issue designation found. 44 pp. Black and white photos and art throughout. Interviews with Tex and the Horseheads, Lotus Lame and the Lame Flames, an interview with Flea... More about No Mag. Close-Ups '83
Lawrence, NY: Non L.P. B Side., Publisher, 1981. Wraps. Side stapled journal. Approximately 8 by 10 ¾ inches. 32 pp., including covers. Photography by Joseph Szkodzinski, etc. This issue provides coverage of Kraut, Killing Joke, John Cale and others. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and staining to the covers. Small area... More about Non L.P. B Side. September (1981). Issue #9. First Anniversary Issue
Hollywood: Simon Templar, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Newspaper tabloid format. 16 by 11 ¼ inches. Single sheet folded into fourths. 8 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A newspaper style fanzine presumably issued in conjunction with the Radio Free Hollywood collective of the same name that formed to promote and gain... More about Radio Free Hollywood #1. April 19, 1977
Falls Church, VA: Record Collector's Quarterly, Publisher, 1984. Wraps. Newspaper tabloid format. 16 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A magazine/fanzine style work devoted to music, but perhaps from a collector's perspective. This issue with an interview with R.E.M., Joe Strummer of the Clash and a review of..... More about RCQ. Record Collector's Quarterly. Issue 13. Winter 1984