West Bromwich, UK: Hill Shorter, Printer. Wraps. no date, presumed circa 1985. Glossy photo wraps, with fold out flaps revealing maps of the United States and their tour stops. Quarto. U2 in burgundy/maroon on the front cover. Unpaginated. Black and white and color photographs by noted photographer Anton Corbijn. A...... More
London: Printed by Women in Print. Wraps. no date, perhaps circa 1981. Wraps. 12 ½ by 8 ¾ inches. 20 pp. Black and white illustrations and clip art throughout. A zine style work written with a strong feminist perspective. No authors are given, but most of the zine consists of..... More
San Francisco: Search and Destroy, Publisher, 1978. Tabloid. Newspaper/tabloid format. 17 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. With a center horizontal fold crease. 28 pp. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. This includes photos by Ruby Ray, Bruce Conner and perhaps James Stark (listed as a contributing photographer on..... More
San Francisco: Search and Destroy, Publisher, 1978. Tabloid. Newspaper/tabloid format. 17 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. With a center horizontal fold crease. 28 pp. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Ninth issue, featuring interviews with, and reports on the Dead Kennedys, Zero, Television, Pere Ubu, etc. Also present..... More
San Francisco: Search and Destroy, Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Newspaper/tabloid format. 17 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. With a center horizontal fold crease. 28 pp. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Issue seven, featuring interviews with, and reports on Cabaret Voltaire, Patti Smith, Subway Sect and an article by..... More
Olympia, WA: Sub Pop, Publisher. Wraps. no date. Illustrated wraps, side stapled. Cover art by Charles Burns. 16 pages including covers. 4 by 2 5/8 inches. Gray cassette in black case, with handwritten 1 and 2 on each side of the tape, written inside small circular stickers. A single issue..... More
Olympia, WA: Lost Music Network, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 28 pp. 8 ½ by 7 inches. Clip art throughout. Second issue of this music fanzine, the first of which to be shortened to Sub Pop (from Subterranean Pop), dedicated to underground, indie music. This endeavor would eventually lead to..... More
Batford, Harpenden, UK: Scrapigliffix or Fly By Night, Publishers, 1977. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 10 3/8 by 7 3/8 inches. 24 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Presumed first issue of this fanzine, combining handwritten and typed text and images, with many photos, to report..... More
Pittsburgh: PTA, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Side stapled format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 16 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A fanzine covering the punk and new wave scene in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and beyond, offering sometimes snarky, sometimes serious commentary on a variety of bands. This number with..... More
No place (United Kingdom): John Platt, presumed Publisher. Wraps. No place (United Kingdom), or date, circa 1979. Side stapled format. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. Color front wrap. 22 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An issue of this fanzine created by John Platt, a rock music writer from..... More
London: Fresh Hold Releases. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1980. Blue, white and red side stapled wraps. 8 ¼ by 6 inches. 27 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Presumed first issue of this postpunk/new wave fanzine, edited by Polly, purporting to be a "spearhead of a great uprising..... More
San Francisco: Punkabilly Press, 1982. Wraps. Wraps. 8 ½ by 7 inches. 24 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Unfortunately googling the name Sherry Porter with Rebel didn't yield any interesting tidbits, so, quoting a self-promotional ad, "Rebel, the SF music mag that promotes locals only." This issue..... More
Rochester, NY: The Cryptic Corporation, Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 30 pp., including covers. A zine covering psychedelic and underground rock, created by Greg Prevost, member of the garage band The Chesterfield Kings. This issue with interviews and news on Captain Beefheart, The Babys, Sameti..... More
Long Beach, CA: Stephen Zepeda, Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Side stapled. 10 by 7 inches. 50 pp. Black and white photos throughout. The L.A. Beat was a Los Angeles fanzine founded and published by Stephen Zepeda, who also founded Beat Records and worked as a music promoter in Long..... More
New York: Published by the Author, 1981. Wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 9 leaves, printed on single sides only. Single staple at the upper left corner. A few poorly reproduced black and white photos throughout. The Big Takeover was founded by Jack Rabid in 1980 as a fanzine primarily..... More
New York: Published by the Author, 1982. Wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Three staples at the left edge. 10 pp. Poorly reproduced photos throughout. The Big Takeover was founded by Jack Rabid in 1980 as a fanzine primarily devoted to the band the Stimulators, evolving into a fanzine devoted..... More
Philadelphia: Savage Pink, Publisher. Tabloid. no date, circa 1983. Side folding newspaper tabloid format. Approximately 15 by 11 inches. 32 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A fanzine devoted to punk and hardcore, with an underlying tone of unity and equality throughout. As such, one column takes Bad..... More
Chicago: Mary Alice Ramel, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Side folding zine. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 18 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Conceived of, written, edited and published by Mary Alice Ramel after attending a punk show at the noted Chicago club, La Mere Vipere, this zine covered..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Black and White, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Side stapled zine. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 34 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A zine from the creators of the zine Heat, perhaps arising due to legal difficulties (see Heat entry). This focused on postpunk and new..... More
Barrington, IL: Ric Menck. Wraps. no date, late 1970s. Single stapled zine. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 10 leaves, including covers. Printed on single sides only. Handwritten letter on notebook paper mentioning ad rates, laid in, signed by Ric Menck. Varying color and quality paper, from brown to blue or..... More
Chicago: Kevin Riordan, Publisher. 1981. Wraps. One of 350 copies issued. Illustrated wraps. Side stapled. 10 ½ by 8 inches. Unpaginated. Collage and clip art throughout. Issue number 7 of this noted magazine out of Chicago, serving as a vehicle for Kevin Riordan and others to use collage and clip..... More
No Place: Darby, Publisher, 1990. Wraps. No place (Los Angeles): 1990. Side stapled zine, more of a traditional magazine format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 40 pp. Illustrations throughout. Issue ten of Darby's long running zine, Ben is Dead. As Darby notes, she started the zine as a "forum and..... More
Los Angeles: Darby, Publisher, 1989. Wraps. No place (Los Angeles): 1989. Side stapled zine, more of a traditional magazine format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 32 pp. Illustrations throughout. Issue six of Darby's long running zine, Ben is Dead. As Darby notes, she started the zine as a "forum and..... More
No place (Cambridge, England): Negative Reaction, Publisher (Bluebell Press, Printer), 1977. Wraps. Wraps. 11 ½ by 8 ¼ inches. 16 pp., including covers. MISSING the Kilburns Chart insert by Ian Drury. Second issue of this fanzine from Cambridge, England providing a "professional" approach to coverage of the punk scene (see..... More
No place (Cambridge, England): Negative Reaction, Publisher (Bluebell Press, Printer), 1977. Wraps. Wraps. 12 by 8 3/8 inches. 20 pp., including covers. Third issue of this fanzine from Cambridge, England providing a "professional" approach to coverage of the punk scene (see Triggs). With interviews/reviews of Cherry Vanilla, Elvis Costello, Squeeze..... More