You're a Disease

Panache # 5

2011-07-06T14:14:00.001-07:00

Features an interview with Ian North of Neo, although there's no mention of his previous band Milk'n'Cookies, he does discuss the guitarist of the Fast being asexual.

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Non-LP B-Side # 7

2011-05-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

Surprisingly Anglocentric NYC fanzine with features on the Fall, Delta 5, the Jam and Madness. Still, there's plenty of New York City content - some really cool ads and an article on cocaine etiquette.

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No Fun # 3

2011-05-16T16:24:00.001-07:00

Its in German but you can still appreciate the awesome pictures and design. The Nasal Boys content leads me to believe its Swiss.

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Negative Reaction # 4

2011-04-20T16:55:00.000-07:00

Featuring Glen Matlock, the Art Attacks and some pub rock leftovers.

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EDIT: something wrong with zshare so I've uploadeded to megaupload here.

Negative Reaction # 2

2011-03-30T11:38:00.000-07:00

Cool Slaughter and the Dogs interview where they slag the Buzzcocks off quite a bit. Excellent Users advert on the back page.

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Live Wire # 12

2011-03-09T14:55:00.000-08:00

Another issues of Live Wire. Mod-friendly and also featuring, er, Bob Marley. Download here.

Live Wire # 7

2011-03-02T05:53:00.000-08:00

Love the cartoons in this.

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Kingdome Come # 14

2011-01-30T09:13:00.001-08:00

Edingurgh fanzine with a feature on the Scars' recording of their excellent Fast records single 'Adult/ery'. Lots of writing about Simple Minds, who were still a punk band at the time.

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Stranded aka Carbona Not Glue # 7

2011-01-10T16:15:00.000-08:00

Quite an early Buzzcocks interview although Pete Shelley has switched to vocals by this point.

I love this quote from him:

"we're no Punk Rockers, we're Punk Mods!"

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Inside Out # 7

2010-12-15T16:43:00.001-08:00

Mostly post-punk here... cool to see something about Flowers, who I only know from the Fast Product comp.

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Fair Dukes # 2

2010-11-24T05:24:00.001-08:00

Walthamstow fanzine. The highlight here is an interview with a teddy boy about punks.

Memorable quote: "our half-cast mate, Poly, is a brilliant front"

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Heat # 4

2010-11-13T10:49:00.000-08:00

I have never read anything so enthusiastic about 999. Apologies for messing up the pdf, page 2 appears twice.

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Hanging Around # 7

2010-10-13T16:13:00.000-07:00

This issue features pre-Nightingales punks the Prefects!

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Hanging Around # 6

2010-10-03T12:46:00.000-07:00

My favourite bit is the Valves doing single reviews. Not sure if the Scars whose gig is reviewed is the same band that did a post-punk single on Fast records, but as the début gig described took place near Edinburgh, I'm guessing they are.

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Gabba Gabba Hey #3

2010-09-20T15:40:00.001-07:00

Middlesborough punk fanzine featuring interviews with such big names as the Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks and SLF. Also features an interview with punk cash-ins the Radio Stars. Download here.

Bombsite # 2

2010-08-26T13:09:00.000-07:00

I couldn't think of a more perfect name for a UK punk fanzine.

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Big Star # 3

2010-08-12T13:07:00.000-07:00

More US powerpop - this issue features the Real Kids, DMZ, and the Jumpers. Back to the britpunk next week.

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Big Star # 2

2010-07-23T13:43:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long delay, I've been on holiday. From Buffalo, NY, a city I passed through on the megabus from NYC to Toronto three weeks ago, comes this fanzine dedicated to all thing (you guessed it!) powerpop. Features an Alex Chilton (RIP) interview and a review of the Scruffs demo (which I really need to hear).

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Boyfriends # 1

2010-06-24T02:41:00.001-07:00

Fanzine dedicated to powerpoppers the Boyfriends with pin-ups and pop-art collage fun. Doubt they made a second one.

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Off on holiday now, back in three weeks.

Censored # 2

2010-06-15T06:19:00.000-07:00

Second issue of the Brum fanzine with the Suburban Studs in London, gig review of Neo (Ian North from Milk'n'Cookies' very mediocre new-wave band) and more.

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Back Door Man # 8

2010-06-03T14:06:00.000-07:00

Change of pace here with this powerpop-oriented fanzine from Torrence, California. Features the Raspberries (!), Dwight Twilley and Flamin' Grooves among other things.

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EDIT: Link fixed

Censored # 1

2010-05-25T14:42:00.001-07:00

Brum fanzine with a Suburban Studs interview, Models live review and some sixth-form editorialising on the nature of new wave.

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In the City # ?

2010-05-20T08:11:00.001-07:00

I can't find a number on this issue but its definitely not a one-off. Features Eddie and the Hot Rods, Ultravox and Tom Robinson Band. I know you all loooooooooove a little TRB.

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New Dezeezes # 1

2010-05-13T02:53:00.000-07:00

Travel to the California scene here with articles on the Dils, the Screamers and a Crime questionnaire.

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Zip Vinyls # 1

2010-05-03T15:50:00.000-07:00

Features the Ramones, Clash and reviews of Chiswick stuff Little Bob Story and the Gorillas. You can tell its from right before the floodgates opened.

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EDIT: I neglected to mention that this in French. I had only skimmed the fanzine and was half-asleep when I posted it. My bilingual subconscious must have kicked in.

Crash Bang! Comic # 3

2010-04-26T14:58:00.000-07:00

A Scottish regional perspective here with bits about the underrated mod/powerpop band the Jolt and Johnny and the Self-Abusers. Incidentally, the Cuban Heels, who are the half of Johnny & the Self-Abusers that didn't become Simple Minds, are featured in the excellent 1979 BBC Play for Today Just a Boy's Game which I watched the other day.

Download the fanzine here.

Chainsaw # 6

2010-04-19T10:41:00.001-07:00

Features an interview with the Skids and Generation X live in Croydon. Also has a great advert for the Schoolgirl Bitch 7".

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Chainsaw # 1

2010-04-12T07:39:00.000-07:00

The first issue of Chainsaw, which features a piece about the Jam live in Croydon and a review of my favourite live Album, 'Live at the Roxy, W1'

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An Extra Boring Fanzine # 3

2010-04-05T14:32:00.000-07:00

That's the name of the fanzine, not my description.

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Drinkin' Tea # 2

2010-03-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

This is a short, hand-made one featuring some gig reviews of the Damned and the Gorillas as well as some handy tips on being in a punk band such as how to dodge fares.

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Alternative Ulster # 1

2010-03-21T14:47:00.000-07:00

The last of my Alternative Ulster scans, it features the Clash, Rudi, Killjoys, the Outcasts, powerpopppers Advertising and many more. I've cut the double-page scans in two for ease of reading this time.

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Alternative Ulster #31

2010-03-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

This week's upload is Alternative Ulster #31. Rehearsals with the Clash, Boyfriends gig review, a piece of Patrick Fitzgerald and lots on the usual Belfast bands (Rudi, Protex, etc.) The page numbering gets confusing towards the end, not sure why, I think the fanzine was assembled out of order but I might have just messed up the scanning.

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Alternative Ulster #12

2010-03-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

I'm back with Alternative Ulster number 12 featuring Rudi, the Victim, the Outcasts, the Killjoys, the Flys and many more. I've re-branded the blog with a catchier, 100% more punk rock name. Apologies for any confusion, I don't think many people got who James Callaghan was, and furthermore, it really should have been called "Jim Callaghan's Magazine Rack." I've also created a PDF this time for ease of reading.

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For Adolfs Only

2010-02-28T13:04:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my maiden voyage into the world of blogging. Last summer I had the opportunity to scan a number of vintage punk fanzines from Mich Jones' personal collection. This was all thanks to the Rock'n'roll Public Library project, which put various bits of memorabilia, ephemera and clutter from Mick Jones' lock-up on display and provided a scanner for patrons of their library.

When I first got to the exhibit/library, after admiring Mick Jones' B.A.D. baseball jacket and his collection of 'Only Fools and Horses' VHS videos I discovered a massive pile of 1970s punk fanzines on a bottom shelf. My heart raced as I sifted through three huge piles of fanzines, mostly from Britain, but from all over the world. I've never seen so many vintage fanzines in such good condition all in one place. Unlike records, very few fanzines seem to have survived the intervening years - most I imagine fell apart in harrington jacket pockets, were left on trains or thrown out at a later date by wives and mothers. Faced with far more fanzines than I could ever read, I tried my best to scan as many of them as possible, and only managed about fifty. Another patron from the library scanned a further 12, which he kindly e-mailed to me. So from this hodge-podge assortment of 70s punk fanzines I'll be posting around one a week for the coming year.

To start things off is an entire fanzine devoted to West London's the Valves. Enjoy!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OWNB0OUP

EDIT: the Valves are from Edinburgh, I've started this blog off with a schoolboy error. Got confused by them singing about (not) surfing in Portobello