One of the biggest influences in my life was Punk magazine.
Punk was the first “do it yourself” fanzine that I ever saw. It was first published in January of 1976 when I was a senior in high school. I used to buy it at Co-op Tapes and Records on Main Street.
The editor of the magazine was John Holmstrom and the “resident punk” was Legs McNeil. I would get to know both of them after I moved to New York in 1993. Below are six links to Punk magazine online articles and three links to two interviews with Legs McNeil and one with John Holmstrom from my days living in New York City.
Below that are the MBIP Coming Attractions for nest week!
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Sunday Links
Punk Magazine’s John Holmstrom - This is the best history of Punk Magazine I’ve ever read.
John Holmstrom talks about founding and editing ‘Punk,’ the chronicle of late-’70’s New York - A good interview with John Holmstrom.
Snapshots: the covers of Punk magazine - Some classic covers of the magazine are pictured here.
PUNK Magazine Began With Lou Reed Comic - This article writes about and shows the first cover story of Punk which was an interview turned into a cartoon story by John Holmstrom.
The Story Of ‘Punk’ Magazine - This article features an interview from 2013 interview with founding editor, John Holmstrom.
Punk Magazine & School Of Visual Arts - This article gives credit to everyone who contributed to Punk magazine.
Interview with John Holmstrom and Steven Hager From High Times Magazine - In 1997 John Holmstrom was the publisher of High Times magazine and I interviewed him for a cover story for my magazine fishwrap.
Legs McNeil (1996): Part One - Legs ended up co-writing the classic book, “Please Kill Me” and I interviewed him about the book in 1996 for fishwrap, this is part one of the interview.
Legs McNeil (1996): Part Two - And here’s part two.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: We celebrated my friend Marie’s birthday at Kouri’s Pub and you can see photos of the celebration tomorrow!
Tuesday: It’s Halloween and I had a special cookie this year for a spooktacular celebration! Check it out by checking in on Tuesday’s post!
Wednesday: On Wednesday we’re going to a bar that everyone knows, but many have no idea that they serve up corn dogs! Find out who this is as we continue our corn dog tour!
Thursday: I’ll bring you up to date on my current book status for this week’s MBIP Month of the Book post.
Friday: I’m starting a new monthly series this Friday, so tune in to check out the debut of this new series!
Saturday: We’ll have another Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past Post next Saturday, so tune in for a blast from the past!
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Rubber Soul, NBC’s Saturday Night (Saturday Night Live’s First Season) and Johnny Carson.