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.
And below that is the MBIP Coming Attractions. So there!
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.
Punk Magazine & School Of Visual Arts - This article gives credit to everyone who contributed to Punk magazine.
Punk Magazine Website - Punk Magazine’s official website.
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: I went out for a Saturday night cheeseburger with my friends, Amber and Joe last night at Brasky’s Bar & Grill and you can read all about that and see photos on tomorrow’s blog!
Tuesday: We’re continuing our MBIP hot dog tour at MD’s Sports Bar & Grill and you can check that out this coming Tuesday.
Wednesday: Is it too early to start celebrating Halloween? We’ll have a special investigative look into this on Wednesday!
Thursday: I’ll have an update on my forthcoming book, “Confessions of a Spiteful Writer” plus three paragraphs from this aforementioned book on Thursday.
Friday & Saturday: I’ll be taking Friday and Saturday off to work on that book, but I’ll have “Best of MBIP” links on facecrack and Twitter.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Summer of 69, Amy Winehouse and Live Aid.