DOWNTOWN SEPT 31, 1988 -- SCUMROCK

 Mark Rentzer once told me that I named Scumrock. It was an aw-shucks, yeah-right moment. Then I found this and think he might have been right. 

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ZINE WARS! The story of warring fanzines in the 80s

Here's a frontpage story I wrote about the Zinewars that took place in the 1980s

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Downtown July 28 1987 EXPOSURE

Here's one I wrote in 1987. It was about how bands look for publicity more than money... and it WAS publicity... for my friends in LETCH PATROL

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DUDE Magazine Jan 1981

Here's one from 1981. I wonder if it would be allowed in today's political climate:

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HARD OF ROCK'N'ROLL SCREW No. 920 Oct. 1986

WARNING: ADULT CONTENT... There, I said it.

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10 Bands They Wouldn't DARE Let Play at the New Music Seminar

Here's another one from DOWNTOWN (7-20-88) It's about the bands they wouldn't DARE let play for CMJ affair.

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Downtown Nov. 30 1988 What REALLY Happened At the CMJ Conference

They had to write SATIRE SATIRE SATIRE all over this. I guess they were afraid that people would believe it!

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