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Contains 20 Collections and/or Records:

Descenes – Issue 1 – January 1979

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Scope and Contents The January 1979 issue of Descenes, a tabloid fanzine that focused on the punk and underground music cultures in the Washington, D.C. area. Descenes editor Howard Wuelfing was an important early participant in the D.C. underground music scene, both as a musician (Slickee Boys, Nurses, Half Japanese) and as a fanzine creator (Descenes, Discords). This issue of Descenes includes an interview with the Washington, D.C. punk band White Boy, as well as a "family tree" with information on the...
Dates: 1977-2024

Descenes – Issue 3 – July 1979

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Scope and Contents The July 1979 issue of Descenes, a tabloid fanzine that focused on the punk and underground music cultures in the Washington, D.C. area. Descenes editor Howard Wuelfing was an important early participant in the D.C. underground music scene, both as a musician (Slickee Boys, Nurses, Half Japanese) and as a fanzine creator (Descenes, Discords). This issue of Descenes includes an interview with the Washington, D.C. new wave band D.Ceats and an article on the D.C. punk band The Penetrators. It...
Dates: 1977-2024

Descenes – Issue 4 – December 1979

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Scope and Contents The December 1979 issue of Descenes, a tabloid fanzine that focused on the punk and underground music cultures in the Washington, D.C. area. Descenes editor Howard Wuelfing was an important early participant in the D.C. underground music scene, both as a musician (Slickee Boys, Nurses, Half Japanese) and as a fanzine creator (Descenes, Discords). This issue of Descenes includes an interviews and features with the Westminster, Maryland band Half Japanese and the Washington, D.C. punk bands...
Dates: 1977-2024

Descenes – Issue 5 – June 1980

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Scope and Contents The June 1980 issue of Descenes, a tabloid fanzine that focused on the punk and underground music cultures in the Washington, D.C. area. Descenes editor Howard Wuelfing was an important early participant in the D.C. underground music scene, both as a musician (Slickee Boys, Nurses, Half Japanese) and as a fanzine creator (Descenes, Discords). This issue of Descenes includes an interview with the Washington, D.C. new wave/surf band Insect Surfers. It also includes contributions from notable...
Dates: 1977-2024

Descenes – Issue 6 – July 1980

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Scope and Contents The July 1980 issue of Descenes, a tabloid fanzine that focused on the punk and underground music cultures in the Washington, D.C. area. Descenes editor Howard Wuelfing was an important early participant in the D.C. underground music scene, both as a musician (Slickee Boys, Nurses, Half Japanese) and as a fanzine creator (Descenes, Discords). This issue of Descenes -- which was also its last -- includes an interview with the Washington, D.C. post-punk band Tiny Desk Unit (featuring Bob...
Dates: 1977-2024

CrackDC -- Issue 1, June 1991

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The first issue of Crack DC, later to change its name to Whack. This issue, published in June 1991, includes a feature on the band the Ubangis and on the Washington, D.C. graffiti artist Cool "Disco" Dan. The publication year is erroneously listed inside as 1990 and refers to events that occurred in 1991.

Dates: June 1991

Descenes -- Issue 2, April 1979

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Scope and Contents The April 1979 issue of Descenes, a tabloid fanzine that focused on the punk and underground music cultures in the Washington, D.C. area. Descenes editor Howard Wuelfing was an important early participant in the D.C. underground music scene, both as a musician (Slickee Boys, Nurses, Half Japanese) and as a fanzine creator (Descenes, Discords). This issue of Descenes includes an interview with the Washington, D.C. bands Young Turds, Slickee Boys, The Chumps, and No Joe, as well as a "family...
Dates: April 1979