Box 4
Container
Contains 20 Collections and/or Records:
Descenes – Issue 1 – January 1979
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
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Washington D.C.-area fanzines
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
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
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Washington D.C.-area fanzines
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
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
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Washington D.C.-area fanzines
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
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
/
Washington D.C.-area fanzines
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
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
/
Washington D.C.-area fanzines
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
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
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Washington D.C.-area fanzines
Scope and Contents
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
CrackDC -- Issue 2, July 1991
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
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Washington D.C.-area fanzines
Dates:
July 1991
CrackDC -- Issue 3 (features on Big Black Nun, Fort Reno, and Positive Force), August 1991
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
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Washington D.C.-area fanzines
Dates:
August 1991
CrackDC -- Issue 4 (feature on CD longboxes that includes quotes from Ian MacKaye, feature on Riot Grrrl fanzine, interviews with The Graverobbers and Esmirelda), September 1991
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
/
Washington D.C.-area fanzines
Dates:
September 1991
Descenes -- Issue 2, April 1979
File — Box: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
/
Washington D.C.-area fanzines
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