Zines.
Topic
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection
Collection
0195-SCPA
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
Abstract
The D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection (DCPIFC) seeks to document the variety of publications that were created by fans of and participants in the punk and indie music scenes that have thrived in the Washington, D.C.-area since the late 1970s. The DCPIFC contains fanzines - publications produced by enthusiasts, generally in small runs - created by members of the D.C. punk and indie music communities, as well as fanzines from outside of D.C. that include coverage of D.C. punk and indie...
Dates:
Publication: 1977-2024; Publication: Majority of material found within 1981-1998
Ian MacKaye digital collection of punk fanzines
Collection
0415-SCPA-MACKAYE
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
Abstract
Ian MacKaye (b. 1962) is an American musician, record producer, and co-owner of Dischord Records. The Ian MacKaye digital collection of punk fanzines contains material from 1978 to 2020, and remains ongoing; the bulk of the material dates from 1986 to 2003, when MacKaye was a member of the punk band Fugazi. This collection contains digitized versions of print fanzines that MacKaye collected pertaining to punk music, culture, and communities both domestic and international. Many of the items...
Dates:
1978-2020
Shawna Kenney collection on punk and alternative rock
Collection
0449-SCPA-KENNEY
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
Abstract
Shawna Kenney (b. 1969) is an author and instructor who was active as a concert promoter in the Washington, D.C. punk subculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s. She also co-edited and published the fanzine No Scene with Pam Gendell from 1986 through 1988, which features interviews with punk bands and reviews of concerts and recordings. Along with Gendell, Kenney promoted concerts at the Safari Club in Washington, D.C., helping to build a second wave of hardcore...
Dates:
1984-2023; Majority of material found in 1988-1994