Blitz
8.5x11 copied 26 pages $1.50 1982
Lots of socio/political thought contained within many pages of collages assembled by Rob
Mitchell. An examination of the purpose of punk by Gregg Mitchell: A vehicle to bring
about social change. A satisfying slam of MTV. Editor Gary Shuster discusses punk on tv
shows like Quincy, Donahue and CHiPS. All those shows had widely watched episodes
about punk rock in the early 80's. What tv show had a punk band called PAIN? Blitz
continued on for several years with distribution through Rough Trade and Mordam.
8.5x11 copied 26 pages $1.50 1982
Lots of socio/political thought contained within many pages of collages assembled by Rob
Mitchell. An examination of the purpose of punk by Gregg Mitchell: A vehicle to bring
about social change. A satisfying slam of MTV. Editor Gary Shuster discusses punk on tv
shows like Quincy, Donahue and CHiPS. All those shows had widely watched episodes
about punk rock in the early 80's. What tv show had a punk band called PAIN? Blitz
continued on for several years with distribution through Rough Trade and Mordam.
The Fresno Beef
8.5x11 copied 8 pages free 1984
Mike Branums's entry into the world of punk zine publishing with a story about a trip to
San Luis Obispo, stopping off to get fun-guy juice, with Mojo, Yoda, Tiffany, Vence,
Marook, Rachel, Rick, Snoopy, Matt, Hillsberry, Chuck and Shawn. (whew!) They went
to see SADO-NATION and PRIMER GREY play a house party but it got shut down by
the cops. What a party with those two bands!
8.5x11 copied 8 pages free 1984
Mike Branums's entry into the world of punk zine publishing with a story about a trip to
San Luis Obispo, stopping off to get fun-guy juice, with Mojo, Yoda, Tiffany, Vence,
Marook, Rachel, Rick, Snoopy, Matt, Hillsberry, Chuck and Shawn. (whew!) They went
to see SADO-NATION and PRIMER GREY play a house party but it got shut down by
the cops. What a party with those two bands!
Bathroom Wall
11.5x15 offset newsprint 12 pages free 1989
Testing the limits of free speech this edgy zine had cool photography, professional layout
and lots of smutty, funny cartoons. One issue looks as if it's a different zine called
Danglecrank. Open it up, it's actually Bathroom Wall #4! Lots of railing against other
zines, lame record stores and sucky radio stations. Favorite slag: 'Butt Cretins'. Comical
and clever. Pre-CIRCUS BOGUS, Chief Horseman of the Apocalypse: Jeff Purcell. Mike
1, Mike 2, Martin Reese, Jaguar Bennett and Tim Biskup among others contribute.
11.5x15 offset newsprint 12 pages free 1989
Testing the limits of free speech this edgy zine had cool photography, professional layout
and lots of smutty, funny cartoons. One issue looks as if it's a different zine called
Danglecrank. Open it up, it's actually Bathroom Wall #4! Lots of railing against other
zines, lame record stores and sucky radio stations. Favorite slag: 'Butt Cretins'. Comical
and clever. Pre-CIRCUS BOGUS, Chief Horseman of the Apocalypse: Jeff Purcell. Mike
1, Mike 2, Martin Reese, Jaguar Bennett and Tim Biskup among others contribute.
Anger
8.5x11 copied 14 pages $1 1984
Record reviews, band photos, editorials and cartoons by Sean 'Crabby' Willis made this a
cool homemade zine. Comments asking who stole the records out of the KFSR record
library when Johnny Heathen was on the air?, a new punk band from Clovis called THE
LOST SURFERS (?), Dave Propp and Richard Wineland, (old fresno punks) moving
back to Fresno. The always popular Dear Crabby advice column with pearls of wisdom
like: Dear Crabby, I have a serious acne problem. What should I do? Answer: You Dumb
ass, I give advice. I'm not a gynacolegist or a dermatologist or whatever! Crab.
8.5x11 copied 14 pages $1 1984
Record reviews, band photos, editorials and cartoons by Sean 'Crabby' Willis made this a
cool homemade zine. Comments asking who stole the records out of the KFSR record
library when Johnny Heathen was on the air?, a new punk band from Clovis called THE
LOST SURFERS (?), Dave Propp and Richard Wineland, (old fresno punks) moving
back to Fresno. The always popular Dear Crabby advice column with pearls of wisdom
like: Dear Crabby, I have a serious acne problem. What should I do? Answer: You Dumb
ass, I give advice. I'm not a gynacolegist or a dermatologist or whatever! Crab.
KFSR Cattle Prod
8.5x11 copied 6 pages free 1987
Mainly rotation lists, station happenings & jokes but did cover some of the Fresno punk
scene bands and events. Similar to Dead-Air Diary. Issue #3 mentions THE RAMONES,
X and a Top Ten Anti-School Songs list. 'Go team, Go' -by THE FREEZE. Brad 'VooDoo
Banana' Rogers contributes. Rich Mann editor: B is for Books, R is for Radio, A is for
Anarchy, I is for Internship, N is for nuclear and S is for Study. Joe Brody (Joe Leggett?)
reviews Jazz records reminding the kids that there's lots more to music than just the
sub-genres of RocknRoll that KFSR wallowed in back in the 80's.
8.5x11 copied 6 pages free 1987
Mainly rotation lists, station happenings & jokes but did cover some of the Fresno punk
scene bands and events. Similar to Dead-Air Diary. Issue #3 mentions THE RAMONES,
X and a Top Ten Anti-School Songs list. 'Go team, Go' -by THE FREEZE. Brad 'VooDoo
Banana' Rogers contributes. Rich Mann editor: B is for Books, R is for Radio, A is for
Anarchy, I is for Internship, N is for nuclear and S is for Study. Joe Brody (Joe Leggett?)
reviews Jazz records reminding the kids that there's lots more to music than just the
sub-genres of RocknRoll that KFSR wallowed in back in the 80's.
Fish Punx
5.5x8.5 copied 20 pages $ .75 1986
Chad Salter and Paul Cruickshank had an epiphany after a couple fishin trips with Ralph
Lotspeich & crew.They saw a world where punk rock and fishing, rods & reels and
slam-dancing were spiritually entertwined. In the Hot Tips column a lightweight open face
rod with 4-lb. test is recommended for trout. Conversely, a bass setup uses a bait casting
reel with 8-lb. test. Cool interview with John Doe of X. Fish Punx went on to the larger
8.5x11 format with issue #2.
5.5x8.5 copied 20 pages $ .75 1986
Chad Salter and Paul Cruickshank had an epiphany after a couple fishin trips with Ralph
Lotspeich & crew.They saw a world where punk rock and fishing, rods & reels and
slam-dancing were spiritually entertwined. In the Hot Tips column a lightweight open face
rod with 4-lb. test is recommended for trout. Conversely, a bass setup uses a bait casting
reel with 8-lb. test. Cool interview with John Doe of X. Fish Punx went on to the larger
8.5x11 format with issue #2.
Fresno's Sound Source
8.5x11 offset newsprint 24 pages free 1988
Another Paul Cruickshank project bridging the gap between the various local scenes and the
larger music scene in general. Profesionally laid out with movie reviews and ads for some
of the cooler businesses in Fresno. Interviews and good photos with local bands such as
ERRATIK BEHAVIOR, LOVE ROD EXCHANGE and JADED HEART. National acts like
L.A. GUNS also featured. Mike Niehoff, Jeff Clark, Tom Cohen, Kevin Nelson, and Perry
Cooper on staff.
8.5x11 offset newsprint 24 pages free 1988
Another Paul Cruickshank project bridging the gap between the various local scenes and the
larger music scene in general. Profesionally laid out with movie reviews and ads for some
of the cooler businesses in Fresno. Interviews and good photos with local bands such as
ERRATIK BEHAVIOR, LOVE ROD EXCHANGE and JADED HEART. National acts like
L.A. GUNS also featured. Mike Niehoff, Jeff Clark, Tom Cohen, Kevin Nelson, and Perry
Cooper on staff.
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| 80's FRESNO PUNK FANZINES |
Some people have commented over the years that Fresno didn't seem to have very many punk fanzines compared to other
scenes of similar size. It's true to a certain extent but, after researching the Stagedive archives I found that there were more
than I had thought. Here's a list and overview of Fresno punk fanzines. Some were short-lived, just an issue or two. Some
went on for years with many issues like Matt Dunlap's Stop Skate Harassment and Gregg Mitchell's and Gary Schuster's
Blitz.
dale stewart punksnax at hotmail dot com
scenes of similar size. It's true to a certain extent but, after researching the Stagedive archives I found that there were more
than I had thought. Here's a list and overview of Fresno punk fanzines. Some were short-lived, just an issue or two. Some
went on for years with many issues like Matt Dunlap's Stop Skate Harassment and Gregg Mitchell's and Gary Schuster's
Blitz.
dale stewart punksnax at hotmail dot com
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