Fanzines

Inspired by the Sex Pistols & Mark Perry’s Sniffin’ Glue, the fanzine explosion of 1976/77 was the most instant & creative alternative media response to punk.

With punk fanzine writers turning music journalists the NME & Sounds featured 2 fanzine review updates each with Julie Burchill & Jon Savage.

48 Thrills was a 1976 punk fanzine created by Adrian Thrills who later go on to write for the NME music paper and stay a music journalist.

Apathy In Ilford was an early 1977 one-off fanzine produced by Sharon Spike sister of Adrian Fox aka Arcane Vendetta.

Bondage was a one issue punk fanzine created by Shane MacGowan (later to form the Nipple Erectors) in December 1976.

Bored Stiff was a 1977 punk fanzine from Newcastle that ran for just two issues run by Terry Macalister, Mark Taylor and Tony Smyth.

Deviation Street was a 1977 Newcastle Punk fanzine produced by Kevin Anderson, Jonn E and photographer Brian Gibson aka Bri-Nylon.

Flicks was a 1977 London punk fanzine started in January 1977 and was created by Glenn Marks, Jon Herlihy and various contributors.

Ghast Up was a Manchester 1977 Punk fanzine of later Sounds journalist Mick Middles and friend Martin Ryan that lasted 3 issues.

Moreon was a 1976 punk fanzine written by two schoolgirls Sarah Rapson (Vinyl Virgin) and Rebecca Hale (Crystal Clear) that ran for 4 issues.

Panache was the longest running punk fanzine that was edited by Mick Mercer and ran from 1976 into the nineties

Punk magazine was started by cartoonist John Holmstrom and Legs McNeil in 1976 that featured the New York punk rock scene.

Ripped & Torn was a 1976 punk fanzine by Tony D that arguably surpassed its inspiration Sniffin’ Glue running from 1976-9.

Sideburns was a 1977 punk fanzine created by Tony Moon in January 1977 and ran for some 4 issues before a name change to Strangled.

Sniffin’ Glue was the influential first UK punk fanzine created by Mark Perry in 1976 that by its last issue in 1977 was selling 20 thousand copies.

Gun Rubber was a 1977 Sheffield punk fanzine by Paul Bower (Bert Vinyl) and Adi Newton (Ronnie Clocks) and ran for 7 issues.

The New Wave Magazine was a UK punk fanzine by Nag & Ade from Barnet whose first issue was in January 1977 making it one of the earliest punk fanzines.

These Things was a 1976 London punk fanzine by Adrian Fox (aka Randy Bollocker and then Arcane Vendetta) and ran for 4 issues.

White Stuff was a 1976 UK Punk fanzine by Sandy Robertson that ran for 8 issues centred around Patti Smith till he joined ‘Sounds’ paper.