Magazine - Punk - Volume 1 - Issue 1 - Jan 1976

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Title:	Punk
Country:	USA
Volume:	1
Issue:	1
Date:	Jan 1976
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Collection:	I Own It I Want It
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Lou Reed illustration by John Holmstrom on the cover of the first Punk magazine

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fixbutte 12th Feb 2014		From Heritage Auctions Newsletter of February 11, 2013: New York City, 1974. The traditional Rock Music scene had become stale, bloated, and tired, but in lower Manhattan, an exciting new scene was happening, revolving around a Bowery club named CBGB's. Inspired by earlier bands like the Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, and the New York Dolls, a new brand of Rock was being delivered by the Ramones, Television, Blondie, and others. Twenty-one year old artist John Holmstrom, a recent graduate of the School of Visual Arts, was hot to create a new magazine covering this burgeoning scene now being called Punk Rock. At CBGB's, he attempted to interview the Ramones, when someone pointed out Lou Reed, former Velvet Underground frontman turned solo artist, in the audience. The brash young Holmstrom invited himself to Lou's table and asked for an interview. Reed, not the world's friendliest guy, surprisingly complied, and with this first interview (done in the style of a comic book page), Punk was born. Holmstrom's cartoon vision of Lou Reed with Frankenstein-like bolts in his forehead (to show his "monstrous" influence on the scene) graced the first issue's cover. Soon, the use of the term "Punk Rock" became widespread, culminating with England's Sex Pistols outraging the entire world. And it all started here, with this famous cover art, which Holmstrom had originally gifted to his SVA teacher and inspiration, Harvey Kurtzman. ... Contents: Marlon Brando - The Original Punk - by Joe Koch...............................1 Poem - by Robert Romagnoli.................................................................2 Lou Reed - Exclusive Interview - by John Holmstrom...........................3 Ramones - Rock n' Roll - The Real Thing - by Mary Haron..................8 Metal Machine Music - A Review - by Roger Frechette......................10 Cars and Girls - Legs on the Prowl ! - by the Punk Stuff.....................12 Joe - The Cartoon Punk Gets Shit From Shit - by John Holmstrom...13 Punk Contest Quiz - Take My Quiz, Please - by the Punk Stuff..........14 Do It Yourself 60s Protest Song - by Robert Romagnoli.....................15

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