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Capitol Crisis fanzine, Issue 4, March 1981

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Summary:The fourth issue of Capitol Crisis, an Arlington, VA. based fanzine that was created by Xyra Harper. Capitol Crisis focused on the underground punk culture in the Washington, D.C. area in the early 1980s. This issue centers around an interview with Black Market Baby, a notable band in the development of Washington, D.C. punk music culture. It also includes an open letter from several younger punk musicians, such as Ian MacKaye, Henry Garfield (soon to change his last name to Rollins), John Stabb, and Alec MacKaye. The letter is critical of Harper's coverage of younger punks and their bands, like Minor Threat, State of Alert, and Youth Brigade.
Creator:Harper, Xyra
Contributor:MacKaye, Alec
MacKaye, Ian
Black Market Baby (Musical group)
Rollins, Henry, 1961-
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Virginia
Place of origin – Settlement:Arlington
Temporal subject: 1981-1990
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:District of Columbia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Washington
Topical subjects:Punk culture--Washington (D.C.)
Punk rock music Washington (D.C.) History and criticism.
MacKaye, Ian
Rollins, Henry, 1961-
Black Market Baby (Musical group)
Genre:Fanzines
ArchivesUM location:D.C. Punk and Indie Fanzine Collection
  • series 1: Washington D.C.-area Fanzines
  • box 1
Repository:Special Collections in Performing Arts
Browse terms:Performing Arts, Music
Collection:Digital Collections
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