Title |
Descenes fanzine, Issue 4, December 1979
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Description |
The December 1979 issue of Descenes, a tabloid fanzine that focused on the punk and underground music cultures in the Washington, D.C. area. Descenes editor Howard Wuelfing was an important early participant in the D.C. underground music scene, both as a musician (Slickee Boys, Nurses, Half Japanese) and as a fanzine creator (Descenes, Discords). This issue of Descenes includes an interviews and features with the Westminster, Maryland band Half Japanese and the Washington, D.C. punk bands Bad Brains, Loverspike, Killer Bees, The Bludgeons, and Snitch (members of whom went on to form the notable D.C. punk band Black Market Baby). It also includes contributions from notable figures like Jim Testa (Jersey Beat fanzine), Bill Asp (Wasp Records, Record and Tape Exchange), and D.C. music journalist Mark Jenkins.
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Extent |
16 pages; Fanzine; monochrome |
Date |
1979-12 |
Creator |
Wuelfing, Tina
, Wuelfing, Howard
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Location |
District of Columbia; United States; North America; Washington |
Subject(s) |
Punk culture--Washington (D.C.); Punk rock music--Washington (D.C.); Fanzines; Punk rock musicians--Washington (D.C.); New wave music; Zines--United States--Periodicals |
Citation |
D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection, Series 1 - Washington, D.C. area fanzines; Ian MacKaye digital collection of punk fanzines, Series 1 |
Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/45297
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Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#InC
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Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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