Punk Library
The punk library: reviews of the essential books on punk, histories of the zines that held the scene together, and practical guides to making your own. Punk was always a print culture as much as a musical one.
American Hardcore: A Tribal History and the 2006 film
Steven Blush's 2001 book and the 2006 documentary map US hardcore 1980–1986. What they get right, and the scenes and people critics say they miss.
England's Dreaming by Jon Savage: the definitive UK punk history
Jon Savage's England's Dreaming (1991) remains the definitive history of the Sex Pistols, UK punk and its roots in Situationism and art schools. Here's why.
Ten Essential Books About Punk
Ten books on punk that are worth your time, from Please Kill Me to Lipstick Traces, with honest notes on what each does well and where it falls short.
Los Angeles Punk Zines: Slash, Flipside and the LA Scene
How Slash and Flipside documented the late-1970s and 1980s Los Angeles punk scene, from photocopied reviews to the bands and venues they covered.
How to make a punk zine: paste, photocopy, fold, trade
A practical guide to making a punk zine: cut-and-paste layout, cheap photocopying, folding and stapling, distribution, trades and what it actually costs.
Maximum Rocknroll: the zine that mapped punk
How Maximum Rocknroll, the San Francisco punk zine, ran from 1982 to 2019 — its scene reports, columns, ethics rows and what it left behind.
Our Band Could Be Your Life: 13 US indie bands, 1981–1991
Michael Azerrad's 2001 book profiles 13 American indie bands from 1981–1991, tracing DIY touring, independent labels and the underground network that shaped…
Please Kill Me: the oral history that made punk talk
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain's 1996 oral history of punk, from the Velvet Underground to the Ramones and beyond: what it covers, how it works, and where…
Profane Existence: Minneapolis punk as a threat again
How a Minneapolis collective, zine and label built a crust punk infrastructure from 1989, and why 'making punk a threat again' stuck.
Punk Planet, HeartattaCk and Slug & Lettuce: 90s Zines That Shaped DIY
How Punk Planet, HeartattaCk and Slug & Lettuce defined 1990s punk zine culture, spreading DIY ethics and politics from photocopied pages to a global network.
Sniffin' Glue and the first punk zines, 1976–77
How Mark Perry's Sniffin' Glue and the first punk zines of 1976–77 spread the DIY message: three chords, form a band, photocopy and trade.
Böcker — på svenska
Böcker, fanzines och texter om punk — recensioner, läslistor och tryckhistoria.
Så gör du ett fanzine: klipp, klistra, kopiera, byt
Praktisk guide till att göra ett fanzine: klipp och klistra, kopiering, vikning, distribution och byten. För dig som vill göra det själv, utan krångel.