Street Gang Leader Tries to Take Over Chicago Punk Scene
Saturday, July 18, 2009
From
Reuters:
"The founder of a street gang that administered beatings and made threats in its drive to control the punk rock music scene has been charged with extorting a Chicago performer, authorities said on Tuesday."
Labels: crime, eschatology, punk, Sobriquet 56
Punk Stuff For Punk People
Thursday, September 27, 2007
The good folks over at
Operation Phoenix Records have set up an
archive of old punk zines that is well worth checking out. With freely-accessible PDF files of old, out-of-print copies of
Flipside, MaximumRockNRoll, HeartattaCk, and
Suburban Voice, the archive proves to be a wonderful resource for those of us interested in the heyday of American DIY punk. The website also archives scores of columns and interviews with punk luminaries as well as a number of concert fliers.
Labels: fanzines, punk, Sobriquet 34, websites
