DIY Punk Zine Scene (1976–1985)

1. Punk magazine’s first issue hits New York

   Jan 1, 1976Labels: Punk magazine, CBGB, New York

   • Punk magazine
   • MRR Holmstrom

2. Sniffin’ Glue launches in London

   Jul 13, 1976Labels: Sniffin' Glue, Mark Perry, London

   • Cornell Punkfest
   • Sniffin Glue

3. Sideburns prints “Now form a band”

   Jan 1, 1977Labels: Sideburns, Now Form, London

   • TypePunch
   • TeachRock

4. Chainsaw starts publishing from Croydon

   Jan 1, 1977Labels: Chainsaw, Croydon, UK suburbs

   • Chainsaw zine

5. Maximum Rocknroll begins as a KPFA radio show

   Jan 1, 1977Labels: Maximum Rocknroll, KPFA, Berkeley

   • MRR history
   • Pitchfork MRR

6. Search & Destroy documents San Francisco punk

   Jan 1, 1977Labels: Search &, San Francisco, tabloid zine

   • In Form Library
   • V Vale Wired

7. Slash debuts as a Los Angeles tabloid zine

   May 1, 1977Labels: Slash, Los Angeles, tabloid

   • OAC USC Finding
   • Slash fanzine

8. Flipside begins chronicling Southern California punk

   Aug 1, 1977Labels: Flipside, Southern California, fan zine

   • ZineWiki Flipside
   • Flipside fanzine

9. Touch and Go starts as a Michigan fanzine

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: Touch and, East Lansing, Tesco Vee

   • Touch Go Records
   • Touch Go Bandcamp

10. Maximum Rocknroll launches as a print zine insert

    Jan 1, 1982Labels: Maximum Rocknroll, print zine, Not So

    • MRR history
    • MRR About

11. Factsheet Five starts connecting zine creators

    Jan 1, 1982Labels: Factsheet Five, Mike Gunderloy, zine directory

    • NY State Library
    • Factsheet Five

12. DIY punk zine scene consolidates into durable networks

    Dec 31, 1985Labels: DIY zine, punk community, 1985

    • Cornell Punkfest
    • Factsheet Five