MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL #385 (June 2015)

Original, vintage print issue from June 2015. A preserved piece of DIY print history on large-format B4 newsprint from the iconic pre-2019 print era of Maximum Rocknroll.

Features inside: Victoria and Joey from Providence’s DOWNTOWN BOYS discussing their record Full Communism, politics, and electrifying live shows. UK anarcho legends PART 1 talking about the reissue of their long out-of-print catalogue and their return to performing. Germany’s HYSTERESE clueing us into the band dynamics ahead of their US tour. Toronto’s COLUMN OF HEAVEN bassist Andrew Nolan providing a window into the changing landscape of Toronto. The team behind Bad Daddies interviewing Nottingham, UK’s SLEAFORD MODS. Russia’s MINEFIELD talking about making music in the shadow of a famous arms factory. The deep friendship that Olympia, WA’s SHARKPACT is built on. A reflection on the Loud! Fast! Philly! oral history project, accompanied by amazing portraits from Karen Kirchhoff. Cover photo and visual documentation of DC’s Damaged City Fest by Farrah Skeiky, alongside photographic dispatch from London’s Bentfest by Ochi Reyes.

Guest columns from Darryl Andrew Reid and Sadie Switchblade of G.L.O.S.S. about their experiences as trans women in punk, and the largest record reviews section in punk print.

Format: Original Print Fanzine (Large B4 / US Tabloid size, newsprint)
Language: English
Condition: Archival copy