Punk Magazine

Punk Magazine

This is an electronic magazine dedicated to anything punk. I thought it was an interesting site that provided heaps of info.

I believe that the site acts as a zine in some ways because it creates a community for the users - the spatial barriers are broken and people can become a member of this community and find like-minded people who value punk music and its mentality.

The magazine features interviews with well known punk bands, photographs that havent been published by mainstream (their personal photos that fans have taken or photos that the writer has taken), reviews of new punk bands and their music, and comic strips. There is also a section for readers rants - where people can write in and get their letters published, this is a good way for new bands to get some attention and for people to voice their opinions on anything to do with punk. If the magazine was a true example of a zine it would have a more personal feel - it would involve self-storytelling and break down the barriers between the authors and the readers - instead the majority of the content is stuff that would feature in mainstream publications

If you dont want to actually subscribe and purchase the magazine you can still access interviews and letters on various topics.

There is also a links section where you can gain access to sites on vairous punk musicians and also to more material by the writers of the magazine.

There is also an online shop where you can purchase punk merchandise.

Here are some links from the site that you might find interesting...

The Ramones a site dedicated to the band

Blondie for info on one of the successful female punk musos

Punk Planet - an independent site that includes a forum, blogs, and a magazine

Cool Beans - an online magazine that incorporates elements of zines - one of their issues has a segment written by a renowned zine writer- this magazine reflects the self-storytelling aspect of zines.

Old Punks Web Zine - pretty self explanatory.

Hope people enjoy these sites - they have some interesting stuff on them.