PAGES:288
DIMENSIONS: 11 x 11 Inches
FORMAT: Hardcover
AUTHOR(S): Mike Gitter

xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties isnt a mere collection of articles, reviews and photographs from one of Hardcore Americas best-known fanzines – its a chronicle of punks evolution in the 80s; a story of music and ideologies in motion. xXXs story picks up while the first wave of hardcore was in full swing. Major players including Minor Threat had already released landmark records and bands were loading up station wagons to play now infamous venues like The Channel, A7 or D.C. Space.

While based in Boston, xXxs main writer and editor, Mike Gitter, not only concentrated on his own citys burgeoning scene, spear-headed by bands like SS Decontrol and D.Y.S., but looked to other states and countries for xXxs reportage. This hardcover, 11″x11″, 288-page book documents a time when hardcore and punk were not mutually exclusive and bands and cities had a chance to develop their own diverse and strident sounds.

This creative ethos and aural zeitgeist is literally spelt out on the 19-song compilation thats included with xXx Fanzine, with either a digital download or limited edition 12inch; a wide variety of current hardcore, punk and hard music luminaries including Strife, letlive., Fu Manchu and The Riverboat Gamblers contributed their interpretations to some of the most influential songs to come from xXxs original era.

Now, in addition to reproducing (and restoring) countless interviews and pages from the zine itself, xXx Fanzine re-interviews countless bands and musical prime-movers including Ian MacKaye, Keith Morris and members of Agnostic Front, Bad Brains and Cro-Mags to give the book a rare then and now perspective. xXx Fanzine (1983-1988), Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties isnt merely a look back at hardcores salad days, but a unique look at how punks music and message shook the mainstream itself.

xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties features:
Minor Threat, Misfits, Necros, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Husker Du, Jerrys Kids, Black Flag, D.O.A., G.B.H, Void, Negative Approach, 7 Seconds, D.Y.S., Scream, Metallica, Corrosion of Conformity, Minutemen, The Exploited, Anthrax, Subhumans, Dead Kennedys, SSD, Henry Rollins, Descendents, Bad Brains, Youth of Today, Motorhead, Dag Nasty, Snapshot, Samhain, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Bad Religion, Fugazi, and more