Finding Aid for the Punk Zines and Ephemera Collection LSC.2276
Finding aid prepared by Victoria Maches, 2016; Kuhelika Ghosh and Courtney Dean, 2017-2019; Khang Nguyen and Courtney Dean,
2020.
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Title: Punk zines and ephemera collection
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2276
Physical Description:
4.4 linear feet
(5 boxes, 6 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1977-2018
Date (bulk): 1983-1998
Abstract: The zines and ephemera assembled in this collection document the California punk music scene, primarily in the greater Los
Angeles area, from 1977 to 2018.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Punk zines and ephemera collection (Collection 2276). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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History
California punk rock quickly developed its own communities, sounds, and subgenres. Depending on the band or genre, influences
can include surf rock, Mexican folk music, country, glam rock, East Coast punk, garage rock, and others. Punk communities
often documented their subculture through zines. The zines focused mainly on the large Los Angeles and San Francisco scenes,
but zines from smaller cities and towns also covered their local punk, rock, and underground music scenes. Zines were a primary
way for fans to communicate before the Internet, and some zine creators switched to websites and blogs with the rise of online
communities.
Scope and Content
This collection gathers zines and other ephemera documenting the California punk music scene, primarily in the greater Los
Angeles area from 1977-2018. The zines vary in size, length, and medium; some are on newsprint, some are photocopied, and
others are on gloss paper. The zines' content includes reviews, interviews, event announcements, news, letters, and creative
works by the zines' creators and readers. The collection also includes a small amount of show flyers for performances in and
around Los Angeles along with memorabilia donated to the Library Special Collections punk collective. A 2014 accrual is comprised
of ephemera from Exene Cervenka, singer for the punk band X.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Zines, 1977-2016
- Series 2: Show flyers and memorabilia, 1980s-2018
- Series 3: Exene Cervenka materials, 1977-2008
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fanzines.
Punk culture -- California -- 20th century
Zines
Punk rock musicians
Punk rock music
Cervenka, Exene -- Archives
Series 1: Zines
1977-2016
Scope and Content
This series contains single issues and complete runs of punk rock zines, primarily with a focus on Los Angeles.
Organization and Arrangement
Zines are arranged alphabetically by title. Issues are arranged chronologically.
60 Miles North
1983-1985
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Arthur Fournier fine & rare, Brooklyn, NY, 2015.
Biographical/Historical note
60 Miles North began in 1983 as promotional flyer made by Mike Rogers, a singer for the band the Desotos, which was headlining a concert
in Camarillo, CA. Rogers and his bandmate Jeff Hughart expanded the flyer into a zine about the Ventura County and Santa Barbara
County punk scenes due to popular demand. The zine's name represents Ventura's location relative to Los Angeles (60 miles
north). Production of the zine continued for two years.
Source:
"60 Miles North -- Fanzine from the 80's!" 60 Miles North -- Fanzine from the 80's! Accessed March 08, 2016. http://www.60milesnorth.com/what.html.
Scope and Contents note
The zines in this subseries focus on the southern and central California rock and punk music scenes from 1983 to 1985. The
content includes interviews; jokes; cartoons; album, concert, and film reviews and announcements; letters to the editor; and
advertisements. These issues comprise
60 Miles North's entire run.
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 1 "LA Band Dance Nite"
1983 July 29
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 2 "Youth Camp Interview"
1983 August 29
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 3 "Halloween Issue"
1983 October 29
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 4 "Thanksgiving Special"
1983 November 29
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 5 "the day after..."
1983 December 29
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 6 "Big Bro' is Watching YOU"
1984 January 29
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 7 "Aggression Interview"
1984 March 20
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 8 "Stalag 13 Interview"
1984 April 20
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 9 "Interview with Ill Repute"
1984 May 20
box 1, folder 1
Vol. 1 No. 10 "Dr. Know Interview"
1984 June 27
box 1, folder 2
Vol. 1 No. 11 "Cirith Ungol Interview"
1984 July 31
box 1, folder 2
Vol. 1 No. 12 "Anniversary Issue"
1984 September 14
box 1, folder 2
Vol. 2 No. 1 "Halloween Horrors"
1984 October
box 1, folder 2
Vol. 2 No. 2 "Holidayz Issue, Blasters Interview"
1984 December
box 1, folder 2
Vol. 2 No. 3 "Too Much Tension? Get a Safe & Sane Lobotomy! Quick-easy-fast"
1985 January-1985 February
box 1, folder 2
Vol. 2 No. 4 "Spring Offensive Issue! The Home Front"
1985 March-1985 April
Better Youth Organization
circa 1981
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2015.
Biographical/Historical note
Better Youth Organization was founded in 1979 by Shawn and Mark Stern, members of the band Youth Brigade, in response to exploitation,
police violence, and negative attitudes toward the punk and alternative music scenes in Los Angeles. It eventually developed
into a record label, which released its first LP in the early 1980s.
Source:
"About BYO Records." Punknews.org. Accessed March 08, 2016. https://www.punknews.org/labels/byo.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of a single preview for a forthcoming Los Angeles alternative, punk, and skinhead organization and
zine. The content includes illustrations complementing the text, which expresses anger regarding unfair practices and police
violence against the Los Angeles punk and alternative scenes, and calls for a new music industry that would not involve these
practices. The preview also includes a call for letters and subscriptions to the zine.
box 1, folder 3
Better Youth Organization
circa 1981
Fix My Head
2011-2015
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of The Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2016.
Scope and Content
Fix My Head is a left-leaning, DIY, non-profit punk zine that is published by Portland, Oregon's Anna Vo. It is a People-Of-Color (POC)
focused publication that interviews artists, academics, and activists about different struggles, with content predominately
by women and queer folk. The collection contains issues 1-7 of the 10 issue run (as of 2019).
Source:
"Zines." anna vo. Accessed June 6, 2016. https://annavo.wordpress.com/zines.
box 1, folder 10
Issues 1 and 2: Activism and Feminism in HC
2011
box 1, folder 10
Issue 3: Punx of Colour
2012
box 1, folder 11
Issue 4: More Punks of Colour
2013
box 1, folder 11
Issue 5: Radical POC
2014
box 1, folder 11
Issue 6: QTPOC Punk Artists
2014
box 1, folder 11
Issue 7: Geography, Identity and Diaspora
2015
Homeboy Beautiful and Maricon Collective
2014-2015
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kelly Besser, 2024.
box 6, folder 5
Joey Terrill's Homeboy Beautiful #1 and #2 (limited edition of 100)
box 6, folder 5
Maricon Collective Vol. 1 and pocket zine
box 6, folder 5
Maricon Collective Scam -N- Jam flyer
box 6, folder 5
Ricky a.k.a. El Cholo from East Los Angeles flyer
Ink Disease
1984-1988
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2015.
Biographical/Historical note
Ink Disease was founded by Rachel Siegel, Antonio Lopez and Ivan Morley in the early 1980s, and continued into the 1990s. Thomas Siegel
and Steve Alper joined the staff later, and remained with the zine until publication ended. The zine was initially an eclectic
collection of interviews, clippings, photos, cartoons, and other materials, but became more focused in layout and content
as its popularity rose. Its publication grew sporadically in the 1990s and eventually ended.
Source:
"Ink Disease." ZineWiki. Accessed March 08, 2016. http://zinewiki.com/Ink_Disease.
Scope and Contents note
The three zines in this subseries focus on the Los Angeles punk scene in the 1980s. The content includes interviews, reviews,
letters to the editor, editorials, opinion articles, cartoons, advertisements, and poetry. These issues cover only a small
part of
Ink Disease's full publication run.
box 1, folder 4
Issue #8 "Interviews with: M.I.A., Minutemen, Butthole Surfers, Die Kreuzen, 7 Seconds, Mentors, Hirax"
1984
box 1, folder 4
Issue #10 "Goodbye D. Boon, Interviews with: Ian MacKaye, FlipSide, S.N.F.U, Great Plains, Agnostic Front, The Dead Milkmen"
1985
box 1, folder 4
Issue #14 "Angry Samoans, The Beatnigs, The Dickies, Naked Raygun, No Means No, Savage Republic, Screaming Trees"
1988 Fall
I Wanna Be Your Dog
1977
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2015.
Biographical/Historical note
I Wanna Be Your Dog was founded by Philippe Mogane, cofounder of Los Angeles record label Siamese Records, in the 1970s. It was published in
both France and the United States.
Source:
Leonard, Craig. "Artpedia." Gift for the Screamers. August 13, 2007. Accessed March 08, 2016. http://giftforthescreamers.blogspot.com/2007/08/artipedia.html.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of a single zine, which was published by the American arm (based in Los Angeles) of an American-French
punk and new wave zine. It comprises one issue out of
I Wanna Be Your Dog's run. The contents focus on the Los Angeles punk music scene, and include reviews, interviews, song lyrics, editorials, advertisements,
music news, fiction, and information on other zines and fan clubs.
box 1, folder 5
No. 7 "Eddie Money"
1977 November
I Was a Teenage Filipino Skinhead
2015
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Angel Diaz, 2018.
Scope and Content
These zines are both written and illustrated by Hepcat drummer Greg Narvas. The zines depict Narvas on his teenage journey
of identity and non-conformity in the 1980s Los Angeles mod/ska/skinhead underground scene. They show his transformation from
a Nu-Waver to a Mod, eventually evolving to a Skinhead.
These zines were originally published in 2007, but the ones in the subseries were published in 2015 during their second print
run. The collection contains 3 issues of the 10 issue run (as of 2019).
box 6, folder 4
Volume 1: Where It All Began!
2015
box 6, folder 4
Volume 2: A First at Fender's!
2015
box 6, folder 4
Volume 3: The Modern Mayhem!
2015
The L.A. Beat
1978
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Boo-Hooray, New York, NY, 2016.
Scope and Content
L.A. Beat was edited and published by Stephen Zepeda in Long Beach, CA. Zepeda also ran independent record label Beat Records from
1978-1980. Collection contains issue #2 featuring John's Children, The Jam, and Gary Valentine.
box 2, folder 2
Issue 2: Superfluous Polka-Dot Issue
1978 July
Maximum Rocknroll
1984-1997
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2015.
Biographical / Historical
San Francisco's
Maximum Rocknroll (MRR) is one of the longest running punk zines. It began in 1977 as a punk radio show on KPFA in Berkeley, hosted by Tom
Yohannan and Jeff Bale, and became a zine in 1982. Tim Yohannan was the main force behind MRR until his death from cancer
in 1998. MRR published its last print issue (#432) in May 2019.
Scope and Content
The 29 issues included in the collection span 1984-1997, with gaps, and contain local, national, and international content.
MRR includes scene reports, articles, columns, and record, zine, and book reviews, and is especially known for practicing
and promoting Do It Yourself (DIY) ethics.
box 2, folder 3
MRR: No. 17, 19, 20, 25
1984-1985
box 2, folder 4
MRR: No. 28, 29, 33, 37
1985-1986
box 2, folder 5
MRR: No. 39, 84, 85
1986-1990
box 2, folder 6
MRR: No. 86, 87, 110
1990-1992
box 2, folder 7
MRR: No. 111, 112, 115
1992
box 3, folder 2
MRR: No. 136, 138, 139
1994
box 3, folder 3
MRR: No. 140, 144, 145
1995
box 3, folder 4
MRR: No. 155, 166
1996-1997
NO MAG
1982
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Todd Grappone, 2015.
Scope and Content
No Mag was a Los Angeles punk and art zine published by Bruce Kalberg from 1978-1985. Collection contains one issue of the 14 issue
run.
box 3, folder 5
No. 9: Pop Trash Noise Music Nancy Reagan
1982
Paranoia
1982
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Laguna College of Art + Design, 2017.
Scope and Content
Paranoia was a Reno, NV punk rock fanzine published in 1982 by Bessie Oakley and Jone Stebbins. They called it "the zine for
blind and illiterate punks." Their main aim was to interview punk rock bands and ask them challenging questions, rather than
adhering to the usual interview rules. Collection contains issue #5.
Source:
"The Wrong Side of Reno: Three Decades of Punk and Hardcore in the Biggest Little City." Jeanne Jo, Mac Shopen. Accessed July
6, 2017.
box 6, folder 1
No. 5: Minor Threat, Redd Kross, Husker Du, Chron Gen, T.S.O.L.
1982 October
box 3, folder 6
Punx Not Dead
2013
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Megan Fraser, 2016.
Scope and Content
3.5 x 5 inch illustrated zine by Vivian Shih, Los Angeles, CA. This appears to be a single issue zine.
The Rise and the Fall of the Harbor Area
2007
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of The Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2015.
Scope and Content
The Rise and the Fall was a San Pedro-based zine focused on music, skateboarding, and art. It was started by Craig Ibarra and the local punk community
in 2004 and lasted until 2009. Collection contains one issue of the 14 issue run.
box 3, folder 7
No. 9: "Shawn Kerri, Keith Morris"
2007 January-April
SFTG
circa 1986- circa 1988
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Arthur Fournier fine & rare, Brooklyn, NY, 2014.
Biographical/Historical note
Kirk Dominguez and classmate Stephanie printed issues of
SFTG in a Regional Occupational Program class in Cypress, CA in the late 1980s.
Source:
O'Mahony, Dan. "Billy Rubin – Half Off / Haywire." Double Cross. March 21, 2010. Accessed March 8, 2016. http://doublecrossxx.com/archives-3/archives-more-older-posts-19/.
Scope and Contents note
The zines in this subseries focus on underground music in Southern California and comprise
SFTG's entire publication run. The contents include interviews, art, photos, stories, and poetry.
box 1, folder 6
No. 1 "Dead Kennedys (Jello), The Choice, Goldenvoice (Gary T.), Flipside (Al & Hud), Pig Children, Conflict (Colin), Plain
Wrap"
circa 1986
box 1, folder 6
No. 2 "LA's Wasted Youth, DOA, Aggression"
1986 June
box 1, folder 6
No. 3 "Interviews with: Tony (Adolescents), The Establishment, Faded Glory, Dave (MDC), The Undead, Phantasm, Blast"
1986 November
box 1, folder 7
No. 4 "Ink Disease, Rik L Rik, SSD"
1987
box 1, folder 7
No. 5 "Faith No More, Saint Vitus, Plasmatics, Mission, Misfits, Blondie"
circa 1987
box 1, folder 7
No. 6 "Number Six is Free."
circa 1988
Stick Time
2016
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Arthur Fournier fine & rare, Brooklyn, NY, 2016.
Scope and Content
Conceived of by Casey Cola, Brian and Nikki Tucker, and others in 1981 but never released. This edition was issued in conjunction
with the exhibition
FER YOUz: The Los Angeles Hardcore Years, 1980-1985 at Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair 2016 at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. First printing of 250 copies.
box 6, folder 3
No. 1: Interviews: Cops, Animal, Joe Blow, Lucky, Fear, Andy
2016
Superdope
1991- 1998
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Arthur Fournier fine & rare, Brooklyn, NY, 2014.
Biographical/Historical note
Superdope was founded by Jay Hinman in 1991, and ended publication in 1998. Hinman published the first seven issues in San Francisco,
and the last issue in Seattle. After
Superdope ended, Hinman went on to create a series of blogs about music and other topics.
Source:
"Superdope." ZineWiki. Accessed March 08, 2016. http://zinewiki.com/Superdope.
Scope and Contents note
The zines in this series focus on independent rock music in the 1990s, particularly the San Francisco and Bay Area music scenes.
The contents include reviews, interviews, music history articles and retrospectives, music news, contact information for record
labels, and advertisements. The publication dates grew farther apart as time passed. They comprise
Superdope's entire publication run.
box 1, folder 8
No. 1 "Claw Hammer, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, Flasheaters, Radio Birdman, Red Transistor, Chrome"
1991 March-1991 May
box 1, folder 8
No. 2 "Radio Birdman, Rudolph Grey, Boys from Nowhere, Spike in Vain, Monster Magnet, Simply Saucer, Flipper, Prisonshake"
1991 June-1991 August
box 1, folder 8
No. 3 "The Gories"
circa 1991
box 1, folder 8
No. 4 "A Chat with Sweden's Meanest, Brainbombs, Clawhammer, Styrenes, Solger"
circa 1992
box 1, folder 9
No. 5 "Fly Ashtray, Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Nightkings"
1992
box 1, folder 9
No. 6 "Come, Post-Gibson Bros Super Spectacular"
1993
box 1, folder 9
No. 7 "Doo Rag, Virginia Dare"
1994
box 1, folder 9
No. 8 "Forty-Five 45s that Moved Heaven and Earth"
1998
We Got Power
1982
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Laguna College of Art + Design, 2017.
Scope and Content
We Got Power was a Los Angeles punk rock fanzine published by David Markey and Jordan Schwartz from 1981-1983. Their audience mainly included
the first-generation hardcore punk music community in Los Angeles. The text and photographs in the zine capture the early
punk spirit of the native bands at the time. Collection contains Issue #4 out of the five issue run.
Source:
"WE GOT POWER!: Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California, by David Markey and Jordan Schwartz." Bazillion Points.
Accessed July 6, 2017. https://www.bazillionpoints.com/shop/we-got-power-hardcore-punk-scenes-from-1980s-southern-california-by-david-markey-and-jordan-schwartz/
box 6, folder 2
No. 4: Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Minor Threat, BYO, Husker Du, Suicidal Tendencies
1982 July
box 6, folder 4
Xicanx Brown Grrrl Growl
undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Angel Diaz, 2018.
Scope and Content
This zine, made by Joss Moguel, is about their experiences being brown, genderfluid, and a muxer in the Los Angeles/Southern
California Hardcore scene. Moguel is part of a three-person collective in the Los Angeles area called Xicanx Crybaby. The
other two members are Rocio Rodriguez-Magadan and Eddie Cortez.
This appears to be a single issue zine.
Series 2: Show flyers and memorabilia
1980s-2018
Scope and Content
This series contains flyers, posters, and other ephemera related to the Southern California and Los Angeles punk scenes.
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box 4, folder 1
Better Youth Organization promotional poster
1982
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of The Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2015.
Scope and Content
14.5 x 14 inch poster featuring album artwork for the
Someone Got Their Head Kicked In! compilation on BYO records (BYO 001).
box 7
Chuck Briggs photo album
1980-1995
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from the Book Shop, Covina, CA, 2017.
Scope and Content
This album contains 175 original color photographs of American punk rock guitarist Chuck Briggs (1960-2000) on stage as well
as off stage. Briggs played with the U.S. Bombs, among other bands. The photographs date from the 1980s to the mid-1990s.
box 4, folder 3
Ed Danky vinyl records
2018
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Danky, 2019.
Biographical / Historical
Würm album produced by Chuck Dukowski, founding member of Black Flag and a founder of Würm.
Scope and Content
Two vinyl records featuring guitarist and vocalist Ed Danky (1953-1990).
Würm
Exhumed vinyl record (12-inch) compilation including out of print debut album
Feast along with unreleased tracks and demos.
Don't Blame Me (7-inch) by Reign of Terror, a re-release of the 1983 version.
box 5
Fer Youz
2016
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Arthur Fournier fine & rare, Brooklyn, NY, 2016.
Scope and Content
Facsimile edition of photo portfolio by Brian and Nikki Tucker which circulated amongst the punk and hardcore community in
Los Angeles between 1981-1984.
Lovedolls Superstar: Fully Realized
2006
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jordan Schwartz, 2018.
Scope and Contents
DVD copy of Dave Markey's 2004 directors cut of the 1986 sequal to
Desperate Teenage Lovedolls. Presented by We Got Power Films.
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box 8
Punk U students' punk quilt
2017
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jessica Schwartz, 2017.
Scope and Contents
Contains quilt created by students enrolled in Professor Jessica Schwartz's Musicology seminar, Punk U at UCLA in Spring 2017.
box 4, folder 4
Alan Sacks DVDs
1984-1986
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alan Sacks, 2018.
Scope and Contents
Contains DVD copies of the films
Thrashin' (1986) written and produced by Sacks, and
Du-beat-e-o (1984) directed by Sacks.
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box 2, folder 1
Show flyers
1980s-1990s
Physical Description: Flyers are primarily 8.5 x 11 inches.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Boo-Hooray, New York, NY, 2016.
Scope and Content
30 flyers for punk performances in and around Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s. Includes flyers for shows with Suicidal
Tendencies, The Gun Club, T.S.O.L., 45 Grave, Circle Jerks, The Weirdos, and The Plugz. Venues include The Whisky A Go Go,
The Starwood, and the Lhasa Club.
box 4, folder 2
X
Under the Big Black Sun tour pin
1982
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Todd Grappone, 2015.
box 1, folder 12
Youth Party flyers
1978-1985
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials dontated to the punk archive from Paul Picasso to Sharon Farb, 2019.
Scope and Contents
Flyers document performances by bands such as Castration Squad, Adolescents, Mau Mau's, U.X.A., Red Cross, The Brat, the Go-Go's,
and the Germs at venues including the Vex, Hong Kong Cafe, King's Palace, Hotel Roosevelt, Lilo's , Lazaro's Ballroom, Starwood,
Leonardo's Ballroom and the Masque.
box 1, folder 13
Circle Jerks ephemera
undated
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a Circle Jerks sticker, photo of drummer Lucky Lehrer, and flyers from shows with bands such as Black Flag,
Geza X, Go-Go's, the Dead Kennedys, the Germs, the Angry Samoans, the Slags (formerly the Bags), and photocopies of publicity
photos by Ed Colver and Glen E. Freidman. Many of the flyers are designed by Raymond Pettibon (aka Pettibone). Venues documented
on flyers include the following: Leonardo's Ballroom, Florentine Gardens, Blackies, Starwood, The Great Gatsby, Whisky a Go
Go, Dancing Waters, and the Hideaway.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Lucky Lehrer, drummer - Circle Jerks and Bad Religion, 2023.
Series 3: Exene Cervenka materials
1977-2008
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Exene Cervenka estate sale, 2014.
Scope and Contents
This series contains ephemera, publications, posters, recordings, and artwork from an estate sale held by Exene Cervenka,
a poet, musician, and artist best known as the singer for the punk band X. Several items are autographed.
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box 9, folder 1
Rude Hieroglyphs
1995
Scope and Contents
CD of the 1995 album by Lydia Lunch and Exene Cervenka.
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box 9, folder 2
Creem
1978 April-1986 March
Scope and Contents
3 Magazines
box 9, folder 3
ZigZag
1977 August-1978 December
box 9, folder 4
Single issues of magazines
1980-1988
Scope and Contents
Contains issues of
99th Floor, Deep Red, and
Trouser Press.
box 9, folder 5
Monographs by Exene
1993-2002
Scope and Contents
Contains
Virtual Unreality and A
Beer on Every Page.
box 9, folder 6
Autographed Exene setlist
circa 1990
box 11
Family Torn artwork
2008
Scope and Contents
Original framed collage. Back is signed by Exene.
box 9, folder 7
Promotional materials
1983-1997
Scope and Contents
Contains a John Doe postcard, X Anthology booklet, and Beyond Baroque flier.
box 10, folder 2
Show posters
circa 1990s
Scope and Contents
Contains 3 posters for An Acoustic Evening with X and Jill Sobule, The Knitters, and Exene with Dexter Romweber Duo and Anna
Kramer & The Lost Cause.