Difference between revisions of "Hit List"

From ZineWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(added Ben Weasel)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Hit List''' is a [[zine]] by [[Jeff Bale]].
+
[[Image:Hitlist.jpg|frame|Hit List]]
  
'''Hit List''' was published in the 1980's and 1990's by Bale, who was well known as a contributor and columnist for the long running [[punk]] zine [[Maximum Rock N Roll]] and a DJ for the Maximum Rock N Roll radio show.
+
'''Hit List''' was a [[fanzine]] published by [[Jeff Bale]] out of Berkely, CA.
  
Many notable zine writers contributed to '''Hit List''', including [[Alan Wright]], [[Ben Weasel]] and [[Rev. Randall Tin-Ear]].
+
Shortly after [[Tim Yohannan]] of [[Maximum Rock'n'Roll]] died in April of 1998, longtime writer and columnist Jeff Bale left the legendary punk zine to start Hit List. He took along two other longtime MRR writers, Mel Cheplowitz and Brett Mathews and recruited a number of other prominent punk writers, including Jack Rabid of [[The Big Takeover]], Feederz frontman Frank Discussion, East Bay Ray, [[Alan Wright]], [[Ben Weasel]], [[Rev. Norb]], [[Al Quint]] and [[Rev. Randall Tin-Ear]].
  
[[Category:Zine]] [[Category:1980's publications]][[Category:1990's publications]]
+
'''Hit List''' was a large fanzine that focused on punk and underground rock. It's format was similar MRR, but without the politics and scene reports and more emphasis put on band interviews. It was published six times a year through the end of the 1990's and for a few years into the next decade.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
[[Category:Zine]] [[Category:1990's publications]][[Category:2000's publications]]

Revision as of 17:43, 29 March 2007

Hit List

Hit List was a fanzine published by Jeff Bale out of Berkely, CA.

Shortly after Tim Yohannan of Maximum Rock'n'Roll died in April of 1998, longtime writer and columnist Jeff Bale left the legendary punk zine to start Hit List. He took along two other longtime MRR writers, Mel Cheplowitz and Brett Mathews and recruited a number of other prominent punk writers, including Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover, Feederz frontman Frank Discussion, East Bay Ray, Alan Wright, Ben Weasel, Rev. Norb, Al Quint and Rev. Randall Tin-Ear.

Hit List was a large fanzine that focused on punk and underground rock. It's format was similar MRR, but without the politics and scene reports and more emphasis put on band interviews. It was published six times a year through the end of the 1990's and for a few years into the next decade.