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'''[[J.D.s]]''' was a queer [[punk]] [[zine]] founded in Toronto by [[G.B. Jones]] and co-published with [[Bruce LaBruce]].
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[[Image:Mrr30.jpg|thumb|125px|Maximum'R'Roll Issue #30]] '''[[Maximum Rock 'N' Roll]]''' is one of the most widely distributed [[zine]]s in the world. It's a monthly fanzine dedicated to supporting and reporting on the underground [[punk]] rock scene.
  
" J.D.s is seen by many to be the catalyst that pushed the queercore scene into existence", writes [[Amy Spencer]] in ''[[DIY: The Rise Of Lo-Fi Culture]]''. '''J.D.s''' ran from 1985 to 1991, during which time eight issues were released. A [[Cut and Paste|cut and paste]], photocopied zine, it proved influential.
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Maximum Rock'N'Roll began as a radio show in 1977 on San Francisco's public radio station KPFA. It was a punk rock show hosted by DJs [[Tim Yohannan]] and [[Jeff Bale]]. Besides playing music, Yohannan and Bale invited punk musicians and fans into the studio, regulars on the show included Ruth Schwartz (owner of Mordam distribution) and Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys).
  
After the release of the first few issues, the editors wrote a manifesto entitled "Don't Be Gay", which was featured in ''[[Maximum Rock 'N' Roll]]''. According to Amy Spencer, "The article appeared in February 1989 and simultaneously attacked both punk and gay subcultures. Following their article, a queer punk culture did begin to emerge."
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Maximum Rock'N'Roll zine first appeared in 1982 as the newsprint booklet included in the "Not So Quiet on the Western Front" compilation LP, released on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles. The format of MRR was modeled to some extent after Tim Tonooka's [[Ripper]] zine. The zine included band interviews, columns, reviews, and scene reports from around the U.S. With Yohannan at the helm as editor/zine coordinator, MRR blossomed into a thick monthly newsprint zine with wide distribution (due in no small part because of it's distribution through Mordam).
  
'''J.D.s''' stood for 'Juvenile Delinquents'. The editors originally called their movement "homocore" but later replaced the word 'homo' with 'queer', to disassociate themselves completely from the confines of the gay and lesbian communities' orthodoxy. G.B. Jones, interviewed in ''DIY: The Rise Of Lo-Fi Culture'', says, "...we were just as eager to provoke the gays and lesbians as we were the punks."
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Maximum'R'Roll Issue #30
Maximum Rock 'N' Roll is one of the most widely distributed zines in the world. It's a monthly fanzine dedicated to supporting and reporting on the underground punk rock scene.

Maximum Rock'N'Roll began as a radio show in 1977 on San Francisco's public radio station KPFA. It was a punk rock show hosted by DJs Tim Yohannan and Jeff Bale. Besides playing music, Yohannan and Bale invited punk musicians and fans into the studio, regulars on the show included Ruth Schwartz (owner of Mordam distribution) and Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys).

Maximum Rock'N'Roll zine first appeared in 1982 as the newsprint booklet included in the "Not So Quiet on the Western Front" compilation LP, released on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles. The format of MRR was modeled to some extent after Tim Tonooka's Ripper zine. The zine included band interviews, columns, reviews, and scene reports from around the U.S. With Yohannan at the helm as editor/zine coordinator, MRR blossomed into a thick monthly newsprint zine with wide distribution (due in no small part because of it's distribution through Mordam).

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