Punk in Print

What do you think of when you hear "punk"? Images of Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb in Alex Cox's Sid And Nancy? Or a hot and sweaty 1978 night at Mabuhay Gardens? For me, it's the look on my parents face when their 13-year old daughter played Dead Kennedys' Nazi Punks F--- Off for them.

Whatever your experience - cinematic, live, or via vinyl - if you wanted to know more about punk there was (and still is) a great way to find it: zines.



The SFPL Little Maga/Zine Collection, a rich resource documenting the SF/Bay Area underground and alternative press from the 1940s to the present, includes several punk zines from the earliest days of punk through queercore and beyond. Search & Destroy, Psyclone, Cometbus, Absolutely Zippo, Bitter Pie and Outpunk are just a few of the titles available to browse here on the 6th Floor.

September 12 - December 6

Visit the Punk Passage: San Francisco First Wave Punk exhibition in the Jewett Gallery, Lower Level at the SFPL Main Library.


And don't miss:
Punk Live on Film --- Wednesday, October 7 --- 6 p.m.
Screenings of Louder, Faster, Shorter; Deaf Punk; and Insect Lounge Sally RemiX 1978 followed by audience Q&A with filmmaker Mindy Bagdon and photographer Ruby Ray.
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level, Main Library.