Blitz #34 (Detroit)

The new decade found Blitz! continuing its mandate to be "The Rock and Roll Magazine For Thinking People." Editor/publisher Mike McDowell found a lot to like with the fledgling "new wave" and pop scene of the early-80s, and this issue of the zine showed it with articles/interviews on Paul Collins of the Beat, Ian Gomm, the Invictas and Boston garage rock faves the Lyres (written by Miriam Linna of the Cramps, Kicks Magazine and Norton Records).

McDowell further expanded his "scene" coverage with a report from Cleveland, while local Detroit rock coverage includes a piece on the Reruns and reviews of 45s by the Mutants and Coldcock. Dunno why McDowell included a lengthy piece on Bobby Vee -- I guess that he really dug him -- but he did it right, including an exhaustive Vee discography.

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VITAL STATISTICS:
• Issue #34
• January-February 1980
• B&W, 28-pages (including covers)
• Style: music zine

ARTICLES
Ian Gomm
The Beat (Paul Collins)
The Lyres
The Reruns
Bobby Vee
The Invictas
--> also album reviews, reader mail, local music news, reviews of "classic songs"