Punk Planet #5 (Hoboken NJ)

From my perspective down in rural Tennessee, Dan Sinker's Punk Planet zine was the East Coast response to left coast punkzines like Flipside and Maximum Rock 'N' Roll. Originally published out of Hoboken, New Jersey Punk Planet featured cleaner, more readable lay-out than most punk-oriented zines, and this early issue was printed in B&W on newsprint.

Looking over this 12-year-old issue and comparing it with more recent ones, Punk Planet hasn't really changed much in spirit or content. Regular columnists back in '95 included Sinker, Will Dandy, Julia Cole, Slim Moon, Darren Cahr, Dave Hake, Leah Ryan, Jim Connell, Kim Bae, Larry Livermore and Jersey Beat zine's Jim Testa. This issue's "scene report" was from Edmonton, Alberta Canada; interviews include Bikini Kill, the Queers and Huggy Bear. There are a handful of fictional stories, John Crawford's "Revolutionary Fetus" cartoon and record and zine reviews.

Punk Planet is still kicking out issues today and making a difference in the punk community.

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VITAL STATISTICS:
• Issue #5
• January/February 1995
• B&W, 80-pages (including covers)
• Style: music zine

ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS
Bikini Kill
The Queers
Huggy Bear
MC5: The End Of An Era
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