Two Treasure Troves Of Rare Punk Records And Artifacts Are Moving To Nashville

Maximumrocknroll, the legendary Bay Area punk zine, started off as a Berkeley public radio show in 1977, and its late founder Tim Yohannan turned it into a newsprint zine in 1982. Early in the zine’s run, Yohannon set out an impossible task for the publication: It would review every independent punk record that came out. Even as MRR grew into an institution, it couldn’t maintain that mission. But MRR always upheld its banner as an underground torch-carrier. Its regularly updated Book You...

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