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'''Coolest Retard''' was the one of the original, longest running and most feature rich [[fanzines]] for the early Chicago punk scene. It was started by [[Craig Schmidt]] and [[Eric Newcomer]] in [[1979]] and consistently released issues until [[1983]]. [[Steve Albini]] said in the liner notes to the [[Basement Screams]] CD reissue that it was the "one fanzine" for the scene's earliest days. | |||
== Staff == | == Staff == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/CoolestRetard | * [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/CoolestRetard Issues #13-20 and #23 available for online viewing] | ||
* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?board=3.0 CPP thread on Coolest Retard], with lots of info by Karen. | |||
[[Category:Fanzines]] | [[Category:Fanzines]] | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 23 November 2007
Coolest Retard was the one of the original, longest running and most feature rich fanzines for the early Chicago punk scene. It was started by Craig Schmidt and Eric Newcomer in 1979 and consistently released issues until 1983. Steve Albini said in the liner notes to the Basement Screams CD reissue that it was the "one fanzine" for the scene's earliest days.
Staff
- Craig Schmidt - Editor
- Karen Wehrle
- Sinclair Elrod
- Diane Dittrich
- John Von Damen
Address
- 2042 N. Bissell, Chicago IL
External Links
- Issues #13-20 and #23 available for online viewing
- CPP thread on Coolest Retard, with lots of info by Karen.