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− | ''' | + | '''''The Pig Paper''''' was Canada’s very first self-published music [[fanzine]], one of the pioneering, and longest-lasting examples of that country’s vibrant small press pedigree. |
− | + | Beginning life in the early Seventies as record-hunting correspondence between founder/publisher Gary Pig Gold and his oldest friend, Doug “Rock Serling” Pelton, the first ''Pig Paper'' to be made available to the public was a mock-concert program sold during a 1975 appearance by The Who in Toronto. | |
− | + | Two years later, ''The Pig Paper'' was covering Canada’s nascent [[punk]] rock scene, publishing some of the first-ever in-depth articles on such bands as Teenage Head, The Viletones, and Simply Saucer as well as early reviews and interviews with The Ramones, Sex Pistols, Talking Heads and many others. Each issue also contained material on vintage acts such as The Beach Boys and Elvis Presley, as well as offering performers such as Half Japanese and Jandek many of their initial appearances in print. '''[[Pig_Paper|Read More...]]''' | |
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