We Got Power
We Got Power was a zine by Dave Markey, Jennifer Schwartz, Jordan Schwartz and Kim Pilkington.
We Got Power was published in the 1980s in Los Angeles, California. It was begun by bored suburban teens Alan Gilbert and Dave Markey, who named the zine after a song called "I Got Power" by the band Negative Trend. Gilbert left to go to college and Markey took over the editorship of the zine. Jennifer Schwartz did the cover drawing for issue one, and her and her brother became more involved.
Numerous hardcore bands were interviewed for the zine including Flipper, Circle Jerks, Red Cross, Saccharine Trust, Dead Kennedys, DOA, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, The Misfits, Husker Du, and The Necros, along with Markey's favourites, and later stars of his film Desperate Teenage Lovedolls, Redd Kross.
Aside from band interviews and photos, the zine featured puzzles, jokes, reviews and scene gossip related from a tongue-in cheek position. and The zine was printed on glossy paper and featured day-glo colored ink. Five issues of the zine were released between the years 1981 and 1983.
