Interrobang?! 1994–2014

Created by Sharon Cheslow, a pioneering figure in the punk scene and an accomplished multi-disciplinary artist, Interrobang?! was a groundbreaking fanzine that explored the diverse realms of punk and sound art. The inaugural issue featured an insightful interview with the Washington, D.C. punk band Nation of Ulysses. In the second issue, Cheslow presented a comprehensive list of women in punk from 1975 to 1980, aiming to highlight the often underrecognized contributions of women during the early punk era, just before the more male-dominated hardcore scene of the 1980s emerged. Cheslow designed issues 4 and 5 as anthologies, featuring contributions from notable figures such as Cynthia Connolly, a photographer of punk culture; Marc Kate, a musician and electronic artist from I Am Spoonbender; Ian MacKaye, a punk rock pioneer and co-founder of Dischord Records; Pauline Oliveros, an experimental composer; Maggi Payne, a composer and sound artist; Niko Wenner, the guitarist for Oxbow; and Allison Wolfe, a punk musician from Bratmobile and feminist activist. In issue 4, the authors delved into sound as a transcendent art form, focusing on the mental state induced by how listeners perceive music and the transformative experience they undergo when engaging with sound. In issue 5, they explored the intricate relationship between music and family.