The fanzine for the blank generation 1977

The fanzine for the blank generation, one of the earliest punk zines in the U.S., offered an immersive glimpse into the vibrant early punk scene of the late 1970s in California and London. Spanning six issues, this essential publication was edited by Susan Compo, who also contributed to major music publications like Spin and Mojo (the latter is part of the RAPMM collection). The fanzine featured record reviews, concert critiques, and candid interviews with iconic bands such as the New York punk groups Blondie and The Ramones, as well as London-based bands like The Damned and the Sex Pistols. Compo and her fellow writers Sue, Alex, Peter Urban, and Les Bilian, conducted these interviews, many of which were obtained through long-distance phone calls with the musicians. The zine also provided fans with information on how to contact their favorite bands through fan clubs worldwide. In the last published issue, Compo wrote about the Sex Pistols concert in Tulsa, California, in January of 1978. Fanzine for the blank generation, which derived its title from Blank generation, the seminal album by Richard Hell and the Voidoids, had an early classic black and white Xerox aesthetic that combined handwritten and typewritten fonts with photographs.