HARDCORE ARCHITECTURE
Hardcore Architecture explores the relationship between the architecture of living spaces and the history of underground American hardcore bands in the 1980s.
Band addresses are discovered using contact listings found in demo tape and record reviews published from 1982-89 in the fanzine MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL (MRR).
Google Street View is used to capture photos of the homes. Street names and numbers are removed to respect the privacy of people currently living at these addresses.
While care is taken to confirm that the home in the photo matches the street number listed in MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL, accuracy is not guaranteed. Some addresses have been confirmed using real estate websites. When multiple homes are built close together, the band-associated home is the house in the center of the composition. If you are a member of a band on this page and notice an error, please feel free to contact me. This research will later be supported by additional writing and exhibitions.
Some of the MRR reviewer initials included in selected posts are: Jeff Bale (JB), Jello Biafra (Jel), Chris Dodge (CD), Dr. Frank (DF), Devon Morf (DM), Dogtowne (Dog), Rob Glaser (RB), Walter Glaser (WG), Mike La Vella (ML), Pushead (Pus), Ruth Schwartz (RS), Chuck Sherrill (CS), Steve Spinali (SS), Martin Sprouse (MS), Jason Traeger (JT), Tesco Vee (TV), and Tim Yohannan (TY).
Hardcore Architecture is a project of Marc Fischer and Public Collectors.
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![New publication! Hardcore Architecture: 47 Years of Living / 1988 Playlist [PURCHASE]
For my 47th birthday I made a new one page ‘zine reflecting on the first issue of my first zine, Primary Concern, from way back in 1988. Despite being only a folded...](https://78.media.tumblr.com/26cc654cf18192fefc9ae1bc4547c243/tumblr_oz2hhpYEQs1tetx9eo1_1280.jpg)
New publication! Hardcore Architecture: 47 Years of Living / 1988 Playlist [PURCHASE]
For my 47th birthday I made a new one page ‘zine reflecting on the first issue of my first zine, Primary Concern, from way back in 1988. Despite being only a folded card-stock sheet, this has about 2500 words worth of new writing. From the back cover:I PUBLISHED MY FIRST ZINE IN APRIL 1988. I WAS 17 YEARS OLD.
I was a junior in high school, living in the suburbs of Philadelphia. My zine was called Primary Concern and the first issue was ambitious: 26 double-sided, photocopied 8 ½ X 11 inch pages with five band interviews, record, concert and zine reviews, opinion pieces, and a couple articles. I printed at least 150 copies. The copying was done on weekends at the downtown office where my dad worked. He let me use their machine and I went through a ton of paper and toner. I kept publishing after I moved to Pittsburgh for college in 1989 but by my junior year I was too busy with school and having a girlfriend to continue. I started publishing again as part of my art practice in 1997 and I’ve been going non-stop since.
Today is November 2nd and it’s my 47th birthday. Tonight I’m going to a punk show in Chicago, where I live, and the show is having One Page Zine Day. This idea is new to me. The invitation to make a one page zine to exchange with others is excellent. It provides an opportunity to celebrate the creativity of attendees who may not be musicians, but don’t just want to be spectators either. One double-sided page is an unusual format for a zine but in the 1980s, Mike Bromberg, who published the chaotic handwritten punk zine Bullshit Monthly from New York City, made at least one issue that was nothing more than a single 11 X 17 inch sheet. It was filled with energy and information and I hope this attempt feels as solid.
What this zine is about: inside this sheet, I reprinted a scan of the playlist that appeared in issue #1 of Primary Concern. This is what I was rocking out to in 1988. All of the commentary that follows was written between October 31st and November 2nd, 2017. The printing was done on a RISOGRAPH duplicator. I’d like to thank Grace Ambrose and Ralph Rivera Jr. for telling me about their bands’ show, which led to this publication. It was energizing and fun to do this and hopefully it won’t be my last one page zine. — Marc Fischer
