Suburban Voice fanzine/blog

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  • Al Quint

  • 26 / Male
  • MASSACHUSETTS, US
  • Last Login: 7/16/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Sometimes cranky musical obsessive. If you want to know anything else, just ask...
  • Music

    The list is endless... any music with spirit, heart, energy from the 50s until now but 70s punk and 80s hardcore are what changed my life...
  • Heroes

    In terms of my writing? Lester Bangs... I'd say he's more of an inspiration than a hero, though...

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Religion: Agnostic
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo
  • Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
  • Education: College graduate

Blurbs

About me:

Greetings... my name's Al and this is the story of my zine...

It all started in 1982. I was writing for a local zine called Concentration X and they mangled my writing. So I thought, OK, let me try something on my own. Over the course of a few nights in the late summer, I typed up four pages of live and record reviews, slapped the name Suburban Punk across the top page and gave the pages to my dad to run off at work on the xerox machine. He made me 50 copies and I took 'em a to a few shows and sold 'em for a quarter apiece. The start of a publishing empire? I don't know but, since that time, I've published another 45 issues (Issue 33-34 was one issue).

After 10 issues, the name of the zine was changed to Suburban Voice. The print version of SV has been dormant in recent years but I'm planning to get things going again. The last issue was published in July of '03 but I'm still hoping that won't be the last print issue. I would also like to eventually have a Suburban Voice site. It seems as though things are always in the planning stages and I plod along at a snail's pace but I'm trying!

In the meantime, you can read my Suburban Voice blog which I try to update fairly frequently. I'm also a columnist for Maximum Rock 'n Roll. I also blog regularly on my personal page here.

If you've never seen the 'zine, I write about punk, hardcore and garage from all eras... occasionally some metal or classic rock... not so much emo, nu-metal, screamo, etc...

My main project in recent years has been my radio show Sonic Overload, which can heard on the web at this link. The show is updated every Monday.

Records/CD's/demos etc. are always welcome for review... I don't review MP3s nor advance-type packages--what I mean is send the actual release with artwork/inserts, etc...

Mailing address: Suburban Voice, PO Box 2746, Lynn, MA 01903

Thanks to everyone for the support over the years...

Who I'd like to meet:

anyone, really... unless you're racist, sexist, homophobic, nationalistic, etc...

A NOTE ON COMMENTS: if you're going to post ads for records, you damn well better send me one to review! :-)

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Comments

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  • Jul 15 2009 7:56 PM

    Thanks for the killer review Al. Hope to see you there.
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  • Jul 15 2009 5:07 PM

    Schaut doch mal vorbei. Wir haben vor einigen Tagen unsere eigene T-Shirt Company gegründet. Konnten auch schon Bands wie TRAEOS und SADDEST MESSIAH für uns gewinnen.

    Jetzt seit ihr dran.... kauft das Werewolf Shirt wenn es euch gefällt. Weitere folgen in den nächsten Wochen


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    Jul 13 2009 4:35 AM

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  • Jul 13 2009 12:26 AM

    VIVISEKTIO at Puntala-rock saturday 25.7.
    w/ Leatherface, Ratos de Porao, Lobotomia, Karanteeni, Kohu-63, Tampere SS, Punk Lurex Ok etc.
  • Jul 11 2009 4:02 PM

    Never even realized!  Thanks for reminding me...Had an awesome 21st birthday part for Steph on a second-floor balcony restaurant overlooking the strip...had a great time hanging w/both girls...much love to you two! 
    xoxo, Yazzi
  • Jul 8 2009 3:58 AM

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  • Jul 4 2009 12:16 PM

    Hey SVF!TY for your Free Spirit Support!Hope you have a chance to listen to this phenomenal new release or just a few tracks/vid, from Finland, when you get a sec:)Top Download on AORHEAVEN.COM and getting AMAZING Reviews:)Look forward to yours:)Heres to these Guys Touring the Universe with the rest of the best & continued success on your Music Journey as well!Rock on & have a KA 4th of July weekend!!Hugzn Respect..Lisa myspace.com/freespiritrock CRANK IT UPPPP!!

  • Jun 29 2009 3:45 PM

    THE PUNK, THE BAD THE UGLY









    CHRIST ON A CRUTCH- ANTI-FLAG- SWINGIN' UTTERS- UK SUBS- THE LOUDMOUTHS- HOGANS HEROES- M.D.C.- ULTRAMAN- SAMIAM- REAGAN YOUTH- CORRUPTED IDEALS- NO USE FOR A NAME- KRAUT- SOCIAL UNREST- SNAP-HER- ACCUSTOMED TO NOTHING- THE NUKES- SQUAT- JACK KILLED JILL

    COMPILATION

  • Jun 28 2009 1:41 PM

    SNOWBOARD ADDICTION - FUN RIDE




    ULTRAMAN - JAWBREAKER - SAMIAM - BEDLAM HOUR - CRUCIAL YOUTH - KRAUT -  G WHIZZ - DIRGE - AGITATORS - UK SUBS- HOGAN'S HEROES - REAGAN YOUTH - P.E.D.


    COMPILATION JAPAN 1995


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  • Jun 26 2009 5:59 PM

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  • Jun 26 2009 2:55 PM

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  • Jun 19 2009 4:01 PM

    We are looking for info, photos, covers, bootlegs, concert tickets... about DISCHARGE. For our website.  If you have anything… please send us your collaboration. Thanx!
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  • Jun 19 2009 4:01 PM

    We are looking for info, photos, covers, bootlegs, concert tickets... about DISCHARGE. For our website.  If you have anything… please send us your collaboration. Thanx!
    Pon fotos sin limite en slide.com GRATIS!!!
    Pon fotos sin limite en slide.com GRATIS!!!
  • Jun 19 2009 3:37 AM

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  • Jun 18 2009 11:14 AM


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  • Jun 17 2009 6:30 AM

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  • Jun 9 2009 10:32 AM

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  • Jun 3 2009 3:40 AM

    thanks for the add! we really appreciate it.
    hope you enjoy our sound!
    make sure to let us know what you think :)

    -mike
    Born-Forty
  • Jun 1 2009 9:52 AM

    Thanks for the add!