Forced Exposure
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Forced Exposure was an independent music magazine (zine) published sporadically out of Massachusetts in the mid-to-late 1980s, edited and produced by Byron Coley and Jimmy Johnson. It was printed on cheap newsprint with a plain typeface but was thick with writing.
While there were articles and reviews of various counter-culture figures in literature (Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Phillip K. Dick) and film (Richard Kern, Nick Zedd), the primary focus was independent, punk, and obscure music. The tone was often sarcastic and confrontational and highly opinionated. Coley especially wrote in a vernacular that was later influential on rock journalism.
The list of contributors and interviewees reads like a who's who of underground music from the time: Steve Albini, Mission of Burma, Sonic Youth, et cetera.
The last issue of the magazine was #18, released in 1993.
Forced Exposure now exists as a record label and distributor.
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