New York Rocker

New York Rocker was a punk rock new wave magazine founded by Alan Betrock in 1976.[1][2] Betrock left the magazine in 1978, and Andy Schwartz took over as editor until 1982.[3] In 1979, it had a circulation of 20,000.[4]

Ira Kaplan, guitarist and singer for Yo La Tengo, was a critic for the magazine.[5] The dB's wrote and recorded the song, "I Read New York Rocker" in tribute to the magazine and recorded several demos in the magazine's offices.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Powers, Ann (15 April 2000). "Alan Betrock, 49, Pop Critic and Record Producer". New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Village Voice
  3. ↑ Gendron, Bernard (2002). "No wave". Between Montmartre and the Mudd Club: popular music and the avant-garde. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-28735-1.
  4. ↑ Orth, Maureen (26 March 1979). "The Beat Comes East". New York Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  5. ↑ Norris, Chris (12 May 1997). "It Takes Three to Tengo". New York Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "dB's". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 December 2009.

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