{"product_id":"maximum-rocknroll-54-november-1987","title":"MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL — NO. 54 (NOVEMBER 1987), BOMP! PARODY COVER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maximum Rocknroll, P.O. Box 288, Berkeley, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssue:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27.9 × 21.6 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Magazine on newsprint, staple-bound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine — exceptionally well preserved, with no visible imperfections, damage, or signs of wear. The cover, binding, and interior pages remain in excellent condition, with the copy preserved in remarkably clean condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaximum Rocknroll\u003c\/em\u003e was the Berkeley punk zine that became an international point of reference for hardcore, DIY punk, and underground music culture. Issue No. 54, published in November 1987, opens with a deliberately irreverent parody cover, placing the MRR masthead over the ghost of the \u003cem\u003eBomp!\u003c\/em\u003e logo, alongside the headline “England’s Screaming: A Chronology of the Early U.K. Punk Scene” and the handwritten-style provocation “A F*CK’IN RIP OFF?” in the corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, the issue moves across an international network of punk scenes, featuring Rubella Ballet, Heretics, Political Reform, So Much Hate, Phobia, Generic Life, the Finnish bands Musta Romanssi and Sabotaasi, Iowa Beef Experience, Surrogate Brains, and Patria Armada. The issue also includes a special report on ear damage and “The Politics of Punk,” reflecting MRR’s characteristic combination of music documentation, political consciousness, scene reporting, and DIY culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back cover features an advertisement for \u003cem\u003eTurn It Around!\u003c\/em\u003e, Maximum Rocknroll’s compilation documenting the East Bay punk scene surrounding 924 Gilman Street, with Operation Ivy, Crimpshrine, Isocracy, Sweet Baby Jesus, and Yeastie Girlz. Additional advertisements promote the photozine \u003cem\u003eWelcome to Cruise Country\u003c\/em\u003e and the Polish punk band Dezerter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced entirely within the independent infrastructure that surrounded Maximum Rocknroll, the issue captures the magazine at a crucial moment in the development of international hardcore and DIY networks. Its pages function simultaneously as music journalism, correspondence network, political document, and archive of scenes that were largely operating outside the commercial music industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"maximum rocknroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67673016664352,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/0202\/0128\/files\/maximum-rocknroll-54-november-1987-cover-intermission.jpg?v=1791343217","url":"https:\/\/intermissionbooks.com\/products\/maximum-rocknroll-54-november-1987","provider":"intermission books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}