Artitude: The Audiofile Magazine; Number One. October 1984

Bayside, New York. VG+ printed on newsprint, horizontal center fold as issued. 12 pp. In his article in this issue, editor Carl Howard notes that the publication’s purpose “shall be to discuss the cultural phenomenon of intelligent recorded and live music, and for it to be said that it shall be the aim of this magazine to discuss it intelligently, above and beyond the adolescent teen-trendy writing styles of Rolling Stone and other popular rock n roll magazines.”

Includes an interview with Johnny Rotten, who discusses Public Image Limited and its latest LP, which he thinks is “danceable, even if you happen to be a geriatric.” He does not have kind words for the punk movement: “It’s bad to see middle-class kids trying to be working-class…Originally, the punk movement was about individuality. Unfortunately, people have treated it like a bandwagon…You really can’t tell the difference between the music of Black Flag and heavy metal. Only the hairstyles are different. These bands are just preaching to themselves.”. Item #1148

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