New York Rocker

New York Rocker was a punk rock new wave magazine founded by Alan Betrock in 1976.[1][2] In 1979, it had a circulation of 20,000.[3] Betrock left the magazine in 1978, and Andy Schwartz took over as editor until 1982.[4] The same year the magazine was closed.[5] It published a total of 54 issues during its lifetime.[6]

Ira Kaplan, guitarist and singer for Yo La Tengo, was a critic for the magazine.[7] 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.[8]

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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. Orth, Maureen (26 March 1979). "The Beat Comes East". New York Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  4. 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.
  5. "New York Rocker". Rock'sbackpages. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. "New York Rocker: The Covers (1976 – 1982)". Flashbak. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. Norris, Chris (12 May 1997). "It Takes Three to Tengo". New York Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  8. "dB's". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 December 2009.


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