Slash Magazine and LA Punk: From Fanzine to Label

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The episode traces the rise of Slash Magazine as Los Angeles’s underground bible, detailing how its gritty journalism, DIY aesthetics, and grassroots networks forged a vibrant punk community. It examines the magazine’s transition into Slash Records, its role in connecting clubs, labels, and bands, and the lasting legacy of that fanzine‑to‑label pipeline.

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