Editing Zine (section)

== Rock and roll ==
Several fans active in science fiction and comics fandom recognized a shared interest in rock music, and the rock fanzine was born. [[Paul Williams (Crawdaddy! creator)|Paul Williams]] and [[Greg Shaw]] were two such science fiction fans turned rock zine editors. Williams' ''[[Crawdaddy!]]'' (1966) and Shaw's two California-based zines, ''Mojo Navigator'' ''Rock and Roll News'' (1966) and ''[[Who Put the Bomp]]'' (1970), are among the most popular early rock fanzines.

''[[Crawdaddy!]]'' (1966) quickly moved from its fanzine roots to become one of the first rock music "prozines" with paid advertisers and newsstand distribution.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Saffle |first=Michael |year=2010 |title=Self-Publishing and Musicology: Historical Perspectives, Problems, and Possibilities |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/382514 |journal=Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association |language=en |volume=66 |issue=4 |page=731 |doi=10.1353/not.0.0376 |issn=1534-150X}}</ref> ''Bomp'' remained a fanzine, featuring many writers who would later become prominent music journalists, including [[Lester Bangs]], [[Greil Marcus]], Ken Barnes, [[Ed Ward (writer)|Ed Ward]], [[Dave Marsh]], [[Mike Saunders (musician)|Mike Saunders]] and [[Richard Meltzer|R. Meltzer]] as well as cover art by Jay Kinney and Bill Rotsler (both veterans of science fiction and Comics fandom). Other rock fanzines of this period include ''[[denim delinquent]]'' (1971) edited by Jymn Parrett, ''Flash'' (1972) edited by Mark Shipper, ''Eurock Magazine'' (1973–1993) edited by Archie Patterson and ''Bam Balam'' written and published by Brian Hogg in East Lothian, Scotland (1974).

In the 1980s, with the rise of stadium superstars, many home-grown rock fanzines emerged. At the peak of [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s megastardom following the ''[[Born in the U.S.A.]]'' album and [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]] in the mid-1980s, there were no less than five Springsteen fanzines circulating at the same time in the UK alone, and many others elsewhere.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} Gary Desmond's ''Candy's Room'', coming from Liverpool, was the first in 1980. This was quickly followed by Dan French's ''Point Blank'', Dave Percival's ''The Fever'', Jeff Matthews' ''Rendezvous'', and Paul Limbrick's ''Jackson Cage''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} In the US, ''[[Backstreets Magazine]]'' started in Seattle in 1980 and still continues today as a glossy publication, now in communication with Springsteen's management and official website.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} ''Crème Brûlée'' documented post-rock genre and experimental music (1990s).{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}