''Punk Globe'', is a punk fanzine and online magazine started by Ginger Coyote in July 1977. It was originally distributed on photocopied pages folded together. After its first anniversary, Chris Coyle, manager for SVT, a San Francisco–based punk band, suggested a newsprint format. Ginger Coyote wrote on the website: It was published as a fanzine until 1989, when Ginger Coyote started a band called White Trash Debutantes. The content of ''Punk Globe'' included a calendar of events, gossip, interviews, record reviews, photos, artwork, the Punk Of the Month Award and the humorous advice column, "Ask

Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and politician who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republica ...

". According to its publisher, "The magazine was lighthearted and a lot of fun... It became a hit, and in the last few years, 25,000 copies were being printed." The online version of ''Punk Globe'' surfaced in 2005, and contains some of the old content: articles, ads, artwork, photos and letters from past issues, as well as new artwork and photographs, gossip, news, interviews, CD, DVD, film and book reviews. Recent additions include an Internet forum,

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page, and

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account. According to Ginger Coyote, the website gets approximately 8,000 hits per day. ''Punk Globe'' contributors included:

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as associate editor and writer,

Jello Biafra Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), known professionally as Jello Biafra, is an American singer, spoken word artist and politician. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Initially ac ...

writing record reviews under the name "The Taste Police",

Dorothy Lyman Dorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director and producer. She is most known for her work as Gwen Frame on '' Another World'' and on ''All My Children'' as Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore on '' Generations'', and on the sitcom ...

, Marc Floyd (AKA The Floydian Device),

Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contem ...

Jayne County Wayne Rogers (born July 13, 1947), better known by her stage name Jayne County is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer whose career has spanned six decades. Under the name Wayne County (inspired by Wayne County, Michigan), ...

, John Balano, Liz Derringer, De Fen, Rebecca G. Wilson, Joe Jackson,

Jon Gries Jonathan Gries ( '; born June 17, 1957) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for the role of Uncle Rico in '' Napoleon Dynamite '' for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, an ...

Lisa Zane Lisa Zane (born Elizabeth Frances Zane; April 5, 1961) is an American actress and singer. Personal life Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Thalia and William George Zane Sr., founders of a medical technical school. Her family's ...

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, August Bernadicou, Ernie Townsend, Lisa Lunney, Joe Dallesandro, Gerry-Jenn Wilson, Ms. Ligaya,

Andrew Stevens Herman Andrew Stevens (born June 10, 1955) is an American executive, film producer, director and actor. Early life Stevens was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the only child of actress Stella Stevens and her former husband Noble Herman Stephens. Ca ...

Judd Nelson Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as John Bender in ''The Breakfast Club'', Alec Newbury in ''St. Elmo's Fire'', Joe Hunt in ''Billionaire Boys Club'', Nick Peretti in ''New Jack City ...

, Lisa Booth, Sharla Cartner, Kim Acrylic, Arika Kaosa, Kathy Peck, Nikki Palomino,

Josie Cotton Josie Cotton (born 1956) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for " Johnny Are You Queer?" and "He Could Be the One" from 1982. "Johnny Are You Queer?" was used on the soundtracks to ''Jackass Number Two'' and ''Valley Girl''. "He Co ...

, John Synder, Mark Arnold,

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, Johnny Paris and

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Gallery of ''Punk Globe'' images

Image:Punk Globe Dec 07 Cover.jpg, December, '07 Cover Image:Punk_Globe_Jim_Carroll_Poem.jpg,

Jim Carroll James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work '' The Basketball Diaries'', which inspired a 1995 film of ...

Poem to Ginger Coyote Image:The Moguls Cover.jpg, The Moguls ('87)Cover Image:Dorothy Lyman July 83 Cover.jpg, Actress Dorothy Lyman, July, '83 Cover Image:Dave Gregg Ginger Coyote 83 Cover.jpg, Dave Gregg (D.O.A.) and Ginger, '83 Image:Sept 82 Punk Globe Cover.jpg, Joe Jackson Cover Sept., '82 Image:Ask sonny bono.jpg, Ask

Image:Red Rockers May 81 Cover.jpg, Red Rockers May, '81 Image:Summer Swimsuit Issue.jpg, Summer Swimsuit Issue—with Matthew Asner (son of

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), Randy Ralston; Sally and Sue Mutant; and Tippy ( Sluts-A-Go-Go) Image:Punk_Globe_1st_Anniv_Cover.jpg, First Anniversary Cover

External links

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