New York Rocker
Introduction '''''New York Rocker''''' was a punk rock new wave magazine founded by Alan Betrock in 1976.In 1979, it had a circulation of 20,000.Betrock left the magazine in 1978, and Andy Schwartz took over as editor until 1982.The same year the magazine was closed. It published a total of 54 issues during its lifetime.Ira Kaplan, guitarist and singer for Yo La Tengo, was a critic for the magazine. 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.
See also *''Punk''
References
External links ** Andy Schwartz's ''NY Rocker'' blog