Maximum Rocknroll: Kick-Ass Photos From Iconic Punk Mag

The Beatles crossing Abbey Road. Jimi Hendrix kneeling over a burning guitar. Bo Diddley’s horn-rim glasses and square Gretsch. Elvis Presley’s pompadour. Rock ‘n’ roll has been defined by images as much as by power chords and amps that go to 11.

But as many people know, there’s a thriving global punk scene with its own images that has been largely invisible to the mainstream since its inception in the ’70s. And one of the most popular icons of this underground is Maximum Rocknroll magazine.

"I think of that picture of Robert Plant with his arm in the air, with the mic and the light shining behind him, bare-chested with the vest thing on," said Paul Curran, longtime volunteer with Maximum Rocknroll. "We’re the opposite of that."

Maximum Rocknroll has been a beloved indie music publication for more than a quarter-century. The monthly magazine survives on a shoestring budget and an army of volunteers, whom it lovingly calls "shitworkers."

This year MRR released its first photography issue in quite some time Read More >>>