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It’s a three-issue snapshot of the shape of punk to come: turning the dial all the way to the left and discovering a new musical revolution at the dawn of the 1980’s. Co-conceived in 1982 by xXx writer and editor, Mike Gitter, Suburban Mucus was an early vehicle for its high school aged editors to connect with Boston’s burgeoning hardcore sect and stake their claim in the D.I.Y. revolution that forever shifted punk’s paradigm and still echoes loudly today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to reprinting the fledgling zine’s entire three-issue run, this 64-page book reprints many classic era Boston flyers from hardcore’s early era of inspiration as well as showcasing the photography of Massachusetts native, Claire Sutherland, who shot many key gigs at V.F.W. Halls, church basements and early Boston clubs like The Gallery East and The Channel. 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