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Suburban Voice is a punk and hardcore fanzine founded by Al Quint in Massachusetts in the early 1980s. The publication covers the global punk and hardcore scene through interviews with bands, record reviews, and scene reports, with a focus on both local Boston-area activity and international underground music. It is part of the tradition of independently produced music fanzines that documented punk subculture through the 1980s and beyond.

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Who started Suburban Voice and where was it based?

Al Quint started the punk and hardcore zine in Massachusetts, and it is associated with the Boston-area scene. It began in 1982 under the name Suburban Punk before the first 10 issues were renamed Suburban Voice ([Suburban Voice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburban_Voice)).

What did Suburban Voice actually publish?

It combined interviews with bands, record reviews and scene reports, giving local and international hardcore coverage a DIY platform. A 1984 issue, number 13, featured bands including 7 Seconds, Suicidal Tendencies and Scream ([issue 13](https://jointcustodydc.com/products/vintage-suburban-voice-issue-number-13-7-seconds-cover)).

Was Suburban Voice mainly a Boston punk history source or a national hardcore zine?

It did both: Al Quint's local viewpoint centered Boston-area activity while the zine documented a wider American and international hardcore network. Its historical value is tied to direct scene reporting from the 1980s rather than later retrospective commentary ([No Echo interview](https://www.noecho.net/interviews/al-quint-suburban-voice-zine)).

What is the connection between Suburban Voice and xXx Fanzine?

Al Quint's zine helped document the same 1980s Boston hardcore world that Mike Gitter's xXx Fanzine covered. The later xXx book drew from a 20-issue archive of interviews, photos, flyers and reviews ([Riot Fest](https://riotfest.org/2017/11/10/musicians-who-take-the-more-difficult-path-often-are-the-most-resonant-a-qa-with-boston-hardcore-historian-mike-gitter/)).

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