What is rapmm?

From the mid-20th century up to the early 21st century, music “zines” published much of the most insightful, most well-informed, and most adventurous writing on music. While many self-designated “serious” music periodicals either ignored or disparaged vernacular music during these years—a situation that only began to change in the late 20th century—the “disposable” publications of the day documented vital and fast-moving musical worlds, making them not-so-disposable in the long run.

RAPMM brings hundreds of these publications together in one place. Front-to-back issues of magazines scanned directly from their sources are in this digital archive. Engage with these materials in their full context, either searching for specific subjects or browsing entire magazines.