60 miles north 1983–1985

60 miles north began life as a flier for a 1983 concert in Camarillo, Ventura County, California, which featured a line up of punk musicians from The Alley Cats, M.I.A., and The Desotos. Mike Rogers, a singer with The Desotos, came up with the idea for the flyer. After the concert, he and the bassist of the group, Jeff Hughart, decided to continue the publication as a zine entitled 60 miles north, so named because Ventura County lies 60 miles north of Los Angeles. Interviews demonstrate a range of coverage that included metal band Poison, the cast from the original Pee-wee Herman show, The Blasters, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (of I put a spell on you fame), but the local nardcore scene—a combination of hardcore punk, skateboarding, and surfing—was the zine’s biggest focus. Although it ceased publication in 1985, Hughart would go on to start the fanzine Half-truth (also featured in RAPMM) five years later.