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Sam McPheeters (born 1969 Lorain, Ohio) is an American artist, journalist, novelist, and performer. Raised in Albany, New York, he became a published author at age 12, with Travelers' Tales,[1] a collection of regional folklore. In 1985, McPheeters grew active with the hardcore punk scene, producing several fanzines and organizing local concerts. After moving to New York City in 1987, he co-founded Born Against in 1989 and the Vermiform Records label in 1990. In 1993, he co-founded the Virginia-based band Men's Recovery Project, and in 2003, he co-founded the Los Angeles-based band Wrangler Brutes.[2]

Sam McPheeters
Born1969
Lorain, Ohio
Websitesammcpheeters.com

Starting in 2005, McPheeters has written for a variety of national magazines, including the Chicago Reader, Huffington Post, the OC Weekly, Vice, and the Village Voice.[3][4] In 2012, his first novel, The Loom Of Ruin, was published through Los Angeles-based Mugger Books and received positive reviews.[5][6][7] He lives in Pomona, California.

In 2016, Talos Press release McPheeters' second novel, Exploded View.[8]

In 2020 Sam's third book (an anti-memoir), "Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk", was published by Rare Bird Books. The book includes musings about Fort Thunder, Thrones (band), Muzak, and The Flying Lizards, with a foreword by Tobi Vail of Bikini Kill.


Bibliography



Discography



with Born Against


Compilation appearances


with Men's Recovery Project



with Wrangler Brutes





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Notes
  1. “Traveler’s Tales Beginning Of Their Road” Times Record, Oct. 9, 1981
  2. Kott, Paul. "Born Against". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. Raymer, Miles (11 April 2012). "A Q&A with Sam McPheeters". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. Lapin, Joseph (9 April 2012). "Sam McPheeters, of the '90s Punk Band Born Against, on His Bizarre Novel About L.A.'S Angriest Chevron Owner". LA Weekly. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. “Sam McPheeters, from punk’s Wrangler Brutes to a new novel, ‘Loom of Ruin’”, The Washington Post, April 20, 2012
  6. Carlson, Zack (21 March 2012). "Book Review: The Loom of Ruin". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. Galligan, Jan (8 June 2012). "Book Review: The Loom of Ruin, a Novel by Sam McPheeters". FileMagazine. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. "Exploded View is Twisted, Terrifying, Savagely Funny Cyberpunk". The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-30.





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