Kent McClard is a record label owner and

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publisher from

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Early life

McClard grew up in a "broken home" and describes himself as a troublesome child. As a teenager, he discovered

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and both its freedom and specific ethics influenced him deeply and helped to "define" his life. From then on, he began several

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enterprises, including the first show and the first

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of his town.

Ebullition Records

In early 1990, the former ''

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'' columnist started Ebullition Records with contributions from Sonia Skindrud (writer of the zine ''Exedra'') and Brent Stephens (member of Downcast). Skindrud came up with the name and Stephens drew the logo, but the label is primarily run by McClard.

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band

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was meant to record an LP as the first Ebullition release. However,

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asked them to release a 7" instead, and the band chose the more established label. The record was not released for another year, after the band had broken up. Inside Out did plan to do a second record called "

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", which was a phrase Kent coined in some writings he did in issue #9 of the zine ''No Answers''. Note: includes comments regarding

''HeartattaCk''

''HeartattaCk'' was a

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, along the lines of ''

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'' and ''

'' with a strong bent towards

and

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. It was published by Kent McClard and Lisa Oglesby from March 1994 through June 2006. Notes on distribution and back issues. In the final years of its publication it remained one of the most popular zines available.''The Zine Yearbook: An Annual Collection of Excerpts from the Best Zines Publishing Today, Vol 7'', Jason Kucsma and Jen Angel, Soft Skull Press, Brooklyn, NY, 2003. The introduction explains that the yearbook only accepts material from zines with a distribution of less than 5,000. It goes on to note: "Some of the most popular zines like ''

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'', ''Heart attaCk'', and ''

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'', exceed the circulation limit." O'Connor describes it as "one of half a dozen major punk fanzines in the USA during the 1990s."

References

External links

Official site
for Ebullition Records and ''HeartattaCk'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:McClard, Kent Living people 1967 births American music journalists American magazine publishers (people) American music managers Punk people People from Goleta, California Journalists from California