ZINE O'RAMA - PIN & HERMAN DE TOLLENAERE
Herman De Tollenaere published the PIN fanzine in the Netherlands from 1978 to 1981. He was also one of the lead singers of Cheap N'Nasty (with Terry) and played with Raphaëlle Devins ( The Lou's ) and Captain Sensible ( The Damned ). He's kindly agreed to answer our questions. How old were you when you « discovered » Rock music ? About 14. What kind of artist(s)/band(s) did you like at the time ? Velvet Underground, Pretty Things, Shocking Blue, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Diana Ross, Paul Revere and the Raiders. When did you heard about Punk music ? How did it happen ? I read a report on the 1977 second Mont-de-Marsan punk festival in a Dutch establishment rock paper. They slagged off punk, and especially the all-women band The Lou’s (75% French, 25% Dutch from my city Leiden, their drummer Sacha). They called The Lou’s ‘slum girls’ who should not have been allowed on a stage. I thought : punk can ...