Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 26
Dave Grohl — Street Fighting Man / Music Special / Born in the Bronx
June 2005, Vol. 2 Issue 26 of Dazed & Confused, fronted by Dave Grohl under the cover line “Street Fighting Man” and billed as a music special.
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- Dazed / Dazed & Confused
- Condition
- Good+ / Very Good− — structurally sound and complete-looking, with moderate handling wear, visible surface scratching/rubbing to both glossy covers, edge and corner wear, a vertical crease on the rear cover and some light marking/discolouration to the front background.
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages/components present under the standing TMR completeness rule; no missing issued supplement, wrap, poster, disc or insert has been reported.
- Date
- June 2005
Catalogue note
June 2005, Vol. 2 Issue 26 of Dazed & Confused, fronted by Dave Grohl under the cover line “Street Fighting Man” and billed as a music special. The issue places Grohl and Foo Fighters within a broad mid-2000s music survey while also carrying an unusually important ten-page “Born in the Bronx” feature on photographer Joe Conzo and the early visual history of hip hop. Other substantive material includes Amerie at the height of the “1 Thing” / Touch period and a William Gibson contribution. The object is a strong snapshot of Dazed’s ability to connect contemporary rock, R&B and emerging music culture with deeper historical documentation of hip hop and visual culture.
Why this object matters
The ten-page Joe Conzo feature gives this music special substantial photographic and hip-hop-history depth beyond the Grohl cover. Its explicit historical-documentary contribution supports an increase to outstanding 8.9.
Evidence limits: Complete — all pages/components present under the standing TMR completeness rule; no missing issued supplement, wrap, poster, disc or insert has been reported.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.9 / 10.
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