Stepping into 45 Revolutions in Tempe is like diving head-first into a mosh pit of punk culture. Almost every inch of the newly opened 1,100-square-foot store tucked into the armpit of a University Drive strip mall is slammed with apparell and paraphernalia from the genre.
Record bins contain LPs from bands like Stiff Little Fingers and Blitz. Shelves are stocked with pins and patches. Elsewhere, racks display black-and-white fanzines, T-shirts and books.
The shop is the brainchild of locals Brian Paulson and Taylor McKissick, who aim to give the Valley something that’s more rare than a Fugazi tour: a store almost entirely devoted to punk culture…