Journal tagged by New magazines

Our Close-up strand, where we share an excerpt from a new issue or publication, is back! Scott King’s latest project, The New Space, portrays a lone art worker’s campaign against the entire culture industry (AKA ‘Space Control’) armed only with social media. Funny and tragic, anyone involved in culture will feel a familiar pang…

Elastic, a new magazine of psychedelic art and literature, has made an immediate impact with its bold intentions and brilliant design. Founder/editor Hillary Brenhouse tells us more about the magazine, and how it arrives at a time of disclocation and crisis, similar to the context of the original sixties psychedelic era.

Unlike many magazine shops, we’re proud to accept magazines direct from the publisher. An example is Scary Boots, a limited edition risograph zine whose maker Elias Myer wandered into the shop one day. Elias prefers anonymity, but opens up about his beautifully produced zine as issue two goes on sale.

At magCulture we always love seeing new magazines, especially when they make the type of immediate impression New Papers did when we first held it in our hands. It is a brilliant new zine, deceptively simple in both physical and editorial format. Founding editor Colton Karpman explains more as he outlines his working week.

Sotiris Trechas, aka The Dreamer, is a multidisciplinary artist based in Athens, Greece, from where he publishes Fluffer Everyday magazine. The magazine aims to make your day feel more naughty. As the first in a series of spin-off zines looking at body parts is launched, Sotiris shares his week and inspirations.

Bridge & Tunnel is a new magazine about the banalities of life in contemporary Britain. Inspired by his love of gonzo Journalism, founder Joe Godfroy applies a loving wit to the quirks of his home country. He shares the origins of the magazine and its name as he looks ahead at his week while on a trip to South East Asia.