Journal tagged by New magazines

New launch Disco Pogo is the latest magazine to confound the idea that the music mag is a fading genre. Launched by the duo behind 90’s dance music/club culture mag Jockey Slut, it continues where that left off in 2004, covering old and new dance music. We hear from co-founder Paul Benney about his working week, his influences, and the origins of the new mag.

After 25 issues of Turps, the magazine about art made by artists, the same publishers have launched MASS, a sister magazine about sculpture made by sculptors. Editor (and sculptor) Nicky Hirst shares her week as the first issue of the new mag arrives in shops.

Football mag Mundial is back! The popular print edition was cancelled early in the pandemic, but its return has just been confirmed. We hear the inside story from editor/founder Dan Sandison as he talks us through his influences and working week.

For our latest ‘It’s this one thing’ post, Danielle takes a walk through an ancient, enchanted forest with Mushroom People. This one-off mag from the Broccoli team combines the fantastical and the contemporary as it highlights the renaissance of interest in our fungal neighbours.

Luke Tonge is co-director of Birmingham Design and its annual Festival, and this week launches a new magazine to connect the Festival and the many associated projects highlighting creativity in the UK’s West Midlands. We meet him ahead of the magazine launch later this week.

Despite its international reach, basketball is generally seen as a US sport. New launch Overseas seeks to change that impression by highlighting the game in Europe and beyond. Editorial director Andrea Casati shares his week and love for the diversity of the game as issue one hits shops.