Nobody is FAMOUS in New York. Because we are merely fragments, wishes, and pieces of struggles
it is crucial to see what we may become; a potential to be. We are not FAMOUS, we are just
New York.
Sophie Mörner & Capricious Collective, Brooklyn, August 2007
Famous Magazine is another of those magazines thats solidifies the importance of independent publishing. Less of a magazine, and more of a journal of collected art and thought, Famous reminds me why it’s important to never stop dreaming.
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January 20th, 2008
Andrew Jeffrey Wright makes art. He’s also friends with a hell of a lot of cool people, or so he claims in his bio on the site of Philadelphia’s Space 1026 Gallery. Wright makes art for kids who know how to have fun! Sculptures of Furby toys in trash cans, pencil doodles of E.T., and chaotic, colorful pattern paintings are among Wright’s work. Andrew Jeffrey Wright is my kinda gentleman.
Having been a fan of Wright’s brand of art for sometime, I had to pick-up his mini art-zine Labs With Abs when I was searching for a stocking stuffer this past holiday season. But I won’t lie, I totally bought it for myself.
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January 20th, 2008
I am one of the few chicks pretty into the whole sneaker/streetwear game. Ironically though I don’t wear too terribly much of it, but I’m usually pretty up on the new shit.
So, when I came across the announcement for the 2007 Autumn/Winter Supreme Magazine whilst hypebeastin’ this morning, I decided I simply MUST acquire this.
(sidenote: Can I just say Vincent Gallo streetweared out, bestill my heart.)
Now I know there must be a reader out there who is either a hardcore Supreme fanboy or avid NYC shopper who would be willing to pick me up a copy and kindly post it to me (I will of course pay you for shipping and cost, etc.)
The magazine comes out October 29th at the Japanese shop and November 1st at the NYC Supreme branch. Time is a wastin’, and any help is appreciated. Otherwise I’m going to have to bloody knuckle off the boys in the ebay war-zone.
Holler if you can help me out.
October 25th, 2007
Condé Nast have decided to fold 10-year old Jane magazine. Staffers were informed this morning of this decision. Started in September 1997 by Jane Pratt, Jane was intended to be the replacement for the irreverent Sassy (also start by Jane Pratt). Pratt was forced out of Jane in 2005 as advertising sales and circulation floundered. Pratt was replaced by Brandon Holley of Elle Girl and turned Jane from a forward-thinking young woman’s black book to a yet another ad-filled, trite, yawn-worthy piece of newsstand crap. And apparently the general public agrees with me on this.
RIP Jane, you had a good run too bad Holley filled your last days with blowjob tips and get-skinny-quick diet pill ads. You truly deserved better.
July 9th, 2007
I’ve been a bit MIA, but life’s been a bit crazy as of late. Too many excuses. Anyhow, I’m back and as T.I. would say big shit poppin’ and little shit stoppin’. On May 11th, I attended my very first magazine launch! Granted it was a small affair, but who knows, maybe 5 years from now Book Band will be the new Visionaire and I can say I was there before Terry Richardson (please don’t be a dreamcrusher!)
Book Band is a periodical publication curated by Chicago-based designer Ryan Maconochie, who invites various creative thinkers to submit ten pages each of content on the topic of their choosing. Band members enjoy total creative freedom. Each is responsible for supplying their content exactly as they would like it to be published, and their submissions are not altered or edited in any way. The collective efforts are compiled into a single published work available for purchase online. Book Band No. 1 features the design, photography and writings of Matt Bandsuch, Kevin Ripp, Russ McClintock, Lars Söderkvist and Ryan Maconochie.
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June 24th, 2007
Jason Crombie is a fantastic gentleman and the brains behind Woooo, an interview based, pocket-sized FREE quarterly publication (and we love free shit!). I can picture Mr. Crombie riding his little bike around, hand delivering his stacks of Woooo about NYC. He also sometimes makes t-shirts with gay ghosts and his friends photos on them to promote the publication.
Issue #4 of Woooo features interviews with Vice magazine founder Suroosh Alvi, sexy 80’s pop sensation Wendy James, viking artist Gardar Eide Einarsson, photographer Jason Nocito, actress Martha Plimpton, music icon Thurston Moore, pro skateboarder/artist Mark Gonzales, DFA dj James Murphy and Madam of the Night Xaviera Hollander.
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May 10th, 2007
A few weeks ago I wrote up the French magazine Clark and guest Art Director—and one of my favorite artists of the moment— Parra. Blog reader Okat of Are You Generic? was kind enough to send in some images from a small Parra showing recently at Arrive in Miami. I am totally adoring the Fuck the System piece. I can never decide whether I appreciate Parra’s illustration style or wit more. They definitely compliment one another perfectly.
And for all you Rockwell Clothing fanatics out there weary of the astronomical shipping costs, pick up Okat and Parra’s collaboration t-shirt here.
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April 23rd, 2007
Ben over at Covers passed along this link to me the other afternoon. NMCA seeks to preserve creative magazine design and fight the blandness of our newsstands one publication at a time. NMCA is a hobbysite operated by UK Art Director and magazine enthusiast Michael Bojkowski.
NMCA presents well-edited selection of top magazines as a series of indepth cover galleries. Ever wanted to see the cover of the first issue of i-D? NMCA has got you covered. Browse selections from the best of the best. Featured galleries include: Dazed & Confused Japan, Emigre, Esquire étapes, Fortune, Frame, Good for Nothing, Grafik, Harper’s Bazaar, i-D, index, Mad, Index, Neo2, Relax, The Wire, Thrasher, Time, TimeOut London, Tokion and Vogue Paris. For more magazine mayhem from Michael visit his blog Boicozine.
Hmmm…I wonder if he’s currently working on compiling every cover of
The Face for the site?
April 11th, 2007
Design Your Life is the motto of the new lifestyle magazine Blueprint, brought to you by the fine folks at Martha Stewart’s empire. The motto rings true. I am obviously the portrait of the key demographic, because I’ve never come across a magazine that so exactly pinpoints my lifestyle tastes.
I was very curious to see how Blueprint would hold up in comparison to the much heralded Domino Magazine. Had the wost possible scenario occured? Had Martha created the Domino killer? I was pleasantly surprised to discover that while they share definite similarities, most notably the same target demographic, they provided a nice complement to one another. While Domino mostly features interior design with a few splashes of fashion and lifestyle, Blueprint paints itself as the younger, hipper, urban Martha Stewart Living. Create a modern dinner party for your friends, peruse the essential spring fashion must-haves for the urban girl, and organize and clean your closets like a mini-Martha. (more…)
April 3rd, 2007
I am going to admit a little personal secret here. I rarely ever read the content in magazines. I’d say out of each publication I pick up, I read one or two articles. Maybe it’s because i’m a visual junkie. Or maybe it’s because I get so excitable that I can’t focus my attention (yes, I know this is called ADD). However, every once in awhile I come across a magazine that beats the odds, and I read it cover to cover. Meet Box. (more…)
March 29th, 2007
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