Wednesday, 18 November 2015

No Mag no.4

 Scarce, and brilliant early issue of Kahlberg's highly influential no mag, started in 1978. Kahlberg was quite a controversial figure, but an essential part of the L.A. punk and new wave scene in the late 70s. Of No Mag, he stated; "We wanted to make the most evil, nihilistic magazine ever,”- and it is pretty hardcore, No Mag also documents what was fairly ignored and underground at the time, but later became hugely influential on popular culture. This issue Paul Morrissey (of flesh fame) a lot of genitals, the L.A. river, the go go's and some phenomenal photography and art direction.