Wednesday 18 November 2015

No Mag no.8


Scarce, and brilliant 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. Wonderful art direction in this issue, very new wave cut and paste, with contributions from Search and Destroy (Vali Vale) plus the usual obscenity, guns, genitals and a flexi!