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File Magazine Vol.4 No.2 Fall 1979
“An alternative to the Alternative Press". General Idea's File gained a reputation far beyond its Toronto underground roots. It was subversive to the core, pilfering freely from mainstream media and culture, while maintaining close attention to design issues and the use of experimental layouts. File “..anticipated many queercore and punk zines of the later 70s and 80s…as well as more recent mass-media interventions, such as the widely distributed, anti-globalist Vancouver-based publication Adbusters.” - Peter Gallo. An iconic cover- Billy at The Colour bar lounge- one of the most famous images produced by GI. Inside- Queen West, Insect sex, Kathy Acker, Mapplethorpe, Francesco Clemente and the clichettes.
File Magazine Vol.3 No.1 Autumn 1975
“An alternative to the Alternative Press". General Idea's File gained a reputation far beyond its Toronto underground roots. It was subversive to the core, pilfering freely from mainstream media and culture, while maintaining close attention to design issues and the use of experimental layouts. File “..anticipated many queercore and punk zines of the later 70s and 80s…as well as more recent mass-media interventions, such as the widely distributed, anti-globalist Vancouver-based publication Adbusters.” - Peter Gallo. Beautiful Glamour special.
File Magazine Vol.5 No.3 Spring 1982
“An alternative to the Alternative Press". General Idea's File gained a reputation far beyond its Toronto underground roots. It was subversive to the core, pilfering freely from mainstream media and culture, while maintaining close attention to design issues and the use of experimental layouts. File “..anticipated many queercore and punk zines of the later 70s and 80s…as well as more recent mass-media interventions, such as the widely distributed, anti-globalist Vancouver-based publication Adbusters.” - Peter Gallo. The XXX issue with Boyd McDonald (STH aka the manhattan review of unatural acts), Les Krims, Cindy Sherman, Dali, that perv Pierre Molinier plus the usual miss general idea and toronto goss.
No Mag no.6
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. Raymond Pettibon special!
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!
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