RECOMMENDED MAGAZINES
@149st Has complied a list of our favorite publications on the topic of aerosol art. These publications have been selected based on print and photo quality, editorial integrity. @149st however, does not vouch for the business practices of these publications.
12 OUNCE PROPHET
Glossy stock, excellent photo quality and great interviews. Frequent NYC coverage.
P.O. Box 160601, Miami, FL 33116-0601, USA
Telephone: +1 305 971-8898 Fax: +1 305 278-3698
14K MAGAZINE This publication has high quality printing and an extra large format as its assets.14K highlights international whole cars.
14 K c/o No Evil, Birmensdorfer Strasse 83, CH-8003, Zurich, Switzerland Telephone: +41 01 262 40 00 Fax: +41 01 450 55 48
E-mail 14k-ddfresh@access.ch
BACKJUMPS Backjumps c/o Sushi, Pariser Str. 44 10707 Berlin, Germany
BACKSPIN MAGAZINE This is a German Hip Hop magazine covering all aspects of U.S. and European Hip Hop. It often puplishes items related to the New York Graffiti scene. High quality production. Text is only in German.
Back Spin Magazine P.O. Box 710203, 22162, Hamburg, Germany
BIG DADDY MAGAZINE NEW!! British Hip Hop magazine covering the UK's hottest graffiti and music as well as occasional New York related content. A great feature is its focus on rare old school funk records.
BLITZKRIEG MAGAZINE This publication is extremely well designed. Detailed interviews and quality photos from top writers around the world.
183 Productions - P.O. Box 5762, West End 4101, Australia
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ELEMENTAL MAGAZINE NEW!! Elemental Magazine is a general interest Hip Hop magazine originally from Atlanta, Georgia, has featured New York City Graffiti legends such as CRASH ONE and Hip Hop icons like Kool G Rap and Marley Marl. Clean design, high quality printing. Elemental Magazine, Elemental Magazine
184 Kent Avenue Suite 314 Brooklyn, NY 11211 U.S.A.
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FATCAP MAGAZINE Their two special New York City issues are collectors items. c/o Tee Productions Dealenggt.11 D, N-0567 Oslo, Norway Tel/Fax:(+47) 22111281
FLASHBACKS Put together by New York City writers. Always loaded with great photos and interviews. Currently not in production, but back issues are worth picking up.
GRAPHOTISM This is a British publication which mainly focuses on European graffiti. Excellent quality all around. Issue 14 focuses on New York City and is a definite collectors item. Very impressive publication.
IGT/TIGHT - The first zine on writing. Produced by style pioneer PHASE 2. You are not going to get it any more real than this. IGT/TIGHT
P.O. Box 299, Prince Street Station, New York, NY 10012, USA
JVS MAGAZINE
This Swiss publication mainly covers European trains, but consistently features New York City artists from various generations.
JVS Magazine, PO Box 170
CH-5430 Wettinggen
JVS E-Mail
MASS APPEAL Originally focused exclusively on graffiti; this publication has evolved into an urban life style magazine covering fashion, music, art, graffiti and general interest topics. The high end design, layout, photography and print production sets this publication apart from most graffiti magazines. Mass Appeal also still publishes individual "graffiti only" issues featuring New York City old school, New School, clean trains and European trains. Mass Appeal 341 Lafayette St. Suite 4042 NY, NY 10012
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MOLOTOV COCKTAIL French magazine with New York connections, so New York coverage is generally quite good.
ON THE GO
Produced by Philly graffiti legend ESPO.
No longer in production, but back issues are worth picking up.
OVERKILL NEW!! This magazine from Berlin features literally hundreds of full color photos of paintings on German trains and walls. This publication also features interviews with writers. Text is in German and English.
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Overkill E-Mail
QUALITY OF LIFE This New Jersey publication features plenty of freight cars as well as old New York City subway photos. They frequently secure interviews with famous writers of bygone eras. Quality of Life P.O. Box 243, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
THE RAW UN-CUT This small publication shows a great deal of promise. In addition to photos, political aspects of writing are covered. The Raw Un Cut
P.O. Box 340212
Rochdale Village, NY 11434 email: TRUC E-Mail
SKILLS - No longer in production. This publication often featured the work of New York artists. If you can find old issues they are worth picking up.
THE SOURCE This is the most popular Hip Hop Magazine in the U.S. Each month CHINO BYI showcases aerosol art in a section called Bomb Shelter. He produces an excellent product covering New York City old school and other areas.
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STRESS It is the best publication of its kind. With staff members active in many aspects of street culture, this publication "keeps it real".
Stress focuses on political, social and economic aspects of New York's ghetto neglected by most publications. Needless to say every issue has loads of vintage subway photos and interviews with top writers.
Stress 89-16 182nd Place, Hollis, NY 11423 USA Telephone: +1 718 206-2210 Unfortunatly no longer in production, but hunting down old issues is worth your effort.
SUBWAYNET NEW!! This publication from Milan, Italy, features graffiti on subway systems across the globe. Citys such as Milan, Berlin, Rome, New York, London and Paris. SubwayNet is a pureist's magazine, they only publish photographs of graffiti on subways, walls are not featured. The magazine is printed on high quality stock and in full color. SubwayNet limits written content allowing for hundreds of photos per issue.
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UNDERGROUND PRODUCTIONS The Swedish publication, Underground Productions features high quality photographs and in depth articles on the Swedish graffiti movement. UP also frequently features work from other locations including New York. High quality printing. Text in English. Visit site
WANTED Wanted Magazine hails from Spain. It is pretty much a photos only publication featuring graffiti from Spain as well as othe European citys. Wanted occasionaly features photos from New York, as do many European publications.
Wanted
R. de Francisco, Apartado De Correos 41142, 28080 Madrid, Spain
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING This Maryland publication has great photos and top writers. What distinguishes it from other graff zines is it's unique interviewing style which proves to be very revealing and humorous. -While you were sleeping PO Box 34843 Bethesda Maryland 20827 Tel:301-493-6920 Fax: 301-493-6076
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For a listing of international publications visit Art Crimes.
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