New stories from the fringes of pop culture! Guided by a shared curiosity for layers that lie a little deeper, the authors in this 4th issue take an empathetic look at the footnotes of cultural history, at the supposedly insignificant or odd – somewhere between obsession and outsiderdom, myth and everyday life, personal reflection and historical context. By covering underground music, cinema and literature, by tracing lives of radical devotion, careers and dreams marked by ruptures and tipping points, these essays come to reflect each other’s experiences, weaving a web of kindred spirits.

With essays on:
Jimmy Smack and Los Angeles, Jeanette Dwyer, Current 93, Bruno Schleinstein, Christina Hornisher, Ronald M. Schernikau, Muslimgauze, Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement, O Yuki Conjugate, Steganography and fandom in Japanese pop music, Insomnia and its artistic reinterpretations

Authors:
Gertie Adelaido, Ezgi Ak, Benedikt Eiden, Melissa Frost, Thorsten Krämer, Rumen Lasev, Leon Maack, Marion Schiwietz, Christian Schoppik