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From: ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (andy)
Subject: PHAGE Info ['Zine]
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PHAGE
Magazine
Information
Package
March 1993
________________________________________________________________________
|
Welcome To The Future
---------------------
Hello. Our names are Andy Hawks and Paul Leonard, and we are the publishers
of a new zine called PHAGE. PHAGE is a new magazine for people who are
living on the new edge, surfing along the new wave of radical thought.
This magazine was born from the need for a forum for new ideas in a print
media.
Andy Hawks has been producing an electronic mailing list called Future
Culture for the last two years, catering to the desires of modern
thinkers. This list, along with the Frequently Asked Questions file which
is a primer for the list,arose out of an interest primarily in cyberpunk
fiction, particularly the idea that "cyberpunk is really about the present".
From there, the spectrum of information contained in the FutureCulture
list spread to include a wide snapshot of aspects of modern culture
that are ahead of the mainstream, oriented towards the near-future.
This includes all realms of what is commonly called "new edge",
"technoculture", or "cyberculture" -- a mishmash of postmodernism,
psychedelics, hacking, raves, cyberspace, industrial music, cyberpunk
fiction and realities, etc., that are proving to be important
constructs in the evolution of world culture.
The list and file continues to grow and morph, gaining a wide audience
including,at one time or another, a variety of sociologists and
anthropoligists, authors and writers, hackers, scientists, students,
and prominent "cyber-" oriented figures.Those who share an interest
in the topics discussed in the file can participate in in-depth or
light-hearted discussions via the FutureCulture E-list.
Concurrently, and independantly, Paul Leonard has been releasing fiction
into the cybersphere through the Cult of The Dead Cow. The goals of cDc
, since it's inception in 1986, have always been to create a culture within
the new world of cyberspace. He has also ventured into the realm of print
publishing with FNORD! Magazine, from 1989 to present.
The two of us came together through the FutureCulture mailing list, along
with the Leri & Aleph mailing lists. The bond was solidified over
discussions on the Internet Relay Chat #leri conference. After a long period
of deliberation it was decided that we should allow our ideas to propagate
to as many people as possible. We decided that the best way to do this
at this time was to start a print magazine based around our ideals. We
live in a world where paper and television are the informational
messengers of choice to the masses.
The magazine will be designed and produced on the Macintosh computer, in
an 8 1/2 x 11" format, and each issue will be in the area of 64 pages. We
are planning to sell the magazine at a cover price of $3.50 (US), but
until costs are measured, we cannot say for sure.
We are looking for submissions and assistance with this project from all
angles: fiction writers, essayists, ranters, graphic designers,
artists, poets, etc. Submissions are welcome in any form, in any
style, in any tone, though that is not a guarantee that everything we
receive will be printed. We are looking for submisisons as soon as
possible, but feel free to send them in whenever you like. For first
issue, send them in by the second week of April.
Due to lack of available resources, we are unable, for now, to reward
monetarily those who contribute to PHAGE. We have have little money, and
our primary interest is producing the highest-quality magazine possible,
containg an immense spectrum of information.
If you would like to contribute to PHAGE in any way, please send all
queries, submissions, tips, words of wisdom, etc., to us on the Internet
at:
obscure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
or
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
If you do not have Internet access, please send mail to:
PHAGE Magazine
PO Box 10821
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-0821
________________________________________________________________________|
Possible Content Material
________________________________________________________________________
|
Focusing on the Edges of Culture, examining the Fringes of Reason and
the Reasons of Fringe, the Here and Now and Soon-to-Be, via
unstrcutured Tones that Ebb and Flow from In-Form Information to
Formless Rants of Altered States.
The following are groups of potential topics that we have divided into
categories to make things more coherant.
GENESYS
-------
Notes from the Editor, Leters from those that Grep and/or Grok
the Infinite Edge.
nuMEMES
-------
Soundbytes of the World, Unite and Take Over. Blurbs
pertaining to interesting news and products, quotes,
technology, factoids, etc.
MODERN
------
Cultural Commentary - Realizing, Focusing, and Morphing
the PostModern World. Rants, Essays, Theses, Observations,
Predictions, Analyses, Streams and Rivers of Consciousness.
-SUB
----
The Depths of the Underground Subcultures. Rants, Essays,
Theses, Observations, Predicions, Analyses, and Information.
E+
--
The Virtual World. News, Notes, Notables and Quotables, Rants,
Essays, Theses, Observations, Predictions, Analyses,
Communication, Teknologies.
Inner-View
----------
Interviews (I-Views) and E-Views with those who Surf, Ride,
Make and Break the Edges of Culture.
STREAMZ
-------
Fiction on The Edge: Transreal, Hyperreal, SlipStream,
Cyberpunk, Post-Cyberpunk, [insert_any_word_here], etc.
MEDIA
-----
Reviewing, Analyzing, and Commentary regarding Popular and
Underground Media: Books, Magazines, Zines, E-Zines, E-Books,
Hypertext, Music, Film, Video, Television, Software, etc.
MOEBIUS
-------
One Last Informational Fix, Closing Words, Late-Crashing News,
etc.
If you would like to contribute to PHAGE in any way, please send all
queries, submissions, tips, words of wisdom, etc.,to us on the Internet
at:
obscure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
or
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
If you do not have Internet access, please send mail to:
PHAGE Magazine
PO Box 10821
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-0821
________________________________________________________________________|
--
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx FutureCulture: In/f0rmation
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx future-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (andy)
Subject: PHAGE Info ['Zine]
Message-ID: <1993Apr11.161422.2090@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Followup-To: alt.cyberpunk
Sender: usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (netnews admin account)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 93 16:14:22 GMT
Lines: 180
Xref: news.cac.psu.edu alt.artcom:37 alt.consciousness:74 alt.cyberpunk:407
alt.cyberpunk.movement:21 alt.cyberpunk.tech:157 alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo:42
alt.cyberspace:48 alt.drugs:1064
PHAGE
Magazine
Information
Package
March 1993
________________________________________________________________________
|
Welcome To The Future
---------------------
Hello. Our names are Andy Hawks and Paul Leonard, and we are the publishers
of a new zine called PHAGE. PHAGE is a new magazine for people who are
living on the new edge, surfing along the new wave of radical thought.
This magazine was born from the need for a forum for new ideas in a print
media.
Andy Hawks has been producing an electronic mailing list called Future
Culture for the last two years, catering to the desires of modern
thinkers. This list, along with the Frequently Asked Questions file which
is a primer for the list,arose out of an interest primarily in cyberpunk
fiction, particularly the idea that "cyberpunk is really about the present".
From there, the spectrum of information contained in the FutureCulture
list spread to include a wide snapshot of aspects of modern culture
that are ahead of the mainstream, oriented towards the near-future.
This includes all realms of what is commonly called "new edge",
"technoculture", or "cyberculture" -- a mishmash of postmodernism,
psychedelics, hacking, raves, cyberspace, industrial music, cyberpunk
fiction and realities, etc., that are proving to be important
constructs in the evolution of world culture.
The list and file continues to grow and morph, gaining a wide audience
including,at one time or another, a variety of sociologists and
anthropoligists, authors and writers, hackers, scientists, students,
and prominent "cyber-" oriented figures.Those who share an interest
in the topics discussed in the file can participate in in-depth or
light-hearted discussions via the FutureCulture E-list.
Concurrently, and independantly, Paul Leonard has been releasing fiction
into the cybersphere through the Cult of The Dead Cow. The goals of cDc
, since it's inception in 1986, have always been to create a culture within
the new world of cyberspace. He has also ventured into the realm of print
publishing with FNORD! Magazine, from 1989 to present.
The two of us came together through the FutureCulture mailing list, along
with the Leri & Aleph mailing lists. The bond was solidified over
discussions on the Internet Relay Chat #leri conference. After a long period
of deliberation it was decided that we should allow our ideas to propagate
to as many people as possible. We decided that the best way to do this
at this time was to start a print magazine based around our ideals. We
live in a world where paper and television are the informational
messengers of choice to the masses.
The magazine will be designed and produced on the Macintosh computer, in
an 8 1/2 x 11" format, and each issue will be in the area of 64 pages. We
are planning to sell the magazine at a cover price of $3.50 (US), but
until costs are measured, we cannot say for sure.
We are looking for submissions and assistance with this project from all
angles: fiction writers, essayists, ranters, graphic designers,
artists, poets, etc. Submissions are welcome in any form, in any
style, in any tone, though that is not a guarantee that everything we
receive will be printed. We are looking for submisisons as soon as
possible, but feel free to send them in whenever you like. For first
issue, send them in by the second week of April.
Due to lack of available resources, we are unable, for now, to reward
monetarily those who contribute to PHAGE. We have have little money, and
our primary interest is producing the highest-quality magazine possible,
containg an immense spectrum of information.
If you would like to contribute to PHAGE in any way, please send all
queries, submissions, tips, words of wisdom, etc., to us on the Internet
at:
obscure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
or
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
If you do not have Internet access, please send mail to:
PHAGE Magazine
PO Box 10821
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-0821
________________________________________________________________________|
Possible Content Material
________________________________________________________________________
|
Focusing on the Edges of Culture, examining the Fringes of Reason and
the Reasons of Fringe, the Here and Now and Soon-to-Be, via
unstrcutured Tones that Ebb and Flow from In-Form Information to
Formless Rants of Altered States.
The following are groups of potential topics that we have divided into
categories to make things more coherant.
GENESYS
-------
Notes from the Editor, Leters from those that Grep and/or Grok
the Infinite Edge.
nuMEMES
-------
Soundbytes of the World, Unite and Take Over. Blurbs
pertaining to interesting news and products, quotes,
technology, factoids, etc.
MODERN
------
Cultural Commentary - Realizing, Focusing, and Morphing
the PostModern World. Rants, Essays, Theses, Observations,
Predictions, Analyses, Streams and Rivers of Consciousness.
-SUB
----
The Depths of the Underground Subcultures. Rants, Essays,
Theses, Observations, Predicions, Analyses, and Information.
E+
--
The Virtual World. News, Notes, Notables and Quotables, Rants,
Essays, Theses, Observations, Predictions, Analyses,
Communication, Teknologies.
Inner-View
----------
Interviews (I-Views) and E-Views with those who Surf, Ride,
Make and Break the Edges of Culture.
STREAMZ
-------
Fiction on The Edge: Transreal, Hyperreal, SlipStream,
Cyberpunk, Post-Cyberpunk, [insert_any_word_here], etc.
MEDIA
-----
Reviewing, Analyzing, and Commentary regarding Popular and
Underground Media: Books, Magazines, Zines, E-Zines, E-Books,
Hypertext, Music, Film, Video, Television, Software, etc.
MOEBIUS
-------
One Last Informational Fix, Closing Words, Late-Crashing News,
etc.
If you would like to contribute to PHAGE in any way, please send all
queries, submissions, tips, words of wisdom, etc.,to us on the Internet
at:
obscure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
or
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
If you do not have Internet access, please send mail to:
PHAGE Magazine
PO Box 10821
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-0821
________________________________________________________________________|
--
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx FutureCulture: In/f0rmation
ahawks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx future-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx