The new issue of Last Hours is out now. Once again its 116 pages jam packed with articles, interviews, DIY guides, comix and art on radical culture, punk rock, DIY, autonomy & revolution.
Cover of Last Hours issue 17
Radical illustration
This issue is themed around radical illustration. From its use in punk rock, to flyposting, and featuring a series of interviews and articles with inspiring and passionate artists. The issue showcases both their artwork, and the ideas behind it.
Nikki McClure
Making paper-cut images of everyday life; Nikki took time out to discuss why she creates images, her hopes for the future, and her love of crows.
Josh MacPhee
An artist interested in the interaction of anarchy and illustration. He’s the author of a series of books including Realizing the Impossible and Stencil Pirates. He also established the Celebrate People’s History poster project and Just Seeds distribution. He talks about his inspirations and what he thinks the projects have achieved. Josh also created the grafitti stencil in the back of issue 17.
Bitterkomix
Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Bitterkomix have been publishing intelligent, incisive comics to describe the country’s extreme reality since 1990. They chatted with one of the Notes of Resistance from Occupied London journal editors to discuss their current situation, thoughts of sex and Afrikaan culture.
Laura Oldfield Ford
An East London based artist, Laura creates Savage Messiah zine, which takes a psychogeographic tour of London. Mixing drawings of East London life with polemical statements of intent.
The Devil’s in the detail: an overview of punk rock illustration
A fascinating article on the past 30 years of punk rock illustration taking in the likes of Pushead, Kerri, Ransid, Gee Vaucher, through to more recent illustrators such as Michael Bukowski and Derek Hess.
From Rebel Yell to Rebel Sell: countercultural commodification and the dissenter’s new clothes
An exploration of how our counter culture and revolutionary graphics is now propping up the sales counter, and ways to stop it being used as just another marketing gimmick.
For full details of the rest of the issue, purchase a copy, or help distribute the zine please visit:
http://www.lasthours.org.uk
This issue is themed around radical illustration. From its use in punk rock, to flyposting, and featuring a series of interviews and articles with inspiring and passionate artists. The issue showcases both their artwork, and the ideas behind it.
Nikki McClure
Making paper-cut images of everyday life; Nikki took time out to discuss why she creates images, her hopes for the future, and her love of crows.
Josh MacPhee
An artist interested in the interaction of anarchy and illustration. He’s the author of a series of books including Realizing the Impossible and Stencil Pirates. He also established the Celebrate People’s History poster project and Just Seeds distribution. He talks about his inspirations and what he thinks the projects have achieved. Josh also created the grafitti stencil in the back of issue 17.
Bitterkomix
Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Bitterkomix have been publishing intelligent, incisive comics to describe the country’s extreme reality since 1990. They chatted with one of the Notes of Resistance from Occupied London journal editors to discuss their current situation, thoughts of sex and Afrikaan culture.
Laura Oldfield Ford
An East London based artist, Laura creates Savage Messiah zine, which takes a psychogeographic tour of London. Mixing drawings of East London life with polemical statements of intent.
The Devil’s in the detail: an overview of punk rock illustration
A fascinating article on the past 30 years of punk rock illustration taking in the likes of Pushead, Kerri, Ransid, Gee Vaucher, through to more recent illustrators such as Michael Bukowski and Derek Hess.
From Rebel Yell to Rebel Sell: countercultural commodification and the dissenter’s new clothes
An exploration of how our counter culture and revolutionary graphics is now propping up the sales counter, and ways to stop it being used as just another marketing gimmick.
For full details of the rest of the issue, purchase a copy, or help distribute the zine please visit:
http://www.lasthours.org.uk
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