Contributors have included writers from Chicago and from afar, neophytes to established writers, Charles Bukowski to Samantha Irby.Īlways ACM has valued work that pushes the conventions stylistically, publishing experimental writers such as Ander Monson and Michael Martone. We have always encouraged writing that jumped past the conventional and traditional to, as the (disgraced) bard said, “make it new.” ACM has encouraged play and rage and courageous attempts. Some history: Another Chicago Magazine began in 1977 as a publication to showcase work of University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (as it was called) graduate creative writing students.įor a long time now, ACM has believed that everything is political, and has been partial to writing that confronts injustice and inequality, though not in didactic or polemical ways. We at Another Chicago Magazine are guests here, and as such we promise to respect those whose home this place is and the land we call Chicago. In addition we acknowledge Chicago’s large urban Indigenous population, and recognize those who honor their ancestors, traditions, and this land. These communities are and continue to be the rightful stewards of this land, water, and ecology, in spite of settler colonial violence and displacement. This land is sacred to many Indigenous peoples, including the Bodwéwadmik (Potawatomi), Ojibwe, and Odawa – together forming The Council of Three Fires – as well as the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Mascouten, myaamiaki (Miami), Ho-Chunk, Kiikaapoa (Kickapoo), Sac and Fox, and Menominee peoples.
We honor the peoples whose ancestral homelands were taken from them during the settling of Chicago. Keep on top of things by subscribing and following us on Facebook and Twitter. Look for a new piece of fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, art, or a review, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Then we decided we’d like to publish new work more frequently. "But it's politically charged music.ACM‘s last print issue was #54. "We're not saying go out and blow up the buildings," Funk said. Naturally, many of the reviews came accompanied with pictures of the original CD cover, complete with exploding buildings.įunk said The Coup, known for lyrics with an edgy, anti-establishment bent, chose the original cover for its powerful imagery.Īnd, as was the case with The Coup's previous three releases, "Kill My Landlord," "Genocide and Juice" and "Steal This Album," not all harsh statements are meant to be taken at face value. Before the album's release got pushed back to November, The Coup received reviews in several publications, including print editions of Wired Magazine, Spin and CMJ. "Ultimately, they reserve the right to use whatever cover they want because they're the label," he said.Īdding to the confusion is the fact that the original CD cover had already gone out to members of the press, distributors and others. It's not out of respect to the victims."Ĭhris Funk, The Coup's manager, said it's most likely that 75 Ark will prevail in its plan to change the cover, however. "But they can't sidestep that the reason this is being censored is a political one, not a sympathetic one. "My condolences go to the families of the victims and all their friends and anybody affected at all by the catastrophe," Riley said.
It should not be interpreted as a call to violence, particularly in light of Tuesday's tragedy, he said. Riley said the cover design, completed in June, was "supposed to be a metaphor for the capitalist state being destroyed through the music." The move to switch covers has not been without opposition.Ĭoup founder Boots Riley said he argued with the label to keep the original design, which a distributor had threatened not to release. However, the decision making is particularly difficult due to the fact that 75 Ark has been unable to reach officials with The Coup's publicist, Girlie Action, which is located in lower Manhattan. They're looking at pictures from an old photo shoot as well as an image based on the group's logo. Isabella said the label hasn't decided on a new cover. The fictional picture depicted on the cover, it seemed, was a bit too close to the horrific images occupying the television screen. The printers were set to crank out copies of the fiery World Trade Center image on Tuesday, Isabella said, when the label put in a last-minute call, urging them to stop the presses.
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