It’s flattering to receive praise from a tastemaker of the standing of Gary Warnett, who has posted on his Gwarizm blog about my recent cult magazine chat with SHOWStudio editor Lou Stoppard for her Print project.

Warnett has picked up on my determination not to adhere to the well-trodden narrative surrounding the development of music, fashion and lifestyle magazines.

He writes:

“For many of us, youth culture and memorable magazines tend to fall into the same list — 1970s and early 1980s NMEs, Rolling Stone at its peak, Blitz, Interview, i-D and The Face. Gorman sidesteps the obvious to talk Stoppard through some barely discussed gems — West One, Rags, Street Life, 19 and Ritz being just a few. Who would have thought that a jazz mag like Club International started with such strong artistic inclinations? The accompanying discussion gives some important insight regarding the role of the magazine as leader, then follower, when it came to youth movements.”

Read Warnett’s post, headed A Print Education, here.

Tags: 19, Blitz, Club International, Gary Warnett, Gwarizm, i-D, Interview, Lou Stoppard, NME, Print, Rags, Ritz, Showstudio, Street Life, The Face, West One