We received a lot of entries for our Safe, Sane & Consensual cover contest for our third annual special edition and as they tapered off we got to voting! We would like to announce the winning entries!

Congrats to -
Altessa
Minxy

Lady Elizabeth
Josef Desade

Congrats!

The trees are going bare and fall is slowly taking a bow here in New England (minus the fact it has been in the 80's) but don't let seasonal blues start to hit! We have the cure for that this November with Issue 34 of Black Noise featuring the craftmanship of Boylan Guitars! We also hit the streets with the lyricism of Monz Finito, bring you a sonic experience for the ears with A Shoreline Dream and dive into the art of Minchu Lama! Be sure to grab a copy today!

Issue 34

Hey you! 🫵🫵🫵 Yea you! We want to see your work! Our submissions for 2025 issues are now officially open! Full submissions guidelines are as follows -

~Submission Guidelines~
For Full Features (Artists or Alternative Lifestyles) - Please include your name, a short bio, samples of your work/lifestyle and any relevant links. Subject line 2025.
For Web Exclusives - Our web exclusives are reserved for newer artists who may not have a lot of material to work with (musicians who may not have a full album out yet, authors who may not have a full book out yet, etc.). Please include your name, a short bio, a sample of your work and any relevant links. Subject line web exclusive 2025.
For Poetry Corner Submissions - Please include your name, any relevant links and at least two poems. Subject line Poetry Corner.
Single Poems & Flash Fiction - Please include your name and the piece you would like us to review. Flash fiction word count 1,000 or less. Subject line poetry/flash fiction.
For Op-eds - Please include your name, a short bio and a short sample of your writing (3 paragraphs or less please) and the article idea you would like to pitch to us. Subject line OpEd.
All submissions will be reviewed by staff by November 2024. Please do not send us numerous e-mails, patience please! Full features/web features will be voted on by a selection of our staff from various backgrounds. We look forward to seeing your submissions!

It's the first of the month and you know what that means! We kick off September with Issue 32 featuring illustrator/tattoo artist LaGonza, artsmith Bex Simon, New England death metal band Krimson Mask, traveling troubadour Average Joey and something for your sweet tooth with Hardcore Sweet Bakery! The newest installments of Unzipped and Ten 1000 Needles are also out, Edward Crossman brings you a new edition of "Just One Dude's Opinion" and more! Grab a copy today at Issue 32

We also this month will be opening submissions for features for our upcoming year! Stay tuned for more details on that!

Oh wait...is it August?! You know what that means! Issue 31 of Black Noise has arrived! This month we are excited to bring to you hair sculptor and performance artist Liz Miller, photographer and artist Fleurette Estes, bead artist/model and more Manny Lustamire, UK artist Joshua Bramley and hailing from Ireland, post punk dark alternative musician pMad! In this issue we also bring to you a new installment of Working Out the Kinks with Daddy Fenrir, featured poet Tohm Bakelas, The Ringmaster Review and more! Grab a free digital copy at Issue 31 or a physical copy at Issue 31 on Amazon and #supportindie!

In our web exclusives we also bring to you this month, musician/producer Kyle Slater (K Slate), writing from J.I.B. and E.W. Farnsworth, as well as poetry from Dyllan Michael and Alex S. Johnson!

July has arrived! Beat the summer heat with Issue 30 of Black Noise as we bring you the underwater beauty of Water Bear Photography! We also celebrate with DJ Delirium as he hits the milestone of 30 years behind the decks! But that's not all! We take a look at the mind of costume and production designer, Olga Turka of the Terrifier film franchise, get to know artist Irina Tall and catch up with past feature Hendrick Hernandez-Resto of Sleepless In New England! Did we mention this issue is jam packed?! In our poetry corner we introduce you to featured poet Jonathan S Baker, the next edition of Ten 1000 Needles from Kirill Astistov, Unzipped with Kim Adamski and more! Grab your free digital copy today at Issue 30 or a hard copy on Amazon and kick off the summer by showing some love for independent artistry!

We also added a gallery of photos from our two month event that recently ended at Klekolo World Coffee in Middletown, CT to the archive, so go check it out!

Happy June everyone, Issue 29 has arrived! This month we bring to you photographer/author Philip LoPresti and the photography/artwork of Jammi York before we switch from the visual to the auditory and chat with dark alternative band Octavian Winters and metal guitarist Rob Peck! Be sure to grab a free digital download at Issue 29 and check out our main features, as well as our monthly featured poet Dan Denton, the return of our bi-monthly column Working Out the Kinks with Daddy Fenrir, the debut of a new column, Unzipped, from Kim Adamski as well as art from Blu K. Boss and a little story time with Lele, the Storyweaver!

On Friday June 7th, 2024 from 7pm to 9pm we will be holding our second event with Klekolo World Coffee with live music from Matt Danger and Erin Rocc! Be sure to stop in and check out some tunes while you try some of the best coffee in CT and check out the nine artists we have on display in our 2024 showcase!

Klekolo World Coffee

Matt Danger

Erin Rocc

Issue 28 has now dropped! This month we bring to you post punk/cabaret duo Frenchy and the Punk, a chat with hip hop artist Johnny Polygon, artist Jeff Mansolf of Clockwork Tattoo, horror performance artist and advocate Dementia Von Grimm and we catch up with Sidney Tyler Lofton who was a call back from our very first issue! Also, photography from Grimoire Photo, R.M. Engelhardt in our poetry corner and a new edition of Ten 1000 Needles from Kirill Astistov! Kick off the day with Black Noise and grab a copy today at Issue 28

We are excited to bring to you our first two events!

For the months of May and June 2024, Black Noise will be partnering up with Klekolo World Coffee to bring you a two month showcase of artists we have featured in past issues from our local New England area! On May 10, 2024 from 6pm-9:30pm we will be having a meet and greet with the artists on display MC'd for the evening with Connecticut comic Teddy Ren and special guest Connecticut poet, Poetic Soldier! One of the artists on display, Zach McDonald will also be doing some live painting and we will be joined by Radio Buzz 101! So swing on down and grab a coffee and help us kick things off!

Also, as part of Middletown CT's First Friday Arts Fest, past feature Matt Danger of the band Ellimist will be performing on Friday June 7, 2024 at Klekolo World Coffee from 7pm-9pm along with special guest Erin Rocc.

We hope you all come check out what's going on and much love to everyone for the support!

Coming soon! Black Noise and Klekolo World Coffee will be bringing a showcase of local artists whose work we have featured in past issues for May and June 2024! Our opening night meet and greet event with the featured artists will be May 10, 2024 from 6pm-930pm hosted by comedian Teddy Ren with live painting from Zach McDonald and a little poetry to open and close the night from PoeticSouldier Grace!

We are happy to announce that our featured artists will be -

Angela Casey
Zach McDonald
Abby Williams
Jen Kendra
Übbe Fenrir
Tilted Tripod
Rachel Avery
Fannie Atkins
Josef Desade

So come on out, grab a coffee and #supportlocal! For those who can't make it, the event will be livestreamed on our page and Radio Buzz 101 will be there to talk to some of the artists so you can tune in!

We are happy to say that we have scheduled our entire lineup for 2024! As of right now we will be closing submissions for features until October 2024 when they will re-open for booking of January and February of 2025.

However, we are taking open submissions year round of poetry, flash fiction, op-eds, book/music reviews and stand alone art pieces. Submissions can be sent to Black Noise Submissions

We are also taking ad/event submissions year round. Have an event or business you would like free advertising for? Contact us at Black Noise Promo

Issue 27 has arrived! This month we bring to you artist Black Nite Light, creative jack of all trades Heath Mensher, metal band Psychomanteum and film maker Kyle Kuchta! But that isn't it! In our poetry corner we bring to you Westley Heine, a new edition of Working Out the Kinks with Daddy Fenrir and more!

On the web exclusive side we put a spotlight on author Dante Aaricks, we bring you the next installment of Bi-Polar in America by J.I.B. and more! Be sure to check it all out and grab a copy of Issue 27 at Issue 27

March has arrived and with it Black Noise gets kinky as we bring to you our second annual "Safe, Sane, & Consensual" kink art and education issue!

But first, a big thank you to our new Editer, Jennifer Beaulieu for taking on this for her first assignments here at Black Noise!

Now, with 84 pages of content this issue is jam packed with features on Upline rope studio, photographer The Tilted Tripod, leather crafter Vicissitude Leather, model Ash Lynn, paddle crafter DnA Woodwork and that is just the features! You can also check out our Ask a Sub forum, articles on navigating the swinger community, ethical leadership, pet play and more!

And it comes to you with two covers available to choose from!

Grab your copy today at Issue 26

In 2021 during a midnight conversation the idea to create Black Noise began to take shape and by February 2022, Black Noise was born.

It has been a journey and it continues to amaze me how far this magazine has come in a couple short years and the community that has formed around it. With that, I get to the point which isn't easy as we wish farewell to one of our founders, Erin Rutledge. Erin has been a substantial part of the vision of what Black Noise should be, taking on editing/layout tasks, interviews, networking, promoting and everything in between and without her dedication Black Noise would never have taken off the ground. We wish her the best in her future endeavors as she continues her journey and she will always have a home here because she is family to us.

With that, we had to shuffle some things around to fill her shoes and I would like to introduce you to our 2024 full time staff! Bios are in the process of being updated, but you can check them out at Black Noise Staff

The cold of winter has slowly begun to retreat as we dip our toes into February and that also means, Issue 25 of Black Noise is now available! (Grab a copy today at Issue 25)

Featuring photographer Alex Pitsas as they bring imagination to body positivity, an interview with genre-bending rock band Lobotomobile (as well as the free download of the new Stump EP), a chat with fashion designer Racheal Xavier, poetry from Kaytee Thrun and more!

But that isn't it! On the web exclusive end of things we put our artist spotlight on tattoo artist/bodypainter James "Drift" Rosa. Also, we bring you the next installment of Bi-Polar in America from J.I.B., poetry from Alshaad Kara and a book review from C.S. Mathews

Physical copies can be found at Issue 25

As always, much love to you all for the support!
-J Desade

2024 has arrived and we are rolling in the new year with a bang! In this issue we bring to you original NYC club kid, author, podcaster and absolutely FABULOUS person, James St. James! We also bring you film maker/poet Astrid Ovalles whose work is a MUST SEE, a dive behind the still frames with model Kristy Jessica and then peer into the shadows at the unique art of Lizz Lopez! Also in our poetry corner we bring to you Josef Desade, a short story from Christopher McAuley, the return of Ten 1000 Needles and a poem from Bill Cushing! Be sure to grab a copy at Issue 24

On the web exclusive end of things we bring you composer Jens Ibsen, the debut of a column series Bi-polar in America, poetry from Icarus and writing from Angelic Allie.

Much love to everyone who showed us love in 2023 and we welcome you to come along with us in 2024!
-J Desade

We have just added to the page our past Black Noise Exclusive music releases! Be sure to swing over and check em out at Black Noise Exclusives

I would just like to thank everyone who has shown some love this past year! All of you mean the world to us here at Black Noise and we are excited for what is to come in 2024!

Now on to what you are waiting for...

Issue 23 has arrived! As 2023 rolls to an end we bring you Connecticut MC, Kamoflage! This issue is also packed with features on artist Zach McDonald, rock band Hadlock, our bi-monthly column Working Out the Kinks from Daddy Fenrir, in our poetry corner we bring to you Sidney Tyler Lofton, as well as a stand alone poem from Jason Sabetta, the artwork of Chad M. Horn and for the first time our "Staff Recognition Awards"...we hope that you all have a great holiday season and continue to #supportindie as we head into 2024!

Much love!
-J Desade

Spooky season has come to an end, but don't be sad! Here at Black Noise we bring you Issue 22! ( Issue 22 ) Featuring The Bellwether Syndicate, Chris Connelly, A Cloud of Ravens, Robot Discotek and AriyAgnA as we take a dive into the dark alternative music scene. Also featuring poetry from Jason Galpin, an op-ed from Dementia Von Grimm and the return of our column Ten 1000 Needles, we have a jam packed issue to take away those end of spooky season blues!

Also, on our web exclusives this month we put a spotlight on Sleepless in New England videographer Matt DaSilva of EverClear Studios, an article from E.W. Farnsworth, poetry from Emmy Rouge and poetry from Alfred Dewitt.

Much love to all of you for the support!

Here at Black Noise we are super excited to celebrate Spooky Season with Issue 21! Dropping October 1st, it will be featuring World Fantasy Award nominee Daniele Serra! Between the pages of this issue you will also find artist Steve Otis, Imaginerick Studio, Shelby Langei, BORAH! of Salem's Black Hat Society and more!

On the website end of things, we will be putting our artist spotlight on photographer, The Tilted Tripod! We will also have flash fiction from Gerry Saracco, poetry from v1BRANc3 and E.W. Farnsworth as well as a special Halloween edition of Kirill Astistov's column Ten 1000 Needles!

Be sure to swing back on the 1st and check out everything that is happening this coming month!

September has arrived and as the cold of fall creeps in slowly here in New England, we bring you Issue 20! (Download free at Issue 20 )

This month features photographer Tim Bradshaw from Australia, author Madeleine Swann from Canada and the WhoDat podcast out of Tennessee. It is also jam packed with poetry from Jon Bennett and Chad M. Horn, the newest edition of Ten 1000 Needles, art from Emmy Rouge and Edward Crossman's 'Just One Dude's Opinion'...

On the web end of things, our artist spotlight this month is on musician Estrada Suavecito and we have featured poetry from Craig Richard Reichenbach and E.W. Farnsworth! Also, be sure to swing by the archive and Bonus! link to check out a short story from Madeleine Swann!

Much love to everyone who has shown us some love! We appreciate you all!

-J Desade

July has arrived and you know what that means! Black Noise brings you Issue 18! (https://bit.ly/3Xw2WqF)

This month we bring to you artists Angela Casey and Ira Joel Haber, author Richie Rose and a special spot on Klekolo World Coffee! Also, this issue brings you our first exclusive music release from last month's web feature Graveyard Brat, the Duality EP, which can be downloaded through the QR code in the issue! But that isn't all, be sure to grab your copy and check out some poetry, articles and more!

Much love to you all, please take a minute to share this issue with your friends and #supportindie

(A special thank you to everyone who grabbed a copy of Issue 17 and made it our most downloaded/purchased issue to date!)

As July draws near here is a little sneak peek!

In Issue 18 we will be bringing you artist Angela Casey, author Richie Rose and artist Ira Joel Haber. We also will be bringing you a conversation with Yvette Elliott of Klekolo World Coffee in Middletown, CT where we talk about coffee, art and community with her. Outside of the main features we will be bringing you the poetry of Ivan de Monbrison, Greyson Fisher, the return of the column Ten 1000 Needles and more!

Also, July will be the debut of a new thing we are doing which is the Black Noise exclusive release of music! Grab a copy of the issue and you will find a QR code for the release of our June web feature Graveyard Brat's new Duality Mixtape!

On the web exclusive end of things we will be bringing you a feature on new cultpop band The Tearless Life, Sidney Tyler Lofton's column "For Legal Reasons This is Fiction", poetry from Alfred Dewitt and more!

Much love to everyone who has supported us and as always, #supportindie

-J Desade

June has arrived and it is a big month!

Issue 17 is now available and it is a special edition! This month we take you on a trip into the taboo world of the kink subculture with our Safe, Sane, and Consensual issue. Featuring a mixture of artistry and educational pieces, we delve beyond the toxic entertainment industry portrayals and bring you the real lifestyle. Featuring a shibari artist, three photographers, multiple educational articles and resources and a panel of Dominants who answer questions sourced from outside of the community, it is definitely an issue you do not want to miss! And to make it even better, we have multiple covers you can choose from!

Issue 17 Digital Download - Cover 1
Issue 17 Physical Copy - Cover 1
Issue 17 Digital Download - Cover 2
Physical Copy - Cover 2

Also, here on our website we bring you some brand new features with our artist spotlight this month on musician and makeup artist Gräveyard Bràt. We also bring back the second edition of BCD - A Tell All From The Shadows with Gypsy Rose and the poetry of Sidney Tyler Lofton and E.W. Farnsworth. Be sure to go check those out and thank you all for your support!

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A little preview for you all of our June issue since social media is flagging it 😂

As May crawls by we wanted to give you a little information about our upcoming June issue!

This issue is going to be a special edition as we deep dive into the culture of the kink community and dispel some of the toxic portrayals that surround it! We will be featuring educational articles on proper consent and mental health, balancing a polykink lifestyle with a professional lifestyle and a piece on how gatekeeping in the community can create toxic repercussions amongst the younger generation. But that isn't all! We will also be putting a spotlight on a shibari rope artist and the work of three photographers in the community, as well as a panel of experienced people in the scene answering questions we sourced from outside of the community! Annnnnnd...we are going to have multiple options for you to choose from on physical copies featuring multiple models!

We are super excited for this issue and we hope that you all check it out! Keep an eye out, June 1st it will be hitting the street!

-J Desade

Happy May Day to all of you and with the May flowers comes Issue 16! Featuring award winning film maker Lisa Tedesco, avante-garde artist Ubbe Fenrir, drag queen Veronica Midnight Lockhart, model Tajh Gill and more! Be sure to snag a free digital copy at Issue 16

As April winds down we hope that you all had a great month! If you haven't already, be sure to check out the April feature on singer/comedian Teddy Ren and our current web exclusives before May 1st! We just wanted to give you all a little update on what is coming in May on the website...soooo...here we go!

Coming in May -
Our artist spotlight for May will be on New Bedford, MA M.C. Bristol County Castro who is part of the Sleepless In New England collective...staff member K-Slate had a chat with him about music and hiphop, family life and more so be sure to check it out!
For our web exclusives we have the debut of a new column from Sidney Tyler Lofton titled "For Legal Reasons This is Fiction"...we will also have flash fiction from Christopher T. Dabrowski and Rick Hudson, as well as a message about Sleepless In New England from former feature Hendrick Hernandez...

So May 1st be sure you don't miss out and come check out the new exclusives!

Thank you all for the love you have shown Black Noise,

-J Desade

(Be sure to follow us at Black Noise On Facebook and Black Noise On IG)

April has been a great month so far! Thank you to everyone who checked out the website and all of those who checked out our dive into the rave scene with Rob Gee, Jen Kendra and DJ AriKari! You all rock!( Grab a copy of at Issue 15 )

May is almost here and we have an exciting issue coming...we will be featuring award winning director Lisa Tedesco whose short film "Spin" has been doing incredibly well (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13681768/awards/?ref_=tt_awd)...we will also be featuring artist/sculptor Übbe Fenrir to talk about his work and a dive inside the world of drag queen Veronica Mïdnight Löckhart and how she got her start and her process on performance. That will be here in just two weeks so keep an eye out!

We are also currently taking submissions for web features. We are looking for indie creatives and/or people who are living an alternative lifestyle who may feel their lifestyle may be of interest to our readers. As well, we are taking open submissions for poetry, flash fiction, op-eds, music/film/book reviews and more! Submissions can be sent in to Black Noise Submissions with the subject line "Web Feature"

Thank you all for the support!
-J Desade

Interested in advertising for your independent business or event with Black Noise? Contact us at Black Noise Promo

We would like to welcome you all to Black Noise! With the launch of our website we are excited to be bringing you web exclusive features, bonus content and more! We are kicking it off with comedian Teddy Ren as our April feature! We are also bringing you a new column, BCD - A Tell All From The Shadows in the exclusive content tab, as well as some poetry from LA South and flash fiction from LaVern Spencer McCarthy. We encourage you all to check out our street team page and meet our staff and if you swing over to the Archive you can grab back issues! Oh yea, be sure to check out the bonus video content submitted by some of our past features in the archive!

Thank you all for the support, you mean the world to us and we appreciate you all!

J Desade

Black Noise is a magazine dedicated to giving exposure to independent creatives & alternative lifestyles with no strings attached. Our digital copies are always free and physical copies can be found at https://amzn.to/3JcJl7Q for $10 a piece. The proceeds currently go directly back into the magazine to help us build our audience (our staff is volunteer based), with the goal of building this up enough to start making donations to art charities for children.

We are always looking for new people to feature, poetry, columns, etc. as well as people interested in being full time staff! If you are interested in being featured or submitting something, please contact us at BlackNoiseZine13@gmail.com

Thank you all for your support!

Our page is currently under construction and will be fully operational shortly. While you wait, head to the archives and check out past issues of Black Noise!