EDITORIAL: I’ve been excited about this issue right from the start, when PUB.lication was just a mere twinkle in the metaphorical milkman’s eye. We’re not your average fanzine, but if any of our issues fall into that category, it’s this one. Having grown up in Germany, the epicentre of the Eurodance scene, my 11-year-old self listened to those Haddaway, Ace of Base, 2 Unlimited and Cappella cassettes until my chunky, black Sony Walkman ate them alive. I devoured Bravo or Popcorn, and sometimes Pop Rocky [a substandard, teenie-bopper music mag in comparison, especially to Bravo]. I owe almost all my sex education [but not quite, as you will see] to Bravo’s Dr Sommer Team and those self-taken naked pics of random teenagers who we all pretended not to read. Sadly that era of my life was quickly relegated to a dusty, forgotten shelf in favour of cooler, teenage pastimes. But two summers ago, this issue’s guest editor, Maria [Dutch and living in Switzerland and then Germany when Eurodance hit, so no chance of escape] and I discovered some old compilations from around ‘94-95 that unleashed a tidal wave of nostalgia and new-found love. Finally letting our previously stunted passion free, we’ve pulled out all the stops with not only our first fashion shoot but also an amazing playlist and a selection of classic albums. And just to be clear: Eurotrash is a dirty word in PUB’s vocabulary.
Editor in Chief: Guest Editor: Art Director: Web Editor:
Francesca Ronai Maria Schönfeld Farouk Agoro Raymond Okoi-Obuli Tunde Olurin Contributors: Akinola Davies Jr Tom Donohue Photography: Aurore Carincotte Illustrators: Malak Mebkhout Laure Salgon Contact: editor@pub-lication.com www.myspace.com/pub_lication www.pub-lication.com