Retrofuturista Magazine Issue 5 July–August 2025 Out Now

Cosey Fanni Tutti, Shintaro Kago, Jah Wobble, Meat Puppets, Helmet and More

The summer issue of Retrofuturista Magazine (No. 5, July–August) is now online in a new dual format, optimized for both desktop and mobile.

This edition gathers interviews with figures from music, art, literature, photography, and science. Conversations range from industrial sound and surrealist manga to ecological psychology, performance art, and contemporary portraiture. As always, the magazine is published without paywalls, subscriptions, or sponsored content.

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Below you can view a preview of the first 16 pages of the new issue.

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This issue features conversations with:

  • Cosey Fanni Tutti, artist and musician, associated with COUM Transmissions and Throbbing Gristle.
  • Shintaro Kago, Japanese manga artist noted for ero-guro and grotesque surrealism.
  • Jah Wobble, bassist and composer, co-founder of Public Image Ltd.
  • François Brunelle, Canadian photographer, known for portraits of unrelated people who look alike.
  • Meat Puppets, American band formed in 1980, central to desert rock and alternative country.
  • Chris Cuffaro, photographer of the Los Angeles music scene from the 1980s onwards.
  • Umlaut, comic book collective based in Italy and France.
  • Cecilia Paredes, Peruvian-born artist working with body painting, photography, and installation.
  • Helmet, American alternative metal band led by Page Hamilton.
  • Fulu Mizuki, Afro-futurist eco-friendly performance collective from Kinshasa.
  • BC Camplight, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, active since the early 2000s.
  • Dacher Keltner, psychologist, professor at UC Berkeley, author of Born to Be Good and Awe.
  • En Esch, German musician, formerly with KMFDM.
  • Yossi Yovel, neuroecologist at Tel Aviv University, researching bat communication and navigation.
  • Jenifer Prince, filmmaker and writer, working across experimental cinema and narrative forms.

Retrofuturista Magazine remains free and accessible in digital format. The full index of issues can be found here:
https://retrofuturista.com/retrofuturista-issue-index/

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