Wonka Vision
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| Editor-in-Chief | Justin Luczejko |
|---|---|
| Managing Editor | Jason Schreurs |
| Senior Editors | Jason Garder Bill Gordon Julia Kaganskiy Lansie Sylvia Ellen Thompson |
| Music Editors | Katie Ellsweig Jeff Meyers |
| Art Directors | Bruno Guerreiro Chris Holub Jon Loudon Rachel Wescott |
| Staff writers |
Jocelyn Aucoin Matt Conner Kevin Diers Jason Garder Emma Hernandez Jeff Ott Milkman JerseyJef |
| Photographer |
Joelle Andres Dustin Festenmacher Colin Frangicetto Beowulf Sheehan Gene Smirnov Kelly Turso Jon Weiner Nick Wilson Illustrators
Colin Frangicetto Joseph Game Julie Laquer Rachel Wescott |
| Categories | Music |
| Circulation | bimonthly |
| Publisher | Justin Luczejko |
| Founder | Justin Luczejko |
| First issue | 1998 |
| Final issue | 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Language | English |
| Website | wonkavisionmagazine |
| OCLC | 61680028 |
Wonka Vision was an American music magazine.
History
[edit]While Justin Luczejko was attending high school, he started Wonka Vision with two friends, Elysa Stein and Andrew Wertz in 1998; a twenty-page zine that they copied at an OfficeMax store.[1][2] Philadelphia City Paper describes Wonka Vision as an "ambitious music and pop culture zine started as a creative outlet for a kid stranded in suburbia."[3] The name comes from the 1971 film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In 2001 Wonka Vision also became a record label. Adrian Finiak contributed to several issues highlighting Glamour Kills clothing company and Neon Blonde (featuring members of The Blood Brothers). [1] Wonka Vision ceased publication in 2010.
Content
[edit]Wonka Vision contains interviews, reviews, poetry, indie-punk and zine reviews, and "pointed leftist rants and bits of kitschy minutiae." The cover is printed in full color.[3] Guitarist Colin Frangicetto did photography for the magazine. In a 2008 interview with South Philly Review, Luczejko explains that Wonka Vision "do[es] art, politics, anything that's sort of underground, on that edge [...] it's not just rock, we do hip-hop-always have-I grew up listening to rap, indie rock, hardcore, we've done what we love."[2] The bimonthly magazine featured interviews, album reviews, and pop culture articles.[2][1]
References
[edit]- Citations
- Bibliography
- "Music Magazines Go On The Record To Boost Appeal", Reading Eagle, Associated Press, 12 August 2003, retrieved 19 February 2014
- Meals, Caitlin (3 July 2008), "Musical notes: Just off its 10-year anniversary, Justin Luczejko is celebrating the successes of Wonka Vision Magazine", South Philly Review, retrieved 2 December 2016
- Rapa, Patrick (16 July 2003), "Fit to Print", Philadelphia City Paper, retrieved 15 February 2019