About

‘the scruffy literary mag’ Le Cool London

‘Cold Lips is artistic & fabulous’ Doctor John Cooper Clarke

‘proving literary folk are the coolest folk’ Time Out

Cold Lips began as the magazine founded by Kirsty Allison as an extension to the Sylvia Plath Fan Club nights she hosted, exploring poetry and lyric 2015>2017. (Readers included Ray Gange, Dave Barbarossa, Lisa Moorish, Gail Porter, Nina Antonia, Murray Lachlan Young, Kelli Ali, CWNN, Gil De Ray, and many virgin names that have gone on to rule the scene).

Five limited editions have sold out, featuring Doug Hart, Dr John Cooper Clarke, Billy Childish, New River Press, Judy Nylon, Sue Webster, and many more. Art directors include Tomato, Jason McGlade and currently Personality Crisis.

A recent special edition, is a fanzine by Kris Needs on Marianne Faithfull, who first interviewed her in 1979. It features a cover commission by Sam Jackson, and exclusive interviews with Warren Ellis and Rob Ellis.

Cold Lips debut book is the Dark Entries novella by Richard Cabut (formerly Richard North on NME) with photographs by Millie Radakovic.

The second book on COLD LIPS PRESS is an autobiographical story of land by photographer, Martyn Goodacre. WHOS FUCKIN PLANET is a limited edition of 100 with a hand-made belly band.

Cold Lips Records continue to publish the work of associate editor, Gil De Ray: In The Shadow Of The Drone as a cassette tape and book of propaganda, for example. You can order here, or find him on Bandcamp, who kindly featured the album as a ‘new and notable’ feature calling it: “Dreamy, dubbed-out UK psych-rock that mixes aesthetics from across the decades for something strikingly contemporary”.

Gil and Kirsty have been touring as Vagrant Lovers. Das Wasteland put out their first record on the Berlin vol 1 and 2 compilation, and more news is coming soon. To hear preview recordings, go to their Bandcamp.

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Cold Lips catalogue

CL001 Cold Lips 01 zine/Sue Webster & co, art director: Kedge of Tomato

CL002 Cold Lips 02 zine/Dr John Cooper Clarke & co, art director: Jason McGlade

CL003 Cold Lips 03 zine/Douglas Hart, Noki & co, art director: Kedge of Tomato

CL004 Cold Lips 04 zine/Greta Bellamacina & Robert Montgomery, art direction: Personality Crisis

CL005 Marianne Faithful by Kris Needs zine

CL006 Cold Lips 05 zine/Kirsty Allison & co

CL007 Dark Entries by Richard Cabut with photographs by Millie Radakovic

CL008 In The Shadow Of The Drone by Gil De Ray

CL009 Martyn Goodacre, Whos Fuckin Planet

CL010 Now Is Now by Kirsty Allison, poetry since 007

CL011 Live Freaky, Die Freaky by Gil De Ray

CL012 Voodootron by Gil De Ray, with illustration by Martin Kingdom

CL014 Vagrant Lovers, preview recordings: Ghosts of St Leonards & Temple, feat. Malik Ameer Crumpler, and Danielle De Picciotto on violin

CL015 The Pathway to the Stars Lies Beneath Your Feet, film and ambient album by Gil De Ray

CL016 Yellow Eyes, album by Gil De Ray + lyric book by Kirsty Allison

CL017 Sam Jackson collaborators catalogue, with Charlie Smith Gallery

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Here is a summary of the sold out magazines. We published 500 editions of each, and 2000 of the Doug Hart:

THE FIRST EDITION 👇 art directed by El Kedge from Tomato > design by Ed Rivers & Laurence Dorrington > photography by Jason McGlade

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SECOND EDITION

Cold Lips II cover

Second edition: Art director, Jason McGlade. Design: Anne-Cathrin Saure.

Third edition: Art direction: El Kedge from Tomato. Design: Ed Rivers – COVER STAR: DOUGLAS HART. SPECIAL EDITION FOR NYC SECRETS OF THE DEEP FILM FESTIVAL + LONDON FASHION WEEK: NOKI X COLD LIPS X OLLYSTUDIO X SUBCULTURE ARCHIVES

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