MK ULTRA Magazine

MK ULTRA Magazine MK ULTRA started out as only a 28 page newsprint tabloid with a small run of only 250 copies published in Pittsburgh, PA. Till 2000 it was available free.

As founder of MK ULTRA Magazine Alex Zander acted as publisher, editor, promoter, sales executive and made all distributions deals and oversaw all staff operations. Established in 1995 mk ultra magazine was an born when alternative music became mainstream this publication became considered, dark, and or underground or part of a subculture, which is in part true, but the body of work itself defies

definition. Once dubbed the most anti establishment publication of it's kind mk ultra magazine always danced on the edge of what was considered acceptable by the staus quo, and it always will. By the summer of 1995 (and two issues) MK ULTRA received national recognition and subscriptions over the world. By 2001 MK ULTRA was nearly 100 pages per issue with full color glossy cover and centerfold and worldwide distribution with Tower Records and Desert Moon Publications becoming distributed worldwide and also sponsored 2 national tours headlined by Invisible Records artist, Pigface. . The cover price was $5 per issue. In 1999 they produced and hosted an hour long weekly radio program, MK ULTRASOUND on FM station Rebel Radio WJKL 94.3. Later that year it was picked up by Flagstaff Arizona's LOUD RADIO Network KLOD 100.1 FM and began syndication as the MK ULTRASOUND Radio Network known for it's cutting edge non mainstream music, dark and sometimes controversial humor as well as in depth live uncensored interviews. The show ran until early 2002. https://soundcloud.com/mkultrasoundpodcast

The MKULTRASOUND Podcast was launched in April of 2019. Weekly NSFW PodCast: 60 + minutes of uncensored, unrestrained, unregulated and unapologetic talk regarding topics ranging from social media hyper - hysteria and toxic sensitivity, the freedom of speech, entertainment and non -mainstream pop culture. MKULTRASOUND was created by Alex Zander (Chicago) founder of MK ULTRA Magazine who serves as host and producer along with Executive Producer Too Dark Mark (Baton Rouge) video editing for YouTube by various editors. The show is recorded in Chicago at Studio D-Ablo and with production in Baton Rouge at ALAB Media.

03/07/2025

On the heels of their highly controversial movie “Everyone Dies (Rockstars Don’t Count)” Society 1 hasn’t slowed down on breaking limits never dared to be broken before. In their latest video, “Lose Your Faith” released just two weeks after the film which is the #1 viewed film on Thunder...

03/07/2025

LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 31: Musicians Sin Quirin and Aaron Rossi of the music group The Ministry arrives at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS) Former PRONG and MINISTRY drummer ...

03/06/2025

Brian James, founding member of THE DAMNED, died peacefully on Thursday, March 6, with his wife Minna, son Charlie and daughter-in-law Alicia by his side. He was 70 years old. Writer of the first-ever U.K. punk single “New Rose”, Brian was the principal songwriter of THE DAMNED‘s deb...

03/06/2025

Dark electro artist, SINA MATIX recently revealed their emotionally poignant debut EP, Cursed The Cursed EP is set to the story of a person enduring a life-changing scenario having moved away from their home state, friends and a forty-year career. They are tormented by feelings of loneliness, ...

03/06/2025

The veteran Christian rock band was originally formed by high school friends in Maryville, Tennessee in 1992. Just a teenager at the time, founder and frontman Kevin Young was inspired to follow in the footsteps of bands who shaped his own belief — acts like Petra, Stryper and Whitecross, Christia...

03/06/2025

Finnish-German alternative metal outfit Rootbrain has unleashed their latest EP, Mothertomb, a four-track powerhouse that bridges the raw intensity of their debut album, Breakwater, with the evolving depths of their next full-length record. With its release today via Corpsepaint Records, Mothertomb....

03/06/2025

The always interesting and left-field Euro-USA band Rohn-Lederman has just dropped its new full-length album entitled “Forbidden Planet.” This exciting and moody new album is packed with original modular electronics and provocative haunting vocals from the emotive duo that showcases the talents ...

03/06/2025

An all-star tribute to the godfathers of Goth. Edited by veteran journalist and critically-acclaimed dark fiction author Alex S, Johnson, whose books The Doom Hippies and Skull Vinyl: Poems 2012-2017 form part of the collection at Harvard University’s Widener Library, which also houses such litera...

03/06/2025

Interview By John Wisniewski for M.K. ULTRA Magazine Monody have just released a stirring new seven-song EP entitled “Abandoned Wisdom,” their third release on the Pittsburgh-based label Distortion Productions. This trio’s new EP features an abundant bounty of electronics, percussion and vocal...

03/06/2025

Editor’s Note: As a veteran of entertainment print media and online media there are times that I just can’t be objective. That’s the case with many artists I hold great respect, and admiration for. That’s the case bands such as Ministry, Prong, Mortiis and Bile. Matt Zanes body of work is no...

03/06/2025

On the heels of their highly controversial movie “Everyone Dies (Rockstars Don’t Count)” Society 1 hasn’t slowed down on breaking limits never dared to be broken before. In their latest video, “Lose Your Faith” released just two weeks after the film which is the #1 viewed film on Thunder...

03/06/2025

“…‘Pieces’ is a cry for help in a moment of need. Need for a home, for a place of warmth and safety. For connection. For a different perspective to see the world we live in. And all of that is what music represents to me. We could say that the lyrics are dedicated to music itself.” – Ban...

03/06/2025

Photo by Joe Schaeffer L.A. GUNS‘ new album, “Leopard Skin”, will be released on April 4, 2025. It will mark the first fruit of L.A. GUNS‘ reunion with Cleopatra Records, a label known for its diverse roster and innovative approach to music production. The official music video for the LP’s...

03/01/2025

David Johansen/ Instagram Sources: High Times and Variety As lead singer and mastermind of the New York Dolls, David Johansen was among some of the most influential musicians of the 1970s. Though the Dolls never had a Top 40 hit, what they did in the early ’70s in rock clubs around the country was...

02/28/2025

photo by MK ULTRA Magazine 1999 Story SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH.NET In a new interview with São Paulo, Brazil’s 89 FM A Rádio Rock radio station, THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury addressed the fact that rock music has been underrepresented at the Grammy Awards in recent years, in part due to changing ta...

02/28/2025

Release: 28 February 2025 “Pink Turns Blue has once again proven they are masters of their craft… One of the most ethically driven and environmentally conscious post-punk artists of our tiime” ~ The Spill Magazine “Consistent purveyors of quality guitar-laden post punk and dark-bent indie ...

02/28/2025

Long-serving Manchester UK Psychonauts The Speed Of Sound present ‘Eight Fourteen Monday’, a compelling highlight track from their mega-album trilogy ‘A Cornucopia: Minerva, Victory, Bounty’, released via Californian cult label Big Stir Records. Arriving on the heels of their latest aud...

02/28/2025

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