skug – Journal für Musik

skug – Journal für Musik (stylised as skug, short for 'subkultureller Untergrund') is an Austrian music and culture magazine based in Vienna. Founded in 1990, it appeared quarterly in print for 104 issues until November 2015, when the print edition was discontinued and the title continued as an online magazine. It is described as the longest-standing non-profit music magazine in Austria. The magazine covers music across genres — from pop and jazz to classical (E-Musik) — as well as broader cultural fields including film, art and literature, and it also engages with political and cultural-policy topics. Its editorial output ranges from album reviews and artist portraits to essays and reports, as seen in recent pieces on Ebow's album 'Typologie eines Lebens' and on cultural-political vocabulary. Beyond publishing, skug has an event arm. Under the banner 'Salon skug', it regularly hosts events at Vienna venues such as rhiz, fluc and Venster99, combining panel discussions on current cultural-policy issues with concerts by local artists. Since 2021, summer editions have taken place in public space under the name 'Salon skug auf Rädern'. Authors associated with skug founded the Austrian music archive Skug Research in 1993. As a non-profit venture, skug operates without a commercial parent company and is sustained by its editorial collective and cultural-network activities. Its online presence at skug.at continues the magazine's tradition of independent music journalism in the German-speaking world.

skug – Journal für Musik was founded in 1990 in Vienna as a quarterly print magazine. Its name is an abbreviation of 'subkultureller Untergrund' (subcultural underground), signalling its roots in independent and alternative music culture. Over the following decades it established itself as a fixture of Austrian music journalism, covering pop, jazz and classical music alongside film, art, literature and politics. In 1993, authors associated with skug founded the Austrian music archive Skug Research, extending the magazine's activities into documentation and archiving. The print edition ran for 104 issues. In November 2015, after 25 years, the quarterly print magazine was discontinued and skug continued as an online magazine. This transition made it, according to its own and public descriptions, the longest-standing non-profit music magazine in Austria. In the online era, skug has continued to publish reviews, essays and reports, and has expanded its live activities. The 'Salon skug' series regularly takes place at Vienna venues such as rhiz, fluc and Venster99, pairing panel discussions on cultural-policy topics with concerts by local artists. Since 2021, summer editions have been held in public space under the name 'Salon skug auf Rädern'. Recent editorial content illustrates the magazine's range: a report on German rapper Fatoni's album 'Drama endet nie' at Vienna's Arena, a feature on Ebow's album 'Typologie eines Lebens', and a cultural-policy column series 'ABC der Kulturkämpfe'. The magazine also collaborates with academic institutions, for example a two-part workshop programme with the Forschungskreis Phänomenologie at the University of Vienna scheduled for 1–2 October 2026, including a Salon skug event at Central Garden am Donaukanal.

• 2026

  Two-part workshop programme with the Forschungskreis Phänomenologie at the University of Vienna scheduled for 1–2 October, including a Salon skug event.

• 2021

  Summer editions of Salon skug take place in public space as 'Salon skug auf Rädern'.

• 2015

  After 104 issues, the print edition is discontinued in November; skug continues as an online magazine.

• 1993

  Authors associated with skug found the Austrian music archive Skug Research.

• 1990

  skug – Journal für Musik founded in Vienna as a quarterly print magazine.

Independent, non-profit Austrian music and culture magazine with a subcultural and critical edge.

• skug print magazine (1990–2015)

  Quarterly print music and culture magazine, 104 issues.

• skug.at online magazine

  Online continuation of the magazine covering music, culture and politics.

• Salon skug

  Event series combining panel discussions on cultural policy with concerts by local artists at Vienna venues.

• Salon skug auf Rädern

  Summer edition of Salon skug held in public space since 2021.

1. 1Startseite | skug MUSIKKULTURskug.at
2. 2Ebows Story | skug MUSIKKULTURskug.at
3. 3Skug – Journal für Musik – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
4. 4skug – Journal für Musik – Wikidatawikidata.org