NEW ISSUE: The Check In
If you’re reading this, it pains me to say, we are not yet living as we once did. How do I know? Well, this is a digital issue, for one. We still can’t…
Editor’s Picks
Viva La Void: We’re nearly halfway to keeping print alive!
With your help, COVID-19 won't kill Void Magazine!
How to Make a Cool Zine
With some pens, paper, scissors and a little imagination, two good friends seek to change the world—and have some fun along the way—one zine at a time.…
Hardcore Urban Core: Our new issue is entirely about Downtown Jax
In 2012 or so, with a handful of bars, distinctive dining options, and music venues—specifically Burro Bar, Underbelly, 1904 Music Hall, and Club TSI—c…
Interview: Synthy Jax musician Yuno just inked a deal with Sub Pop
Since the late-80s, the unimpeachably cool Seattle-based record label Sub Pop has kept its proverbial finger on the pulse of independent music. After s…
We Picked up a Drifter: That time Rob Machado stopped by Void HQ
For surfers of different generations, San Diego’s Rob Machado brings to mind different visions. Surfers of Gen X likely remember Machado as a standout …
Liner Notes: What makes a Northeast Florida Rad Pad?
What makes a Northeast Florida home? Is it the coquina-facade exterior? The concrete-block foundation of a home routinely located near, or even on, wat…
Editor’s Note: Void’s New Year’s resolutions
We made 12 issues of Void Magazine in 2019, a year in which we told many stories, profiled dozens of Northeast Floridians, published hundreds of neat p…
Best of ’19: These stories filled the Void in 2019
Print's not dead. And if our humble publication is to be taken as an example, print's kinda like the J-Lo of the media landscape--as youthful and glowi…
More than a Pretty Face: Upcoming Mark George exhibit takes an unflinching look at feminist expressions
This weekend local visual artist Mark George unveils his latest neo-pop-art paintings with his solo exhibit, POUT, held at Space 42 in Riverside. …
Got Ya Covered: Void’s Cover Art Show brought an eclectic gathering of creatives to Jax Beach
You may remember, a few months back, when we dropped an issue of Void Mag (our Arts & Music one, specifically) with a blank cover on racks across N…
Cool Snaps: Go inside our Photo Annual and the year that was in Northeast Florida
On old long syne, my Jo. On old long syne. Translation: Another year of making magazines (or something). We made 12 of these bad boys in 2019, a…
When Surfer Magazine First Came to Town
The late 1980s was a boom time for the American economy. Reaganomics, Gordon Gekko, conspicuous consumption: As GDP climbed and crested in nearly every…
Rad Pad Icon: William Morgan (1930-2016)
If you’ve lived in Jacksonville long enough, you’ve likely enjoyed (or at least humored) a sunny day cruise, dawdling along the oceanfront thoroughfare…
Want Your Photography in Void Magazine?
Calling all Northeast Florida lenspeople! The submission platform for our 2019 Photo Annual is open. Don't miss your chance to have your work exhibited…
Portfolio: Walter Coker’s Florida is wild and strange, but also magical
When the round drawl of Walter Coker’s Alabama roots unfurls into the conversation, you listen—closely. In his stories, there’s a wealth of context tha…
Music Profile: Jazz Guitarist Taylor Roberts
Music is a journey with little time for sightseeing. If inspiration is fleeting, then it stands to reason that creativity can’t be too far behind. One …
We Need Your Art for Our Cover
On Oct. 1, if you pull an issue of Void Mag from a newsstand somewhere in Northeast Florida, you will draw a blank, literally. Figuratively, too: y…
Liner Notes: Are Jags fans unicorns of the NFL?
Something like a decade ago, a fellow Jax-native and I were elbowing up to the bar of a dank, dive-y establishment on a Sunday morning, a few ticks be…
Interview: L.O.V.E Culture is in a vibrant, Lo-Fi league of its own
Hip-hop can be as much about strong personalities as it is about powerful music. Rappers and DJs have been savvy to hyping themselves as lyrical legen…
Profile: rickoLus Chronicles Life Transitions with Latest Release
It is Friday afternoon in early May and Rick Colado is on the road again. Specifically he’s barreling towards Miami. For most of his life, Colado has …
Dustin Harewood Shells it Out
Artist and FSCJ arts professor Dustin Harewood’s work is recognized far and wide for his deployment of textures and a bright, tropical-inspired palett…
Sneak Peek: Void on Vinyl (Vol. 2) is coming!
In October of 2018, we dropped Void on Vinyl (Vol. 1), a project that began, unsurprisingly, right here at Void HQ, with our Into the Void: Office Mus…
Liner Notes: We wouldn’t go without you
Exploration is often romanticized as a solitary endeavor. From Thoreau’s existential meanderings from Walden to John Krakauer's recounting of Christop…
35 Under 35: Jason & Jerry Rodriguez
Just outside the doors of Strata Clothing HQ located in downtown Jacksonville, a blossoming spring heat is beginning to take hold. A warm breeze works…