Back when we published Issue 46, Electric Barbarella, I announced that we got enough good submissions to fill out the summer issue as well. That being the case, I expect said issue to be out by the end of this month. Everyone whose pieces have been accepted have already been notified of this, and will… Read More UJ 47 Is On Its Way
So says Spotify, according to YouTube. Apparently every song on this list is doing well on Spotify, which is the closest thing to doing well on the radio that still exists in any meaningful way. Radio still exists, sure, but it’s a backward-looking medium; and since the 90’s it’s where you go to find stuff… Read More The Death of Rock Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
The Spring 2026 issue is in the can! We are up on all platforms, from Patreon to Gumroad to Amazon. Incidentally, the qualityof our submissions this time around was strong enough to fill the Summer issue as well, so there won’t be another submission window until the fall. We expect to get the summer issue… Read More Unnamed Journal 46 – Electric Barbarella
Certain pieces of music apply to certain times of year. I don’t listen to Joy Division in the summer, that’s January Rock, cold slaps of spare drum beats echoing the frozen ground. And I wouldn’t listen to say, On the Corner in the winter, it’s too wrigglingly alive a piece of music, hot and florid… Read More In Praise of Mission Control
Because my inner nerd betrayed me when I heard that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was being made, I got myself an HBO Max account. Because I decided I didn’t feel like shelling out until the next season comes out, I cancelled the subscription. Between then, and April when it expires, I’m rewatching The… Read More The Institution and The Mission: Reflections on Rewatching The Wire
Of course, if you were subscribing to our Patreon, you would already know that. You would already have access to the issue, plus other cool things. But if you’d rather, you can check it out on Gumroad. That’s totally valid and I respect it. And if you’d like a dead-tree version, Amazon will hook you… Read More Unnamed Journal 45 Is Live! It Has Been, Actually.
We have all – or all of us that care – watched the final titanic season of Stranger Things. We have all filled the internet with our opinions on it. It’s flaws are well known. I am not here to complain of the bloated cast, the wheel-spinning plot, the scenes that go on for the… Read More Stranger Things – The Greatest Troll of All Time
The authors we promised to send approvals to, we sent, and paid. The result is before you: You may read it in the usual places: And now, we come to the necessity of announcing our new Submission Window: Dec. 1st 2025 – January 5th 2026 Only submissions received during this window will be considered for… Read More Unnamed Journal 44, Plus Submissions Announcement
I am no longer bound to six, and as a consequence, I can just keep shoving music, old and new, into the visor and playing it whenever it pleases me. This tends to reflect mood rather than intent, because why would it not? The Datsuns – s/t Got this for $5 used at my local… Read More What’s in the CD Visor This Week — Overload the System Edition
So Unnamed Journal Issue 44, our Fall issue, should be out this month. We have sent emails to all the people accepted and not. If you didn’t make the cut this time, thanks for your submission anyway. It’s a pleasure to read all the stories and poems people create, and it’s an honor to be… Read More Unnamed Journal Update
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