Zillo is an German alternative music magazine, originally edited by Rainer "Easy" Ettler.
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The magazine was founded in 1989 under the name Zillostrierte, and three issues were published in A5 format.
The format was changed to A4, and the name was shortened to Zillo in January 1990 after a four-month break in publication, and the magazine managed to gain circulation of about 50,000 readers. Despite a positive response and an increasing number of readers, the magazine was generating a monthly loss of 10000 Deutsche Marks. At the end of 1990 the debt their debt was over 100,000. To avoid bankruptcy, it was decided to increase the retail price. By 1992, circulation had increased to 70,000 and it had become the mouthpiece of indie and goth culture [1] as well as the Neue Deutsche Welle movement, financed by its classifieds.
Zillo now regularly includes a sampler CD which includes both well-known acts and new, lesser-known bands. Selected editions also include a second CD, a DVD, a calendar or gimmicks like an ice scraper. The following sections appear in Zillo Music:
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An appreciable part of Zillo are the comics. The first comics were drawn by Nicole Scheriau and Marcus Zysk, from April 1993 and onward, often making fun of the New Wave and Goth movements. Scheriau was replaced in September 1995 with Uwe Roesch and his Dead comics, which, like Scheriau's, made fun of the Goth scene.[2] Today there are 2-3 comics in every issue with death-specific icons that illustrate individual headings.
From 1993 to 1997, Zillo organized the Zillo Festival. First planned in 1990, the open air concert didn't happen until 1993. It has been held in many places, starting in Durmersheim in 1993 and 1994, then Russelsheim in 1995. Between 1996 and 1999 it took place at the airport in Hildesheim
Over the years, the Zillo shop emerged as significant support for the magazine. At both festivals and the online store, Zillo sells such things as T-shirts, sample CDs, mugs, watches, rear window stickers, and accessories with dark, quirky motifs. The shop includes over 100 death-themed images.