Publisher, editor, and visual artist Chris Force began ALARM as a small, DIY publication in 1995. After studying Chinese ink painting and ceramics at the Massachusetts College of Art and Tsinghua University in Beijing, he attained an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and moved the publication to Illinois. Today, ALARM is a Chicago-based national music and art periodical with roots and heart in independent culture.
Chris Force With glue sticks and X-acto knives, Chris Force made his first music magazine in 1995 to support young, contemporary, and independent bands. Originally sold out of his backpack in front of rock concerts, Force's books and magazines on music and underground art can now be found around the world. He is now onto his third storage locker and sixth iPod, all crammed with great music. Scott Morrow Scott Morrow is the music editor at ALARM Magazine and author of the widely popular "This Week's Best Albums" column on AlarmPress.com. An ardent champion of independent, genre-bending musicians, he enjoys metal, classical, electronica, jazz, and hip hop. Ask him about… his long-procrastinated IDM/rock project called It Came from the Skies!