about us:

hm. where to begin?

Pure Nowhere is… a diary. A mosh-pit. A home. An empty film camera. A photo-plastered bedroom. A water-stained book. An all-nighter. A cracked skateboard. A lingering moment. A feeling.

We began in 2016, as a local music blog run out of Kyla’s teenage bedroom in San Diego. Around this time, Kyla met Abby (hello!) through Instagram, and over the course of a hundred late-night conversations fractured by timezones, we embraced a creative collaboration and close friendship — re-launching Pure Nowhere together as an expansive online magazine in mid-2017.

Now, nearly 7 years into this journey (and only just recently entering adulthood ourselves), it’s more difficult to define what we are and what we do. At the heart of Pure Nowhere is an intense urge to create from a place of vulnerability, to share stories and raw feelings, and connect people through intimacy. Currently, we exist online, in-print and in-person, but find the most joy in blurring the lines between these three planes and curating projects that bridge the gaps. You can find our creations scattered across this site, our instagram, and adrift in the physical world.

Less of a magazine and more of an evolving community/creative platform, Pure Nowhere continues to be made from opposite sides of the world (Melbourne and LA) by two best friends, with the help of a magical international creative family. Through FaceTime and the internet, we’ve thrown sold-out shows in multiple cities, released a sold-out magazine and a few books, built a collaborative team of 70+ young creatives, arranged press at some of the worlds biggest festivals, and lived and travelled together all over the US and Europe. All because of a DM on Instagram.


website guide:

We originally had a directory of information and links here, guiding you through the content scattered throughout the site.

We’ve come to believe it’s more interesting if you explore for yourself. You’ll find: journal posts (interviews, essays, stories, etc.), event records, anonymous entries, long rambling secret pages, concert coverage, books for sale & more.

If you are looking for information, check out: Contact, FAQs, Press and Friends.

us irl:

Actually, that was us a few years ago, when we were briefly in the same city (and had brown hair).
Usually, we look something more like this:

Most of our time online is spent together, but if needed, you can find Abby here and Kyla here.