Alternative Ulster

AU Magazine
CategoriesMusic, Culture, Arts
FrequencyMonthly
Founded2003
Final issueMarch 2012
CountryNorthern Ireland
Based inBelfast
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1740-7311

AU (formerly Alternative Ulster) was a magazine written, designed and published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which began life in 1977 as a fanzine and later radio show. The magazine was launched in June 2003. 81 issues were published in total, with the final issue being published in March 2012. Although predominantly a music magazine, AU covered other aspects of popular culture, such as movies, comics, games and the arts.