April Issue of Trailer Night and More

Hello dear reader,

I have some good news for you. The countdown for the April 2026 issue of Trailer Night has begun. In the following days, we will publish “Listen to the Music,” the sixth issue of Trailer Night. You might wonder: what is this issue about? Well, as you can understand from the title, it is all about music.

In this issue, we focus more heavily on the history of Azerbaijani music than that of other countries, because this land has produced artists unlike any others in the world.

What is the Tar, and how was this Azerbaijani music instrument created? We explore the evolutions the Tar has faced and the Tarzəns you should know.

As I mentioned above, Azerbaijan has many artists that the rest of the world has not. One of them is undoubtedly Rashid Behbudov. Rather than focusing on his music, we focused on his mysterious death in the article “Was Rashid Behbudov Murdered?”

Have you ever wondered what the story is behind “Listen to the Music” by the Doobie Brothers? We explore how Tom Johnston’s vision of social harmony turned into one of the most recognizable hits of the seventies.

Of course, the content of this issue isn’t just what I mentioned above—I haven’t revealed everything here. There is much more waiting for you inside the pages of Listen to the Music.

If you have been here for many years, you probably know that our first three issues are unreachable for the audience, no matter the print or digital version. But not anymore. We have started working on them and will re-publish them as a special edition. There will be additions to each one of them, and one of those additions is the story behind those issues. So, get ready for “Dream or Nightmare,” “The First Steps on the Moon,” and “Notre-Dame de Paris” as special editions. The printed issues that were sold out will be back in the market soon too.

And that is not all. Before Trailer Night existed, I had started zines called Odlar Yurdu (in English: The Land of Fire). These zines were not meant to be sold; I started them for a closed club. In these issues, I focused only and only on the culture and history of Azerbaijan. Now, I have decided to work on them, translating the Azerbaijani articles into English and re-designing them for the magazine. For those who are curious about Azerbaijan, wait for summer.

Until then!