About Us

The Reference Council is an independent men’s magazine.

We are not here to create a new man. We are here to truthfully represent and inform those people that enjoy better content rather than more content.

With a staff of experienced international editors, The Reference Council shares the best information and uncovers the most intriguing stories through good old fashioned, honest and hard working journalism.

Daily updates and in depth featured articles deliver a fresh approach to a realistic, non-trend biased men’s lifestyle. The topics covered are those that excite the staff and fuel their daily lives – the arts, design, fashion, music and new technological advances.

You can reach us through our facebook and/or twitter sites or via email: info@thereferencecouncil.com

The Reference Council staff is:

Steven Vogel – Editor in Chief & Publisher. Hamburg, Germany.

Ian Paley – Editor. London. England.

Nick Schonberger – Editor. Philadelphia, USA.

Jon Coleman – Editor. Vancouver, Canada.

Bjoern Luedtke – Editor. Berlin, Germany.

Matt Breen – Editor. New York City, USA.

Ben Scharf – Creative Director Marketing. Berlin, Germany.

Nina Vogel – Marketing & Communication. Hamburg, Germany.

Stephan Moeller – Design & Programming. Hildesheim, Germany.

Our latest feature:

Graveyard: Live In Hamburg

Last night Graveyard kicked off their German part of the tour in the only proper Swedish invading Viking hard rocking style possible. Graveyard, veterans of the Swedish rock, doom , folk and blues scene starting putting tunes out under said name around 2008 if I remember correctly and since then fans like myself, have been [...]


Our columns:

A Drink A Day

Morning Wood

The Dead Pixels