▁while ▁continu ing ▁to ▁publish ▁a ▁week ly ▁print ▁edition . ▁Form er ▁Editor - in - Ch ief ▁Phil ▁Alexander ▁was ▁appointed ▁Global ▁Creative ▁Director ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁B auer ▁retained ▁ownership ▁of ▁K err ang ! ▁Radio ▁and ▁the ▁Box ▁Plus ▁Network ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁operate ▁K err ang ! ▁TV ▁as ▁before . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁received ▁a ▁logo ▁change ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 1 7 ▁before ▁receiving ▁a ▁complete ▁red es ign ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁This ▁change ▁saw ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁long - running ▁features ▁dropped , ▁including ▁the ▁Ult imate ▁Rock star ▁Test , ▁while ▁new ▁features ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁their ▁place . ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁launch ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁following ▁a ▁magazine ▁red es ign , ▁K err ang ! ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁expand ing ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁run ▁by ▁Eth an ▁Fix ell . ▁The ▁goal ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁generate ▁US - cent ric ▁content , ▁events , ▁and ▁brand ▁partners hips . ▁ ▁Website K err ang !' s ▁website , ▁www . k err ang . com , ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁Dan ▁Silver . ▁K err ang !' s ▁parent ▁company ▁E map ▁acquired ▁the ▁domain ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁cy bers qu atter ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ste ing ram ▁Ste g ane ▁for