Blender had better front-of-book, but Spin had better features
― miccio kurihara (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
blender had a better voice & covered a more interesting array of artists
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Christgau always loved the album review section in Blender (which I wrote for), but to be honest I never understood why. It was well-edited -- meticulously edited, at least -- but the tendency was to edit writers' personality right out of them.
I still do a monthly column in Spin, by the way. ("Essentials," eight old albums worth seeking out in a different genre every month -- I even did Gospel a couple months ago, no kidding! And then Cowpunk and Electro-funk in months after that.) But I don't get comp issues in the mail, and I'm too cheap to buy it, and don't even always see issues when they come out at CVS or Barnes & Noble, so I never really get a chance to read much else that's in there.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
only music magazine available to me that i read consistently is the fader & i'll also flip thru various rap magazines & read what interests me
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
But I don't get comp issues in the mail, and I'm too cheap to buy it
i always buy the mags i'm in!
― miccio kurihara (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i pretty much read revolver, decibel, xxl, wax poetics and spin in varying degrees of frequency and intensity
― miccio kurihara (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Fader's worth it?
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Decibel is the only music magazine I subscribe to -- it's the only one I've found that is worth it, tbh
although I'd love to subscribe to more if there was other compelling shit out there!
paste RIP
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, September 1, 2010 7:44 PM (19 minutes ago
it still exists?? what ever happened to everybody calling it boring, tho?
― oohhh weennnddddyyy weennnddyy what went wrrrooonnnnggg (kelpolaris), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
fader's front of book is pretty take it or leave it & their 'reviews' sort of section is oftentimes good but sometimes it carries over a bit too much of that voice that they have on their blog -- "we're listening to this in the office and talking to each other and don't know much about it but it's cool!!!!" -- but i usually find the feature writing to be really good & the artists they cover personally align w/ my own tastes so
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Apparently people stopped calling it boring the same time they stopped buying it altogether. xp
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:06 (thirteen years ago) link
well iirc they solicited reader donations not too long ago
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:06 (thirteen years ago) link
"but the tendency was to edit writers' personality right out of them."
it definitely read like it!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
I get sent Decibel in the mail, which is always fun. The new issue with Iron Maiden on the cover seems to be missing Scott's noise column, but looks like there a new columns about vinyl releases and about new albums my metal bands with women singers, ha. (Didn't get sent any issues for a year and a half since moving to Texas, but they mysteriously started coming again last month, weird.) And for some reason I also get Relix; I think what happened is that I was getting Paste sent to me because they wanted me to write for them (which I never did), and when they folded they started sending out Relix to subscribers instead. Relix is less horrible than I would have guessed, to be honest, but it definitely goes into the recylcying bin a lot quicker than, say, Texas Highways, much less Cooking Light. (Latter was an Xmas present from my inlaws, and always has a couple recipes worth trying.)
I used to, but I am jaded now.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
paste also stopped paying their freelancers in order to keep putting out new issues. always a smart business plan.
― strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
^ yeah, just heard about that. Shitty.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
xp meant "there ARE new columns about vinyl releases and about new albums BY metal bands with women singers"
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone ever read brn (beyond race...magazine? kinda bizarre title, no?)?? flipping thru it at barnes & nobz today and an advert says you can suscribe for...whatever you want! (a la radiohead's in rainbows). you gotta follow the link to the website... i go there, search for 20 minutes, and find no avail. WHO THEY TRYIN 2 FOOL
― oohhh weennnddddyyy weennnddyy what went wrrrooonnnnggg (kelpolaris), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
xhuxk, scott's column is in my copy of the Iron Maiden issue
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
― strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 4:07 PM
looool that's an abomination
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:17 (thirteen years ago) link
i'll have to flip through a Fader next time I'm in the bookstore -- at least to check out the features
xp Really? Excellent. I'll look closer for it, next time I'm in the bathroom.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
i realize "free content" is the wave of the future when it comes to staying in business for another sad few months, but shouldn't you advertise it as such when you assign the pieces?
― strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Apparently Paste is following the late-period Creem template, when it comes to freelancer pay.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
But at least Creem back then had the courtesy to file Chapter 11 first, before they made not paying freelancers official.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
in all honesty, does anyone here actually like paste? i have friends who recommend me the mag, but all i read online is that they veer heavily towards adult-folk-contemporary-alternative (bon iver, etc, bullshit). not big on metal, but that's far too down the spectrum for me tambien.
― oohhh weennnddddyyy weennnddyy what went wrrrooonnnnggg (kelpolaris), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
xhuxk: pg. 84
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Paste = "Morning Becomes Eclectic" in print.
It's been a snore from day one.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Have all you Decibel subscribers already received the new issue (Iron Maiden cover)? I'm still looking for it.
― Brad C., Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah I got it a few days ago
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Paste-music-magazine-to-stop-apf-2828488648.html?x=0&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks for the link to this important news article that provides information that we did not yet know
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Sarge, always keeping it positive
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I wonder how much they could've saved if they didn't bother including the stupid cd every issue. Does anyone know how much the labels paid to have their artists featured?
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I would subscribe to The Wire if it didn't cost so much for ppl living in the US
― markers, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 5:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
THIS
― LAMBDA LAMBDA LANDA (Beatrix Kiddo), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
skyscraper sucked, and i say this as someone who wrote for it. blender was fun when it started and was all over the place w/ reviews.
also, i'm way late in saying this, but: CONGRATS COWBELL JESS
― LAMBDA LAMBDA LANDA (Beatrix Kiddo), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
"i always buy the mags i'm in!"
blech
for what freelance pay is (was?), freelancers should ALWAYS get a comp copy. i heard the wire doesn't send those.
― LAMBDA LAMBDA LANDA (Beatrix Kiddo), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Digital subscription is $45
― Neggin' you crapative (NickB), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
hmmm
maybe...
― LAMBDA LAMBDA LANDA (Beatrix Kiddo), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Gives you access to a bunch of back issues too.
― Neggin' you crapative (NickB), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i heard the wire doesn't send those.
I get 'em (physical and digital). But I've been contributing since 2002 and have written something like a half dozen cover stories (and two others that I think should have been - still kinda chaps my ass they chose Mark Stewart over Bill Dixon). I don't know if less frequent contributors get free physical copies. I suspect not.
― Born In A Test Tube, Raised In A Cage (unperson), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/system/images/writers/micro/josh-jackson.jpg?1280787155
― miccio kurihara (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Paste's original tagline was, "Rock'n'roll: It's not just for kids anymore." I wrote in my updated piece: In its February 2010 issue, the cover story was the contentious "Is Indie Dead?" The piece was disappointing, and the conclusion seemed to be sort of an update of their editorial statement. Yes, indie is dead, and they seem to want to align themselves more towards the Rolling Stone market. Subsequent issues focused on prime time TV, film directors, festival guides, and Tilda Swinton. Rock 'n' roll, it's not for Paste readers anymore.
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
My piece on magazines was from 2006, before Blender and Harp folded. What's next to go? I'd guess Filter or Paste. ― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Maybe I should stop predictions. I hate for any magazine to go, really.
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Less than 24 hours and you killed Paste. Can you predict something awful about Perez Hilton next?
― miccio kurihara (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i still love tape op, though not as much as i used to. it certainly helps to be a recording geek, but you don't have to be, as a lot of the band and producer and engineer interviews can be quite revealing even in non-geeky areas. it also helps to be a fan of either indie or classic rock. but, that all said, it's a very well done zine, and you can subscribe to the print version for free, which is a nice touch.
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Whatever happened to URB, it had hip-hop and dance in it.
― i just like barbecue rib, whatever (u s steel), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.urb.com/
They have a site, but I haven't seen a print issue in ages. I guess they are strictly digital. I like their way of thinking, though.
― i just like barbecue rib, whatever (u s steel), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
the wire is $15 an issue here in denver!! god damn brits and your superior shit.
― oohhh weennnddddyyy weennnddyy what went wrrrooonnnnggg (kelpolaris), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 23:41 (thirteen years ago) link
hah, i suppose that could be taken the wrong way since gary glitter was mentioned, but trust me its not meant to be.
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 17:38 (eight years ago) link
Jobs lost as rock music media firm Team Rock collapses
― heaven parker (anagram), Monday, 19 December 2016 19:15 (seven years ago) link
That sucks. Also Rock-A-Rolla has gone quiet since July - http://rock-a-rolla.com/main/
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 20 December 2016 06:02 (seven years ago) link
https://longreads.com/2018/12/27/where-have-all-the-music-magazines-gone/
Tyler, they could have at least plugged your blog!
― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Friday, 28 December 2018 13:27 (five years ago) link