Taking Sides : Careless Talk Costs Lives Vs The Big Takeover Vs Skyscraper Vs The Wire

probably The Big Takeover or Skyscraper if those are your fave bands. CTCL is close, though more expensive if you're in the US (I'm guessing you are from your AOL account) and The Wire doesn't cover any of those bands, though in some ways it's the best of them as a magazine.

I do like other bands, thatw as all i could think of. Also like Radiohead, Bjork , Brendan Benson , Mogwai , G!YBE.

Also Taking Sides Careless Talk Costs Lives Vs The Big Takeover Vs Skyscraper Vs The Wire
what is the best between them anyway?

Yes im In the US.
Feel free to recommend me other good Mags. I mentioned The Wire as i've heard it covers bands noone else does and i'd like to hear new stuff.

the wire will prob not be so up your alley. however, it does employ some stunning writers (and some real rotters, too) and puts forward some great ideas. carless talk is a lovely mag and i'm not saying that coz i still owe them a column...

I like a lot of Careless Talk, theres a good percentage of very enlightening articles in there and that "Metal: A Column" thing i like a lot. and I think ive seen a few ILMers writing for it too...

yeah, Ned writes for it and one or two others. Everett True has been known to post here as well.

even the bands you named in your second post (except Radiohead) aren't covered by The Wire much, though, V

but G!YBE and, though not a 'band', Björk are covered alright

Go with Big Takeover, maybe check out Punk Planet as wel.

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What is Skyscraper? I've never heard of it before. What does it cover?

I do indeed scribble for it. Sent off my latest column just yesterday, for the issue 1 (counting down from issue 12).

Er, it being CTCL, referring to Matos' comment above. (Oh BTW, M., did that Faith and Disease piece arrive?)

Is Issue 2 of CTCL out? I was up visiting my brother in Glasgow last weekend and when in the city centre i went to a few shops before i got the train home. None of the shops there said CTCL was out. Noone had had it in stock. Fopp says they dont even sell it anymore as noone bought it. Yet the other shops (avalanche, Monorail,Borders) said that they never get enough copies and they fly off the shelves when they do come in.
So is it out?

i seen it today in borders buchanan street - it wasnt with the music mags though it was next to the face, id, sleazenation etc. - one aisle back

Damn I didnt check there and im back home now. I'll get my brother to get it.
Thanks jed.

well it's in completely the wrong place - i thought of mentioning it to the staff but of course i didn't.

Big Take Over, of course, because Bad Brains kick ass.

Careless Talk Costs Lives - If you like whiny obscure indie rock nomarks.

steve gullick is godlike.
(a vote for ctcl)

(people mention writing all the time round here, but never mention the photographers....gullick is a huge part of ctcls appeal for me)

Bevarage is an outstanding surname.

I feel lucky really. I used to have a friend called Peta Beaver.(Seriously)she changed her surname funnily enough.
Still cant decide which magazine to subscribe to. They all sound appealing in different ways but I can only afford one.

Hmmm... I still think CTCL treats too much non-indie as the poor cousin for my tastes. I'll go with The Wire, despite all my past nit-picking.

CTCL is closing with #1. There will be 2 new magazines under our umbrella, due early next year. Details to follow soon.

Save your money - http://www.stylusmagazine.com is much better, and free to boot (as long as you've got the internet!).

Based on your list above Big Takeover is more for you. Though I've had a hell of a time finding CTCL in Canada. Everett True posts from time to time and we did have a guest apperance on a couple threads from Jack Rabid. Hell, been on the [email protected] mailing list for several years.

Big Take Over, of course, because Bad Brains kick ass.

As does Chino [The Nils].

The photos in CTCL are superb, inspirational even.

Pointless subscribing though: it's finishing soon and once you've seen a few issues the text is pretty much interchangable, just with different band names.

That's exagerrating a bit, and some of the colums (the metal one ) are great.

http://www.nme.com/news/106158.htm The new NME says it offers the best photography.

NEXT WEEK - YOUR NEW LOOK NME!

NME will unleash its brand new look next week (September 17) giving you not only the most hard-hitting news and reviews, in-depth features and sharpest photography in the world, but also an exclusive CD hand-picked by THE STROKES.

The new-look NME has undergone a complete redesign following months of extensive research, development and creative work which will all be unveiled in the next issue. The cover CD will feature tracks chosen by the kings of New York cool, The Strokes, and a rare demo version of 'Is This It'.

NME editor Conor McNicholas said: "Having just celebrated regaining the top spot as the UK’s best-selling music weekly, and the best festival coverage ever this redesign is another exciting move in the history of this world famous brand. It has taken six months of intensive research and hard graft."

He added: "No change has been introduced lightly, with every innovation focused squarely on our readers' demanding list of wants and needs. The finished result is something that the whole team is incredibly proud of and our readers will be pleased to see."

Amongst the completely new innovations that will be ingrained into the magazine every week will be your one-stop guide to everything you need in your life - 'The Agenda'. Every essential album, single, gig, film, and TV and radio event will be listed, giving you the chance to lap up as much rock 'n roll high (and low) culture as humanely possible.

Conor said: "We've made some bold moves, and we've added some unique new twists to the title. However, our sole aim has been to ensure that the NME not only maintains its position as being the first stop for music news and reviews, but also continues to deliver as the title closest to the cutting-edge of music culture."

The tracklisting for the CD will be:

Kings of Leon - 'Spiral Staircase'
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - 'Chinese Rocks'
The Ramones - 'Teenage Lobotomy'
New York Dolls - 'Trash'
The Modern Lovers - 'Pablo Picasso'
The Velvet Underground - 'I'm Waiting For The Man'
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 'Trenchtown Rock'
Peter Tosh - 'Arise Black'
Iggy Pop with Ric Ocasek - 'Old Mule Skinner'
Blondie - 'One Way Or Another'
Duran Duran - 'Rio'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Miles Away'
Patsy Cline - 'Walkin' After Midnight'
The Strokes - 'Is This It' (Demo Recorded at JP's House)
Jet - 'Get Me Outta Here'
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 'In Like The Rose'
Franz Ferdinand - 'Tell Her Tonight'
The Cooper Temple Clause - 'Music Box'
The Coral - 'Boy At The Window'

I await the 8927147 threads on this with 'interest' ;)