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Will:
Does anybody still read these anymore? If you do, which ones do you read, and what is it about them that makes you want to keep reading them?
The only one I subscribe to is Decibel, which I originally checked out because Converge was the cover story, but then I was really blown away by how well-done the visual aspect of the magazine was, and the writing was actually top-notch (not the dumbed down, knuckle-dragging bullshit that usually accompanies metal-based printed media). I've found out about a lot of really amazing music through their features, all-in-all I'm happy to keep reading each issue over and over. They mostly just cover heavy aggressive music though, and since I've started to branch out over the years with what I listen to, I'm looking for a music-focused magazine that covers that side of things...any suggestions?
Gryff:
Uncut is great, but a bit more focused on music history than new stuff. I like it though, because it covers music and movies fairly evenly, and it has some quite long articles about classic albums, musicians, actors and directors etc. And anyway, if you're looking for new music you can do it much more easily over the internet than in a magazine these days.
Will:
Actually, Gryff, this piques my interest...I may have to Google this one. Thanks!
dancarter:
I read a few, but not many of them are North American based (though not because I don't want one that is, it's just that there aren't any catering to Industrial or the like).
I quite enjoy Sideline, they've good coverage and a pretty steady flow of daily news on their website. The mag itself is good for interviews with some generally pretty big scene bands,as a well as up and comers.
Moving Hands is good for this as well, as are ReGen, Fiend, and Neosynthesis.
It's good to get some technical background too, on softsynths, patches, mixing, mastering, hardware performance and what have you so these tend to be where I go for that sort of thing...oh, Electronic Musician Magazine is great as well.
Johnny C:
Canadians can read Exclaim! for free. Check your local record stores.
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