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Night Rocker:
Out if pure stupidity, i ask again.  Is that any good music magazine that covers most genres of music in the US?

Thrillho:
Rolling Stone...?

'Good' is in the eye of the beholder after all.

pat101:
Haha Ohh Revolver, I used to read that at my old job just because I worked in a video store where we didn't have ANY customers so I'd have a lot of free time on my hands, it was a fairly shitty mag. I do enjoy my free copies of Exclaim! though, I mean it's by no means great though it is free and totally decent.

sjbrot:
Well, I mostly read Exclaim! seeing as it's so very easy to pick and all. Less-than-a-hundred-words reviews do suck, but they have a lot of ground to cover, and they do it well. And, of course, for those who don't live in Canada or are too lazy to find a record shop, you can always read most of their content online.

In terms of American stuff, I read Harp a bit. They're a bit more focussed on singer/songwriter style stuff than I'm comfortable with, but they do well on most occasions, and they've had both Fred Mills and Jim Derogatis in their pages.

The cream of the crop, really, is Magnet. I don't know of a single magazine out today that I would put up against them. Like any magazine, they've certainly had some misfires over the years. Still, their content is unparralled. I find that just about every artist that I'm interested in, with the exception of local bands and smaller Canadian touring bands, are covered and covered well by this magazine. They cater to the independant scene at large. I can't say enough about them. I've been reading them for years, and only one regretable issue comes to mind, and I will keep it to myself because it was really embarrassing.

charlesegabel:
I actually am a huge fan of Spin, which had everything to do with the writing staff, half of which were recently fired under a new editor that came from Blender. Beyonce appeared on the cover and they got a terrible sex columnist...

They totally destroyed their previous market, which was not a good move. I just hope since the guy's firing, the damage can be undone.

Big Takeover is really good for text and stuff, but they have this terrible habit of spilling over their interviews to the next issue, which wouldn't be so bad if the new issues weren't only like twice a year (I'm not sure, I just pick it up when I see it). It's also very thick.

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