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to the people who claim that it's "not what it used to be"
music is constantly changing and evolving, and so is AP. if you want to keep reading about sublime, etc, go dig up your old AP's. you can't expect AP to cover the same bands over and over again. despite what you think, AP has always been, and always will be, devoted to mostly mainstream music. by "alternative", they dont mean alternative to the top 40, they mean the alternative genre, which by definition can't be confined in a genre. most alternative music now, and in the past, is very popular and mainstream.

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I've never not been satisfied with an issue of Alternative Press. I'm glad I subscribed, and plan on subscribing next year, too.

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This mag........
.....ROCKS!!!!! First thing, I am not a kid, but it is quicker to use this option. Aaanyways...this magazine is amazing. It features a very wide range of bands, but not in an annoying way. I mean, if you were into death metal and it kept having loads of punk, that would be annoying, and vice versa. There are so many different parts to it....and check out Pandora, the rockin cartoon with the rockin star and her HOT dreadlocked sidekick Wek.....lol!
the standard by which all others should be measured
Absolutely brilliant magazine- shame the U.S. does not have an equivalent.Very well-written and informative; I've found out about more bands through this mag than any other I've read. Much more professional than its American counterparts (Metal Edge, Circus, etc).Covers all sorts of metal/rock bands, from Linkin Park to Slayer.This is a British weekly magazine- not a monthly- so the cost is high but well worth it if you can afford it.

Greatest rock magazine
Kerrang! is by far the most informative rock magazine that has ever been published!I can count on Kerrang! to get the best interviews, be up to date, and get the facts straight from the mouths of the musicians.Its a hard to find magazine in the US, but if you can spare the money it is well worth your dollar if your intereseted in the world of hard rock.They also cover a wide range of bands that the US wouldn't even touch, and are always turning you on to new music with free CDs. ... Read more

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Its more than the beginner or mainstream guitarist needs
I've subscribed to Guitar Player for a little over a year now.It seems like a great magazine that attempts to cover all of the bases of guitar playing. It has reviews and interviews with everyone from pretentious guitar heros to down-to-earth acoustic players and punk rockers. There are quite a lot of ads but they are expected for such a magazine. There are CD reviews based off of the guitarist's aspect also.
Better than the rest
Let me say at the outset that I'm not a big fan of tab. Figuring out songs on your own provides a greater lesson than simply following along with tabs. Besides, there are scores of free tab sites on the web, so if you really need to know how to play a song and can't figure it out on your own or simply don't have the time, get to surfing.
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Outstanding Magazine Better Than The Competition
I hear everyone say that Mix is a better magazine than Recording and I say nonsense. This mag is a great mag about home recording and the recording industry. After the first issue of Recording Magazine, I cancelled my subscription to Mix. I like the reviews in Recording much better, but what I like the most are the seperate columns each month about each band instrument. Each month a column is written pertaining to bass, guitar, drums, and vocals. These columns give the readers tips and insight on how to improve and get different sounds out of each instrument. I love it.

Friendlier end of the scale...
It can be kind of fluffy and thin, with maybe one or two really good meaty articles (usually too short) per issue, with a bit too much fluff in between, too many press releases (jeez I hate press releases that pass for "news"). For that, 3 stars. It makes me study efficiently!
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A great resource!
The single most valuable part of Classical Singer is the audition listings found in the back of every issue.This is the easiest way for singers to find out about upcoming auditions.The articles are usually short, and cover a wide range of topics.I recommend that every professional or up and coming singer subscribe to this magazine, join Opera America, and purchase Opera America's publications for singers.These two resources together provide all the information you need to make it in this business.If you are just an opera fan, then this magazine might not be of as much interest. In that case I would recommend Opera News.

Perfect Gift
I bought Classical Singer for my daughter who is in High School looking to attend college. We were surprised when we found a magazine just for singers. It was by far the best gift we could get her.

Keeping Classical singers in " Pitch"
I recently, for the first time, discovered the" Classical Singer". I have often dreamed of producing a magazine that gives singers like myselfcategorised, concise ,variety ofeasy to readcommunication on current events in the music world. Who are the current and rising stars?Where do they perform? How do I go about finding and agent? Who and where are the choruses, opera groups, to which I could apply. This magazine covers the need of a singer predominantly.Read more

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Must Have for Opera Listeners
This is the magazine to have with all the news and opera events around the world. The photography is always excellent. During the Met opera season each Saturday broadcast is covered including timings of each of the acts and between act features. The back always has reviews of new opera CD's and DVD. If you love opera you need this magazine.

Opera for the Masses, Polished and Informative
I have only recently become an opera enthusiast partially because I realized I needed to be old enough to appreciate it and also because of my intimidation of those who are quite knowledgeable about it. That's why I heartily endorse a subscription to "Opera News", which I find to be by far, the most reader-friendly of magazines dedicated to opera and classical music. It is probably not as comprehensive as others are, but it makes for educational and entertaining reading at a level that would make sense to anyone interested in learning more about opera. Published monthly by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, it naturally places primary focus on the Met's performances, but it also does an excellent job in covering performances at venues around the world. The layout and graphic quality are as polished as any popular entertainment publication.
A Superb, Quality Magazine on Every Level!
OPERA NEWS had been around for a long time.It used to be the vehicle to reference for casts of upcoming Saturday radio Live from Texaco! performances of operas at the Met and in those days the paper quality was a bit cheap and the articles spare. Readers were still given the operas with casts and dates throughout the US.Now the magazine has a rich luster to add to its visual appeal.The production qualities have improved considerably, but more important, the writing has become world class.There are biographies of both past and present Opera Stars along with informed articles on historical aspects of opera - composers, opera houses, and musical styles.The reviews of new recordings both on CD and on DVD of full operas and recitals are highly recommended to those in a quandary as to which recording of which opera they should purchase.The color photography of sets, opera in performance not only at the Metropolitan Opera (the featured house, of course) but also at the innovative houses here and abroad, is first rate.Well worth the relatively low price for a subscription and a 'must read' for operaphiles around the globe. ... Read more

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One of my favorite magazines.
It is a good magazine. Although, it showcases the same musicians on the cover. It showcases bands like Fallou Boy on the cover more like XXL does with G-Unit. The features are pretty good. I like Ask a Superstar, that is probably one of the best of them. Also, their reviews, I agree with them sometimes, and other times, they give way too low ratings. Also, I have had the subscription for a while now and the magazine never fails to entertian me when it comes to Music. I also like the half naked girls. Don't we all? Give a chance when you can. ... Read more

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Terrible Customer Service
I read a few reviews on amazon and other sites about Acoustic Guitar before deciding to subscribe to it.I paid them on the 1st of May 2006 and my first copy was supposed to be the July issue (which hasn't yet turned up), on writing to them I got a response saying that I should expect it any day, well I bought their word for it, but it never reached me. It was the same story for every issue and everytime I would write to them, all that they had to say is that I should reconfirm my postal address (which is ridiculous cause I had been getting their renewal notices before even a single issue reached me, and I had brought that to their notice).
Great Magazine
Unless you're into shredding, adding unnatural effects to your sound, or the latest opinions of the hard/punk rockers, this is the magazine for you.Filled with useful lessons and tips for everything from blues and country to swing and jazz, and, naturally, a lot of ads for acoustic guitars. Also, it doesn't seem to focus on any particular age group in it's ads or featured interviews/articles as many of the others do.

A Good Quality Acoustic Guitar Magazine
This a good magazine for someone who wants to learn to play folk or fingerstyle music. I have tried all of the other magazines and this magazine as far as content and price are above the rest. That being said, this magazine is only a good suppliment for your guitar learning. Even if you don't desire to do anything but strum an acoustic guitar, I don't think this magazine can be your one source of literature. I would recommend that this magazine be purchased along with one of the mainstream magazines such as Guitar One or Guitar World. ... Read more

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They don't make magazines like this anymore. Or they never did...
Classic Rock is a GREAT magazine. No emo. No nu metal. No punk (well, not much). So what does it have you ask?
This magazine has it all for any fan of Rock music
I found this magazine in a Borders store almost 2 years ago at $7.99.I took it home and read it from cover to cover in about 2 days, it was that hard to put down.I haven't found a magazine in the past decade where I have enjoyed each article and the subject matter enclosed.They have tons of CD, DVD and concert reviews and being from England, informs those of us on this side of the pond of new bands that we would otherwise never hear of.It took me a few issues to subscribe, but I have been on board ever since.If you like articles on bands from the past such as Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, Grand Funk, Pink Floyd, Y & T, well the list goes on and on.Some are stories on what they have been up to, but mostly an article about a particular tour or making of an album that we now recognise as a classic.It has also turned me on to bands such as Status Quo, Tokyo Dragons, Young Heart Attack, and Mostly Autumn that I would have otherwise never been exposed to.Also, every 3 or 4 issues comes with a rather long playing free CD of current music that is a nice bonus that samples the gammut of rock music.I recommend this highly, mostly color pictures that have never been shown before.The Thin Lizzy spread was my favorite a couple of issues ago.Try an issue or two, you won't be disappointed.

Absolutely the best magazine out there to feature classic rock
Wow, I just got my hands on my first magazine sent to me through the Amazon.com subscription, and it is the best rock magazine I've ever read.The magazine featured ridiculous write ups on Journey, John Kalodner, Triumph, and on the cover and feature was Led Zeppelin covering the Last Days.Included were stories on Zep's final Years (77 - 80), their manager Peter Grant, Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door, and John Bonham.Those stories were very well detailed, published, thoroughly interesting, great write ups, pictorials, etc.The magazine was 146 pages, and aside for the feature contents, regular contents include a communication breakdown (which answers fans letters and emails), the dirt (all the news, rumors, and more), Everyhome should have one (where the magazine asks a musician his favorite album...this edition included Rudolf Scheneker from the Scrops saying no home should be without Steely Dan's The Royal Scam..and he was serious), The Stories Behind the SOngs (Classic Rock looking at BOC's Don't Fear the Reaper), Q & A (with Kinks Dave Davies), Bad Wisdom, The Hard Stuff (the biggest, rockingest rock reviews package on the planet covering all that is new, reissued, spotlight, DVD, books, you name it...it gets reviewed...the best review column I have ever read), and many more regular sections.
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complete
This is the best & most complete music magazine out there. The interviews, sections, photographs & reviews are all great. The award winning review section is incredibly wide and complete. It's clear these people care about music.

This Magazine is one of our finest trust me...
...it is also one of the things that makes me think of home when I am not there. Q has a definitve style in the music market, while most music mags focus on a musical genre or a particular target audience, Q lets any music or artist with an ounce of talent or credibility be their prize. To this end they have featured musical interviews with everyone from Madonna to Leonard Cohen, Blur to George Michael. The breadth is incredible, the journalistic style is artistic and grittily honest. The interest and need to share on the subject of sound talent is endless. The only musical snobbery you will bare witness to here is an avid aversion to the growing "pop stars/pop idol/American idol/x factor", style dross whichfloods todays market. Thank goodness they do so instead of pandering to it without question like the mass of vile celeb trash mags do! I use the term "celeb" in it's loose sense here since one only has to show ones naked behind on Big Brother to be labelled with this dubiuos accalade these days!
If Spin was written by Brits...
There used to be tons of music magazines in Britain, but gradually they've disappeared, giving way to lifestyle magazines that run the gamut from celebrity gossip, to articles on (of all things) health. Q has always been focused on music and is pretty much the best barometer of the British music scene. It's stylish, irreverent and intelligent. They're aren't afraid to offend the interviewees neither. Read more

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Great entertainment magazine
May be pricy, but it's hard to beat.Can order significantly cheaper direct through www.uncutsubs.co.uk.

Great mag, bad deal
This is probably the best music/movie magazine out today. However, you can go to Borders books or Barnes and Nobles and get it for $8.95 or something. This deal is BS.

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great magazine....my favorite!!!!
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More than Dead, More or Less
Relix magazine finds itself in a tricky spot.They could be strictly faithful to their roots, become something like a Grateful Dead nostalgia magazine, and there would be a percentage of readers who would be perfectly fine with that.I've been on email lists with people who could debate endlessly over Dead trivia, what was their best period, which were the great Dark Stars, what years did Jerry have a click track in his ears and what is the greater significance of that.On the other hand of the spectrum, they could expand their horizons, attempt to bring in as many people and styles as possible under the umbrella of "Music for the Mind."They veer a little too far in that direction these days.For example, see recent interviews with Bo Bice and Rick Moranis, or recent reviews of Rush, Rosanne Cash, and System of a Down.Nothing personal about any of those musicians, in fact I'm a big fan of Rick Moranis' work from Little Shop of Horrors and his SCTV days, but it's a matter of scope.The danger is gradually turning into something as light and mindless as what the formerly great Rolling Stone magazine has become.
A Jamband Favorite
This is my favorite magazine. I don't have much time to go to concerts these days, but Relix keeps me tuned in with the Jamband music scene. They recently redesigned their magazine and I think that it appeals to a much larger audience now. They do everthing from camping equipment reviews to music reviews to in-depth articles on bands... anything that might relate to the live music scene. Still, they find time to devote to the Grateful Dead (The Dead, Other Ones, etc.), keeping the magazine true to its roots.

The only magazine if you are passionate about live music
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Snail Mail !!!
I still have not received this magazine, what is taking so long !!!

The Best All Around Metal Magazine!!
I've been a subscriber to REVOLVER for over three years now and I must say that they are the best "bang for your buck" music mag there is, period! They pretty much cover all the bases of heavy music (Extreme, Doom, Death, Grind, Metalcore, Hardcore even punk at times). I'd love to check out other metal mags, well the good ones anyways (BW&BK, Anvil, Terrorizer), Sorry but Hit Parader and Metal Edge are kinda lame, too little too late, but also, I simply don't have the cash for a $100+ subscription, all though you do get free sampler cd's with great bands w/ each mag, REVOLVER bust's you out w/ free mp3's each issue too, so you do get to hear something, even though personally I think they could be a little more cutting edge w/ their mp3 choices as they tend to stay in safe Territory as far as what they push, whereas Terrorizer and BW&BK really give you "Extreme" music to listen to, as well as their reviews (they have gotten a bit better). I am however a little pissed, as well as confused as to why I just renewed my 3 year subscription for $15 and it's only $10 even hear on Amazon... Promo? i guess. Oh well, simply put, this is the mag to get if you enjoy Metal Music magazines.

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Best current music mag.
"Jazziz" as a title is a little misleading for some.Jazz is often defined narrowly as just Rhythm Change or Blues but I think Jazz is more inclusive and typically these issues have covered music that I think might also be classified as easy-listening, new-age, fusion, smooth jazz, pop or soft rock.An issue can also be tough to find so subscribing is an excellent idea.
Fresh Jazz in your mailbox
The magazine is ok but the real thrill is getting new music on a regular basis. Beware, it can get expensive, I've gotten hooked on about 6 artists I never knew about and my CD collection is growing rapidly!

A new member????
I will see one Jazziz magazine with CD(jazziz on disc)Have you a free for me?.I was member for 5 or 6 years a go,maybe.See you. ... Read more

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You will love this magazine.
An amazing magazine. The quality is superb. I highly recommend this to any music lover. I will be anxiously waiting for the next issue. My collection has begun.

The guitar world needed this!!!!
Finally, a killer looking instrument magazine with interesting articles about players and collectors. This mag covers a pretty wide range of topics--interviews with players, builder interviews, some historical/esoteric stuff, etc. Even has some artsy photo spreads of instruments themselves. But I loved every page of the first issue. This is mag is stunning! No tab or instruction but plenty of entertaining, smart articles.
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Good Magazine Overall!!!!!!!
Guitar World Acoustic is a good overall magazine. This magazine is produced and published by the same company as Guitar One, Guitar World, and Bass Guitar, Future, Inc. My only real compalint is that this is a bimonthly magazine and it sells for more than Guitar One and Guitar World with are monthly. These two monthly magazines sell for a bout $19.95. Bass Guitar, which is another bimonthly magazine published by Future is only $16.95. I have a hard time understanding why. The interviews are awesome and I love the players that they spotlight. The lessons are great. I receive numerous industry magazines including, Guitar Player, Electronic Musician, Recording Magazine, Guitar World, Guitar One, as well as others. When I decided to subscribed to a "acoustic" guitar magazine, I couldn't make up my mind between Guitar World Acoustic and Acoustic Guitar. Therefore I subscribed to both. After a year of getting both magazine I found Guitar World Acoustic to be somewhat better for my taste. It also seemed to me that Guitar World Acoustic had more information in the one issue than Acoustic Guitar had in two. If you are into modern music and would like to subscribe to a magazine that reflects that then get GWA, if you are more the "singer-songwriter" type then you may like AG.

Hit and miss like all of the other guitar magazines
This was ordered for my birthday in January, and I received the first issue today, which is the February/March issue. Maybe they have fixed the problems with subscription fulfillment. I guess I'll know for sure once I've gotten all of the issues.
One of the best guitar magazines out there
I subscribe to a number of guitar magazines - and of all - this one is the best - with the most tangible lessons and tabs for players.I have been a subscriber for several years now and never missed an issue. ... Read more

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Bush won. Kerry lost. This is the reality,
The good....
they need a new editor
great bands, great music, wordy writers, lazy editors, busy & difficult to read layout.

Read, Read, Read, and Listen
This magazine was founded to follow the alt-country music, a label it follows with the tag "(whatever that is)."Here's a hint--if you don't know what alt-country music is, this magazine isn't for you.Read more

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