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Great music in a great way...
I have subscribed to the BBC Music Magazine almost since its beginning a decade ago. It was introduced to me as a way of both building a good classical CD collection and learning more about music at the same time. For one low price (less than the cost of an average classical CD, in fact), one gets both a quality recording (some original pieces, some re-issues of quality library recordings from the BBC archives). Quality Classical Mag from Britains BBC
I'd expect no less -- this is a quality magazine on classical and opera from the BBC. Includes sections on new cds, recording news, bach, orchestral, choral, chamber, video, jazz, books and more. ... Read more

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Stll the best Music Magazine
This mag has everything and is vastly under rated this is the only mag that counts in music and plus they don't hate like the rolling stone magazine and every article has interest plus they also go to the Bussiness end of it.However I am mad they have cut down the number charts on here they need more. For Anyone Interested In The Recording Industry
Read it myself back in the 70's and 80's, and pick it up from time to time today. First and foremost, it is a magazine dedicated to keeping up with the business side of music. It often goes into detail about what artists are up to, how much money they have made or lost, and what the current trends in music are. You know the Top 40? Well actually the Top 40 is a partial list from the Hot 100. There is also a Hot CD chart and more. The magazine covers Rock, Country, R&B, Rap, Gospel, and a host of other music styles. There's always lots of colorful photos (many of which are suitable for framing), and bunches of informative and entertaining reading.What I've always liked about Billboard is, of course, the charts. They let you know where a certain CD or song is currently ranked, as well as where it was last week. It also denotes if its went Gold or Platinum. The huge magazine is also a weekly publication. If you like keeping up with what's hot in music, Billboard is the magazine for you. ... Read more

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Probably the best available periodical reviewing classical recordings
I would endorse everything that is said by below by J Scott Morrison."International Record Review", while obviously based on"Gramophone" magazine (it shares the general format and some of the same reviewers), has addressed most of "Gramophone"'s egregious faults.
A New Competitor for 'The Gramophone'
This glossy British classical music magazine that focuses primarily on recordings was founded in 2000 by, I believe, some disgruntled former 'Gramophone' writers. The staff of writers include such well-known reviewers as Martin Anderson, Hugh Canning, Jed Distler, Mortimer H. Frank, Harris Goldsmith, Julian Haylock, Simon Heighes, Robert Layton, Donald Manildi, Andrew Porter, Charles Timbrell, Raymond S. Tuttle, John Warrack and others. As you can see, the writers primarily come from England but there are far more American reviewers than write for 'Gramophone,' giving it a bit more trans-Atlantic balance than the older magazine. It is, as they say, 'for those who know their music but who are prepared to be further enlightened, appreciate good sound-reproduction, without the need for gimmicks and who want up-to-date, authoritative comment on the vast number of new and historical classical recordings being released worldwide.' There are monthly review sections for orchestral, chamber, instrumental, choral, vocal and opera CDs as well as for DVDs and books. Issues also contain
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ALL HAIL
THIS IS THE MOST AUTHENTIC METAL MAG IN PRINT! NO MUDVAYNE HERE SO FAKERS BEWARE. HAVING BEEN AN EXCESSIVE METAL FAN FOR DECADES NOW, I CAN CREDIT THIS MAGAZINE WITH INTRODUCING ME TO MORE NEW BANDS THAN ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE. nOW WHO ELSE WOULD DO AN INTERVIEW WITH BURZUM, MAIDEN, CARCASS, AUTOPSY AND BLOODBATH IN THE SAME ISSUE ALONGSIDE A SABBATH, DIO, OR EMPEROR PIECE. MM THAT'S WHO. BUY IT OR PISS OFF. HAILS AND HORNS UP TO LIZ CIAVARELLA AND CO.

This metal mag kicks ...
Ok everyone here it is. THE essential metal resource for the true metalheads out there. The likes of Circus and Kerrang! have nothing on this mag.If you want to be informed by an incredible magazine with good layout, interesting interviews, and complete coverage of upcoming albums and indie labels then this is for you.I use my issue of Circus for toilet paper when I run out.Play it loud \mm/ ... Read more

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Great magazine!
I've been following FRANK for almost 3 years, and they keep getting better and better. It's great coverage of the underground rap, graffiti, art, and fashion scenes. They have put me on to so many great artists! I subscribed through the frank151.com website, where a subscription is only $12. ... Read more

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A metal version of Alternative Press
I used to love Outburn magazine. I first discovered it when I came across the mag at a local mainstream bookstore chain. The first thing I saw on the cover was VNV Nation. I bought that issue and soon after that I ordered a subscription. What I loved about Outburn at the time was that the magazine covered artists and bands that aren't covered in the mainstream music magazines, namely those in the goth, EBM, synthpop, and industrial scene. Unfortunately within the next year and a half, the magazine started covering less of those types of bands and more death metal bands and hardcore punk bands, two genres I don't give a rat's behind about. I don't know WTF happened at the magazine but they stopped covering anything goth related and started covering more music I would much rather have my ears ripped off by pliers than listen to. Just like Alternative Press, Outburn started out as a cool mag but now they have become a joke and more about following than setting trends.

It used to be 5 stars
This used to be a great magazine industrial/metal/synth/goth (and free cd of your choice), but over the past year and a half it has turned into indy and Hot Topic teeny music.

Not as good as it once was
Of all the music orientated magazines that I subscribe, Outburn is my personal favorite. This is the only magazine that caters to my favorite music...techno, goth, and industrial music. Rolling Stone stopped being relevant 10 years ago. Spin magazine is a joke. Alternative Press is also a joke and has stopped being relevant many, many moons ago. I discovered Outburn when I saw an article on one of my personal favorite bands of all time, VNV Nation. Rolling Stone, Spin, and AP wouldn't touch VNV Nation with a ten foot pole because it isn't popular with the brainwashed masses. That was last year. Since then, I have been a loyal reader as well as a loyal subscriber to the quarterly magazine. What appeals to me the most about Outburn is that the magazine covers more than just goth and industrial music but also lesser known metal bands like Lacuna Coil and Opeth. I'm not a metal fan by a long shot but it is refreshing to read a magazine in which heavy metal bands are the [pooh] that MTV and Clear Channel, er, radio plays non-stop (i.e Korn, Deftones, Limp Bizkit). Outburn covers lesser known metal bands that MTV wouldn't dare play except maybe on the new incarnation of "Headbanger's Ball". I also enjoy the original questions the writers throws at the artists and bands they interview. They also don't sound patronizing or condescending one bit. And unlike Spin magazine which has now become a forum for video games and fashion as opposed to music, Outburn sticks to what it knows best which is music. Although Marilyn Manson is on the cover of the new issue of Outburn, at least I can be grateful that the editors didn't throw Good Charlotte on the cover. Another thing I love about Outburn is the free cd offer for subscribers. Nothing beats like a free cd and for less than ten dollars. One of the problems I have with Outburn is that it is a quarterly magazine, not a monthly magazine. I wish that rags like AP, Spin, and RS were quarterly magazines. I also wish that they covered less death metal and punk bands nad cover more synthpop/EBM acts like they did a few years when I first started reading the magazine (thanks to the VNV Nation article). I really don't want to see Outburn turn into something wretched like "Alternative Press" did over the years with the pseudo punk movement. Outburn is now endanger of becoming like AP but instead with death metal bands. I am lucky to even read one lousy article about an artist/band that is geared towards my taste (synthpop, EBM, industrial, goth, darkwave). I like reading the record reviews but even they are starting to look stale like the rest of the magazine. ... Read more

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Rivet: Discover. Inquire. Repeat.
Rivet is a unique journal that combines a dazzling format with fresh commentary on music, arts, politics, and some breezy original fiction & poetry. Anyone interested in cutting edge publishing arts should buy this journal.

Love this mag
Rivet is really just a fun magazine to read. It has something for everyone and every mood- cool snipets and facts about the world, beautiful fiction, accessible political analyses, thoughtful lifestyle pieces. I read it cover to cover as soon as the new issue comes out!

Rivet review
So there's a new magazine, except it's not new (existing in some form for 4 years), and it's not a magazine, at least not in the sense I'm used to. It is Rivet, and, smaller in dimensions (something like 6.5 x 8 inches) than your usual mag, the thing it most reminds me of is a poetry anthology, if a poetry anthology could consist of photos, art, articles, essays, recipes, interviews, discursive blurbs, short short fiction, in addition to its poetry. I say poetry anthology because the format often consists of relatively brief individual works employing flashes of imagery (visual and textual), covering a wide range of subjects, perspectives, and voices, and all tied together by a single theme. Rivet does this in both of the issues I've read so far, employing the unifying concepts of "union" and "green" respectively, and in each issue the editor skillfully manages to weave it all together.
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Strad
This is an excellent magazine, with interesting features that are of relevance to anyone from amateur players to professionals, to violin makers. Don't try to make a career in the string world without it! ... Read more

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Informative, entertaining magazine
This magazine is fun. It is more for those who are into "underground" music. Yet, it has articles on other things, such as cities, artists, etc. I find it to be pretty unique. I would especially recommend it to the indie rock kids. ... Read more

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The Authority
Amazon: You are taking advantage of a small independent business. You are selling this zine for $28.85 when anyone can purchase this zine for $15.00 directly from Venuszine.com. Indie businesses rely on a small mom-and-pop image and you are destroying that! Here is another large business with an outrageous price. Perfect. Unfortunately you have associated Venuszine with your undesirable business practice. I suggest you contact Venuszine and attempt to distribute their magazine instead of scalping it on the internet.

great zine for feminist music fans
this magazine is really great if you're into music created by women. it's the tops. from sleater-kinney to le tigre to team dresch, they cover everything you can imagine. you'll discover tons of great new women musicians, photographers, painters, designers, EVERYTHING! buy this magazine. ... Read more

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I like Magnet
Magnet is the best music magazine I know of that's published in the U.S. (I know that's not saying much but it really is good).Good articles and reviews on great bands.I especially liked the last issues "Top 60 albums of the past 10 years" list.Sure there were a few missteps (Tortoise,The Verve, and Calexico to name a few) but that's forgivable when you have Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, and Neutral Milk Hotel all in the top 5. don't go much past indie rock
I appreciate the fact that Magnet is a mostly indie/college music type magazine, but let's be honest here about their out look on music in general, it is pretty bad.They write good articles and the content is usually good,but to have a top 60 albums of the past 10 years and to have bands like Polvo and Girls Against Boys in it shows really bad taste.From what I can see they don't really understand rap or electronic and they don't really try to.If you like one kind of music, indie rock, and you plan to stick with it and listen to nothing else than Magnet is your magazine.If you plan on expanding your musical tastes past one genre than forget Magnet and read the British music magazines.They're a lot more expensive, but magazines like Mojo put this one to shame.

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Magnet is a quirky magazine. One month will include an informative interview about a band/artist that would not even receive a mention in a more mainstream magazine, the next month the feature articles can be stale or superficial.Read more

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OPUS Magazine
A necessary tool for every lover and or collector of classical recorded music - certainly for the music lover who wants to know all the recordings currently available for purchase. Opus is like a "books in print" catalog to provide each person ready to buy. There are no reviews or comments provided. For that you would need to read "Gramaphone" magazine. KEN PAYNE
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Appeals to many types of music lovers
I have been subscribing to "Strings" for several years and enjoy the magazine.This last issue had a section on cajun music as well as an article featuring Joshua Bell, a world-class violinist who is teaming up with MIT to develop a series of high-tech instruments and musical toys designed to stiumlate children's interest in music. Read more

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The biggest little indie mag...
Those who truly follow music of any genre know that it basically has two tiers, The top one of the artists everyone knows about and listens to on the radio 5 times a day. Then there is the whole other tier of generally-unknown to completely obscure artists that often deserve more coverage, but fail to get it. URB steps in to correct that misstep, covering the best (and making sure to point out the worst) of Hip-Hop, Electronica, and some Rock that you may have missed in the general hustle-and-bustle of life. Varying from being more focused on Hardcore Underground Rap, to European techno, URB may not always follow standard genre conventions, but with all the new good music you'll be listening to you won't mind the eclectic music shown...you may even be thankful for it.

RELIGIOUS WRITINGS
I have been reading this magazine since it was on black and white news print...when I was a teenager from San Diego making the drive to LA everyweekend. I am now 29 and live in ITALY and still read it...need I say more?

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The ONLY magazine for the Double Bassist
Double Bassist is exactly what the name implies- a magazine for double bass players. It coversclassical and jazz players and music- you won't find any rockabilly players here- equally well, with enthusiasm and respect. The typical issue contains interviews with musicians, discussions of technique, basses and bows, accessories, complete solo or small ensemble scores and reviews of current recordings and scores, presented in a large format on gorgeous glossy stock.Read more

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