Magazines/blogs we DO like.

[simon silverdollar]

Anyone know what's happened here: http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/ ?

shit...i'll let the editor know!

 

[Poisonous Dart]

Wow...

The editors, writers and contributors at the following publications:

Mass Appeal
Elemental
Wax Poetics
Scratch
Insomniac
The Ave
Vibe
XXL

Jeff Chang's blog is pretty damn good as well. I'd like to see more comprehensive hip hop/politically charged blogging going on. I'll start one soon enough. One.

I like this one:

http://poisonousparagraphs.blogspot.com/

One.

 

[Woebot]

http://elcrepusculodeunapelusa.blogspot.com/

amazing visual blog

 

[Gavin]

Datacide magazine.

Are new issues still being published?

 

[hurricane run]

another mp3 blog mutant sounds

 

[mms]

another mp3 blog mutant sounds

as an aside, i'm not sure about alot of mp3 blogs they seem to just copy a press release and rip an album to you send it. Which is waste.
i guess the best ones plough their own path though, like idiots guide to dreaming or those wicked african ones, and actually show some care attention, love and an amount of curation to what they do.

 

[Tactics]

jus a quick q

how do these free mags manage to get writers and stay afloat? I mean yes there's love and all that but it costs to press s*** and pay ppl

anyone got any idea?

lol...sorry for the money centric comments...but I'm flat broke right now lol...actually that's not even funny

 

[john eden]

Are new issues still being published?

They are planning one more, I believe.

I might try and do a zine this year also.

There, I've said it in public now.

 

[STN]

what sort of zine?

 

[john eden]

what sort of zine?

A sort've defiantly unprofessional music zine thing. About music I like, but not all written by me.

 

[STN]

I'm up for writing a feature on Mambo Taxi then.

 

[john eden]

I'm up for writing a feature on Mambo Taxi then.

Cool. But I think it was going to be on more of a bashment / grime / breakcore / reggae tip.

Having said that, despite spending a lot of time mulling it over I still haven't thought it through properly yet.

 

[STN]

Sorry, my remark was supposed to be a cheeky, withering and ultimately devastating repayment for you beating me to the Yellowman/Josey Wales/giants joke and then mocking me as I lay gasping on the floor. Damn you, stealing my thunder again!


Seriously though, it sounds good - I'll look forward to it and will be around for local legwork if you need me...

 

[john eden]

Sorry, my remark was supposed to be a cheeky, withering and ultimately devastating repayment for you beating me to the Yellowman/Josey Wales/giants joke and then mocking me as I lay gasping on the floor. Damn you, stealing my thunder again!


Seriously though, it sounds good - I'll look forward to it and will be around for local legwork if you need me...

Maybe we can re-enact that cover artwork together in front of the tower block on my estate, innit?

Seriously tho - I might chase you up for some reviews anyway.

Writers / designers - PM me and introduce yourselves to my unique management style!