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Originally posted by Celeste: aren't there starving children somewhere?
Okay, so I read it. You know what? It's not too bad, though I doubt anyone here will subscribe. It's like a general survey of what's shaking and what's good in R&B, rock, jazz, world, and pop. Very few bad reviews, and only one review of a debut cd-- and it was Joss Stone. It's nice if you like good music but don't have the time in a particular genre to filter the wheat from the chaff. Early VH-1 or say, mid/late eighties Rolling Stone are good comparisons. I think that even if Rolling Stone got its focus back on music, a lot of us still wouldn't read it because the bands we are into aren't big enough to garner their attention. Same scenario here. I could see this magazine appealing to some of my friends. They were big into music in college and are still music fans. They hate what's on the radio, they hate Rolling Stone. They buy maybe 5-10 cd's a year but would probably buy more if they could figure out what is out there. Problem is, I don't know how many people like this there are left. For the rest of us, well how many interviews with Sting and REM have we already read? Still, for something like Jazz where I'm into good jazz but don't follow the scene it's somewhat useful. I think The Shins sums it up. They are listed under the "best 10 albums you've haven't heard this year." Hey, good job covering and recognizing The Shins. OTOH, pretty much everyone here has not only heard The Shins new album, but probably also the last one many times. We've already formed an opinion.
Originally posted by slappy: They're all early photos of REM with commentary by Peter Buck. There's even shots of them opening for the Police.
Originally posted by Jaguär: I like the idea of the magazine and I love that the industry is finally recognizing that we over 30 year olds are doing our part to support the record industry even though before they never bothered to recognize us as a viable part of the market. Unfortunately, I can't stand any of the music that they are covering.
Originally posted by Bagster: And my intermittent weeping and glee when listening to "Free to Be, You and Me"
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢: So a dude on the WOXY board read the magazine. This was his take: Quote Okay, so I read it. You know what? It's not too bad, though I doubt anyone here will subscribe. It's like a general survey of what's shaking and what's good in R&B, rock, jazz, world, and pop. Very few bad reviews, and only one review of a debut cd-- and it was Joss Stone. It's nice if you like good music but don't have the time in a particular genre to filter the wheat from the chaff. Early VH-1 or say, mid/late eighties Rolling Stone are good comparisons. I think that even if Rolling Stone got its focus back on music, a lot of us still wouldn't read it because the bands we are into aren't big enough to garner their attention. Same scenario here. I could see this magazine appealing to some of my friends. They were big into music in college and are still music fans. They hate what's on the radio, they hate Rolling Stone. They buy maybe 5-10 cd's a year but would probably buy more if they could figure out what is out there. Problem is, I don't know how many people like this there are left. For the rest of us, well how many interviews with Sting and REM have we already read? Still, for something like Jazz where I'm into good jazz but don't follow the scene it's somewhat useful. I think The Shins sums it up. They are listed under the "best 10 albums you've haven't heard this year." Hey, good job covering and recognizing The Shins. OTOH, pretty much everyone here has not only heard The Shins new album, but probably also the last one many times. We've already formed an opinion. [/b]
Originally posted by Bagster: QuoteOriginally posted by Jaguär: ... doing our part to support the record industry we still get viciously ignored as a less than desirable demographic[/b]
Originally posted by Jaguär: ... doing our part to support the record industry
Originally posted by thatguy: QuoteOriginally posted by Bagster: And my intermittent weeping and glee when listening to "Free to Be, You and Me"i listened to those records endlessly when i was a kid. a couple of years back, my dad gave me a copy of the book (autographed by marlo thomas) and the cd. i recently found a dvd release of it as well. i still watch it from time to time. my favorite part is rosey greer singing "it's alright to cry." [/b]
Originally posted by Rhett Miller: The 10 albums you haven't heard: 1. Kathleen Edwards 2. Ben Taylor Band 3. Four Tet 4. Jason Moran 5. Howard Tate 6. The Waifs 7. Ghazal 8. Jesse Malin 9. The Moles 10. The Shins I wonder how many of those Mr. WOXY listener HAS heard?
