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Looking for music magazines and other resources - What's good?

Been searching for some music magazines (etc) that don't focus merely on pop music. I'm a longtime subscriber with Rolling Stone magazine and enjoy finding it in my mailbox. I purchased a subscription to American Songwriter last night. Looked good.

As a guitar player, I have been drooling over the Fretboard Journal and Acoustic Guitar magazines. Both expensive (especially Fretboard Journal) so I am trying to justify the price for magazines I've never had the opportunity to read.

Really would like to find something with the flavor of the old No Depression print issues. I'm not a Lady GaGa, Justin Beiber, or Enimen fan so I don't want to buy a magazine only to find it full of that kind of music. I'm more of a rock (i.e./ U2, Bon Jovi, Springsteen, Mellencamp - is he rock anymore?), country (i.e./ Gary Allan, Hank Williams, Johnny Reid), and alt-country/roots/whatcha-ma-callit (i.e./ Ryan Adams, Jayhawks, Gram Parsons) fan myself.

There's a magazine called Alternative Press - what's in that? Anyone know what it's like? Thought about buying Paste but I can't get the link to the subscription info to work on their site. It keeps taking me back to the main page. Also thought about Spin but wondered if it supported mostly pop music and harder acts?

I find that it's hard to get dcent music magazines at a reasonable price - as I am a Canadian.

HELP!

Also, doesn't have to be a magazine. Any websites, etc would be great as well.

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Permalink Reply by Stina on March 19, 2011 at 1:38pm

What got me going (this time round) is the sudden stream of magazines with the Avett Brothers (YAY!) on the cover that I've been seeing on ebay. Seems as though South Carolina has some cool magazines as a couple of them had the Avetts on the cover. Alot of my favourite artists come from that area (North and South Carolina) though so I could just be prejudiced! Road trip some day perhaps!

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on March 19, 2011 at 4:30pm

Uncut and Mojo are my two essential monthly magazines Stina . Both UK so they may be expensive for you. Damn sight better than Rolling Stone though . Try their websites first for a flavour of what they're about.

Dont get American songwriter here much (it appears occasionally) but it's a good read.

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Permalink Reply by L A Johnson on March 19, 2011 at 5:00pm

Ditto UNCUT although it's halcyon days in support of Americana are long gone

Maverick magazine, although veers to main stream country too often.

www.americana-uk.com

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Permalink Reply by RP N10 on March 19, 2011 at 5:41pm

Maverick's available digitally now which makes it a lot cheaper than before for readers outside the UK. Nice wide range of music covered even if not all for everyone. http:// www.maverick-country.com

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Permalink Reply by Stina on March 19, 2011 at 8:20pm

I find with Rolling Stone it's hit and miss. For example - last issue had Beiber on the cover. I'm not a 12 year old girl thanks - also don't know of too many 12 year olds who read Rolling Stone. I like the Dylan, U2, Springsteen, etc issues.

Thanks for the ideas - I'll check them out first thing in the morning when my eyes aren't at half-mast. Just finished two movies ("Killers" - like alot, cute - and "Easy A" - just okay) so I'm past my bedtime! :P

I find that alot of the stores tend to veer towards the kiddie magazines anymore. It's all Beiber - all the time. What the heck is a Beiber Fever anyways? Kinda scares me! j/k I was into the Backstreet Boys (yes, I was...) at the age of 12. The youngest band member was 18 years old. Now it's all teeny, tiny young faces staring at me from the magazine racks. Yes, I'm aware that I'm sounding very old while being just shy of the ripe old age of 25. LOL. Don't even get me started on what the kids are wearing these days. SIGH.

Really wish some fresh new ideas would begin to circulate. There isn't much in the way of proper music magazines. Most of the existing ones... feature way too many advertisements and features on movies, etc, etc. Non music related items. It's a shame.

Excuse my rambling. I'm tired, tired, tired, tired...