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 steviedal on June 20, 2011 at 10:53am

"the printed word will always be there"

And thank goodness for that , how could i ever live without my copies of Rock Springs (Richard Ford) , Jernigan (David Gates) or Affliction (Russell Banks) , it would be unbearable ! having them on a bloody file just wouldn't be right , i couldn't sleep at night.........

Permalink Reply by Darius Rips on June 20, 2011 at 1:56pm
As a music blogger who took his inspiration from the brightest days of printed music journalism, I am glad you made an exception for "certain forums and blogs". Sadly, there are many bloggers who are just in it for free music. But luckily, there are also many of us who care about the quality, not only of what we listen to, but also of what we write about it. One thing I do like about having a blog is that my readers can hear what I'm talking about. Robert Palmer in the New York Times and Timothy White and others at Musician Magazine were great inspirations to me, but I still didn't always know what the music they described sounded like. My readers don't have that problem. (I hope to one day write as well as Palmer and White, but I am not trying to brag here.)
Permalink Reply by Stina on June 20, 2011 at 6:50pm
Definitely agree with you on all fronts though I must say how deeply saddened I am by the trend away from physical books. As someone with 5 bookshelves full and many storage boxes... it seems unbelievable that anyone could prefer a little screen to something you can hold in your hands and keep. Same goes for magazines.
Permalink Reply by john.hyland on June 20, 2011 at 9:14pm

Hope this is okay, I guess someone will let me know if it isn't...

 

When You Motor Away is our little music blog. Started out as a way to share music recommendations, you know, like we all like to do... then I invited a couple of friends to write for it and it's really grown. It is nowhere near comprehensive and we are proud to only write about that which we like, but we always try to include videos/mp3 samples and links so you can check for yourself.

 

I like Americana and indie rock (recently reviewed the new Jim Lauderdale, David Bazan and Centro-matic records), but lots of other stuff too. My co-writers run the gamut from folk to punk, one guy specializes in unsigned Scottish bands (you'd be surprised how many there are!).

 

Anyway, hope you enjoy it. Please let me know...

Permalink Reply by Stina on June 21, 2011 at 4:59am
Will definitely check it out. Thanks
Permalink Reply by Stephen A. Vinson on June 21, 2011 at 8:33am

I checked it out for about an hour. Yeah, man, that's what i'm talkin' about!

 

And thanks for all of the links to other cool places. I feel like I've had my head up somewheres for not finding this kind of thing sooner, but, to paraphrase what almost  everyone says about the information age, the trouble is finding the things that you, maybe, did not even know you were looking for. 

 

Your site now sits among my favorites-- thanks, again.

Permalink Reply by Chris Ford on June 21, 2011 at 6:00am

If you're really into guitars, Vintage Guitar is a great read, as is, Mix, which tends to be more about production and recording, but often touches upon the music making itself with such features as "Classic Tracks" where they discuss how various hit records were created - from the technical mumbo jumbo to the personal and creative experiences of the artists, the producers, and the engineers.

 

Again depending on your technical bent, Sound On Sound (out of Britain and a little pricey) can be a great resource for finding out about the recording and production side of the business.

 

 

Permalink Reply by David Peyton Hester on June 21, 2011 at 1:32pm
Uncut and Mojo, aside from the wonderful people here I belive the brits outdo us in that area

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