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Whats the worst music magazine?

the3rdstreamthe3rdstream 1,980 Posts
edited February 2006 in Strut Central
I am going through an issue of Rolling Stone at work looking for CDs to order and I have to say this is some of the worst shit I have ever read, they think the reason Bush's approval rating has gone down is because of a Bright Eyes song, and I don't think their joking...Whats worse?
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  • asparagusasparagus Northampton, MA 333 Posts
    I am going through an issue of Rolling Stone at work looking for CDs to order and I have to say this is some of the worst shit I have ever read, they think the reason Bush's approval rating has gone down is because of a Bright Eyes song, and I don't think their joking...

    Whats worse?

    spin
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    VIBE is pretty bad...
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    I am going through an issue of Rolling Stone at work looking for CDs to order and I have to say this is some of the worst shit I have ever read, they think the reason Bush's approval rating has gone down is because of a Bright Eyes song, and I don't think their joking...

    Whats worse?

    spin

    They may be the worst at ignoring something until it hits critical mass, only to then act like they invented what they are finally covering...aka carpetbagging.
  • kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts
    I am going through an issue of Rolling Stone at work looking for CDs to order and I have to say this is some of the worst shit I have ever read, they think the reason Bush's approval rating has gone down is because of a Bright Eyes song, and I don't think their joking...

    Whats worse?

    I don't think there is any music magazine worse the RS. Plus, the fact that they are somehow viewed as the gold standard of music mags only magnifies their awfulness. Calling them 'irrelevent' is an insult to irrelevence.
  • the3rdstreamthe3rdstream 1,980 Posts
    I am going through an issue of Rolling Stone at work looking for CDs to order and I have to say this is some of the worst shit I have ever read, they think the reason Bush's approval rating has gone down is because of a Bright Eyes song, and I don't think their joking...

    Whats worse?

    I don't think there is any music magazine worse the RS. Plus, the fact that they are somehow viewed as the gold standard of music mags only magnifies their awfulness. Calling them 'irrelevent' is an insult to irrelevence.

    i am going through the issue with the top 50 albums of the year, #2 is the Rolling Stones album, i mean come the fuck on
  • tuneuptuneup 586 Posts
    Calling them 'irrelevent' is an insult to irrelevence.

    my god that is so funny...and completely true...

    but don't they all prety well suck? Honestly, i don't find anything other than commercial shit or underground guys wetting their pants over nothing bands. Oh....but Babyshambles is a real band...
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    cosign on RS.....completely laughable....in the top songs of all time issue, not one solo Cutis Mayfield song, in the greatest guitar players of all time issue Jack White beat out Eddie Van Halen...the fact they can even fuck up 70s and 80s stuff is ridiculous.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    What's crazy is that Spin got sold today for $5 mill to a SF company. Keep in mind: the magazine was bought for $42 million just a few years ago and now it's only worth less than 1/8th of that? OUCH.

    Not that $5 million is pocket change but seriously, I'm amazed anyone wanted to buy it at all. They need to just merge Spin and Pitchfork and be done with it.

    This all said, I don't think Rolling Stone has been worse than The Source has been the last few years.
  • the3rdstreamthe3rdstream 1,980 Posts
    What's crazy is that Spin got sold today for $5 mill to a SF company. Keep in mind: the magazine was bought for $42 million just a few years ago and now it's only worth less than 1/8th of that? OUCH.

    WOW! who was the loser that just sold it?
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    I was wondering the other day why Fader sucks so bad. Seems like the eds are in with a lot of knowing folks. I usually turn to the back pages for record porn in the "vinyl archeology" bit. There was one by Cosmo last year and a JP one recently. I test drove a Scion last summer and still get that shit. I think it's better than Fader though.

    Mojo makes me buy too much lame 70s rock.
  • the3rdstreamthe3rdstream 1,980 Posts
    VIBE is pretty bad...

    do you still have a subscription to Wire?
  • kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts


    This all said, I don't think Rolling Stone has been worse than The Source has been the last few years.

    I feel like everyone sort of knew the Source was a joke. I mean, it was seriously like hip hop's National Enquirer for the last 5 years...just replace BatBoy with Benzino.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,475 Posts
    just replace BatBoy with Benzino.

    Somebody plaese to make a BatBoy/Benzino (BatZino?) graemlin.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    VIBE is pretty bad...

    do you still have a subscription to Wire?

    Hey--at least 2% of their content is good!
  • the3rdstreamthe3rdstream 1,980 Posts
    VIBE is pretty bad...

    do you still have a subscription to Wire?

    Hey--at least 2% of their content is good!

    no need to defend, i would buy every once an awhile, along with straight no chaser which is mostly crap as well
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    VIBE is pretty bad...

    do you still have a subscription to Wire?

    Hey--at least 2% of their content is good!

    no need to defend, i would buy every once an awhile, along with straight no chaser which is mostly crap as well in order to read about illbient beatcentric nujazz

  • On_the_Red_ClayOn_the_Red_Clay 1,728 Posts
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Bongs and Thongs.
  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts
    Mojo makes me buy too much lame 70s rock.

    Mojo ain't perfect but it puts EVERY American rock mag I'm aware of to shame
  • the3rdstreamthe3rdstream 1,980 Posts
    VIBE is pretty bad...

    do you still have a subscription to Wire?

    Hey--at least 2% of their content is good!

    no need to defend, i would buy every once an awhile, along with straight no chaser which is mostly crap as well in order to read about illbient beatcentric nujazz



    "Danny doll please shut up, I am peaking and your going to ruin it with your negative vibes!"[/b]
  • On_the_Red_ClayOn_the_Red_Clay 1,728 Posts
    Mojo makes me buy too much lame 70s rock.

    Mojo ain't perfect but it puts EVERY American rock mag I'm aware of to shame


    I heart MOJO - almost the only magzine besides Waxpo that actually writes indepth articles that combine good writing w/ good info
  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    Bonds in a Thong.

  • tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts
    The Source and Rolling Stone are obviously bad and out of touch. A shell of their former selves.
    But you know what really blows? BLENDER! Maxim + Spin =
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts


    I heart MOJO - almost the only magzine besides Waxpo that actually writes indepth articles that combine good writing w/ good info
  • Garcia_VegaGarcia_Vega 2,428 Posts
    Blender, Maxim's music magazine is god aweful.
    Is Hit Parader still around? They were really bad too.
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    The innernets and forums like this where/are pretty much the nail in the coffin for the music rag industry.
  • BsidesBsides 4,244 Posts
    The innernets and forums like this where/are pretty much the nail in the coffin for the music rag industry.


    I dont think thats really true. Magazines still win for the bathroom.
  • Mike_BellMike_Bell 5,736 Posts
    Blender, Maxim's music magazine is god aweful.
    That magazine blows. Sunday night, while I was cleaning out my closet, I came across a couple of old Blender, Source and URB issues.

    I couldn't decide what to wipe my ass with.
  • DWGDWG 334 Posts
    Most disappointing mag has got to be The Fader. I loved it to begin with and now... well... let's just say that I don't even flick through it at Tower anymore.
  • magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
    Blender, Maxim's music magazine is god aweful.
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