New Music Magazine for Old People!

Originally posted by Celeste:
sweet jesus, what ever happened to Raygun?

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by Celeste:
sweet jesus, what ever happened to Raygun?

I think he has alzheimers………

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by Celeste:
sweet jesus, what ever happened to Raygun?

I think he has alzheimers………

Originally posted by poorlulu:
my love of new kids stems from trying to desperatly hang on to my childhood…………….you should appreciate that rhett

plus it's really cool stuff to have in the crapper

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
We all want to hang onto our childhood somehow i guess…that would explain my non-functioning Fonzie record player…

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
We all want to hang onto our childhood somehow i guess…that would explain my non-functioning Fonzie record player.

Originally posted by poorlulu:
my love of new kids stems from trying to desperatly hang on to my childhood…………….you should appreciate that rhett

plus it's really cool stuff to have in the crapper

Originally posted by Bagster:
[QB] And my intermittent weeping and glee when listening to "Free to Be, You and Me"

huh? whazzat?

Originally posted by Bagster:

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
So he decided to start a new one, aimed at the burgeoning market of adults over 30 who buy music. Tracks makes its debut on newsstands Tuesday.
Billboard's current Top 50 album chart contained 21 discs by artists who arguably appeal most to this group, including Rod Stewart (news), the Eagles, Bette Midler (news), Norah Jones (news), Toby Keith (news), Sarah McLachlan (news) and Barbra Streisand (news).


That doesn't include discs by Ryan Adams (news), the Strokes or John Mayer (news), whose music â?? if not the names â?? should be familiar to older listeners.

Alas, I don't fall into this category. I hate that at 36 I'm discarded to the "VH-1" pile, though I understand it as that's where most of my friends would land. But Spin, Rolling Stone, etc., are not for me either. I'm in this odd, indie middle ground. I love it, but few reach me. (Okay, I love Magnet, and am giving CMJ another chance.)

Despite the void of U.S. magazines trying to reach this audience, it's a thriving business in Britain with publications like Mojo and Uncut. Mojo is more focused on nostalgia and appeals to fanatics instead of casual fans, Light said.

Really? I didn't know that about Mojo. Glad I haven't picked it up. I did pick up Uncut this month, and the stories are pretty varied, and record reviews hit quite a few bands I'd be interested in. I didn't see that "VH-1" skewage…

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 Celeste:
aren't there starving children somewhere?

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.