Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!cbosgd!sbt From: sbt@cbosgd.UUCP (Shirley B. Tobias) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Music magazines Message-ID: <922@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 08:36:50 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.922 Posted: Mon Mar 4 08:36:50 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Mar-85 02:46:34 EST References: <369@haddock.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Columbus Lines: 37 > One good magazine that I happened to find was one called "Matter", from > New Jersey. > Good rag, but may be hard to find. It may be hard to find if your local record emporium fails to stock a wide variety of fanzines--true. I've found that the best way to get ahold of "obscure" publications is to write to them directly. _Matter_ is quite "slick"-looking to call a fanzine, but they do cover a very wide variety of independent/ obscure/new/underground music. Another of their qualities I've found endearing is the eclectic nature of the staff's tastes. They have a section of reviews of "new and noted" records, in which 4 or more reviewers give their comments for each record. Another thing that makes _Matter_ essential is contributor Steve Albini (of Chicago's Big Black)--his "Tired of Ugly Fat?" column is sure to get a rise out of everyone one way or another! Hardly anyone could agree with him 100% of the time, but he's an entertaining and coherent, albeit controversial, writer. You can write directly to _Matter_ at the following address. Issues are about $2.00 (for a single sample) and a six-issue subscription is around $10.00 (check this)--it appears bi-monthly. Matter Magazine P.O. Box 1060 Hoboken, NJ 07030 Anyone else have any favorite fanzines they'd like to plug? # Shirley Tobias # # ihnp4!cbosgd!sbt # # Bell Labs, Columbus, OH # # # # "I'm looking for the joke with a microscope. . " # # # #####################################################################