Re: Country Music mag's new format
Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's now based in Nashville, and is completely unrelated to its previous format except for Hazel Smith's column. Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced by articles such as "Get Martina's Look" and photo spreads on up and coming singers (although one is Monte Warden). It's kind of a cross between New Country and Twang. ugh! jim catalano I suppose it's trying to appeal to the larger audience Country Weekly has, but they did warn us of prospective changes last fall. I often liked the observations Carr would put forth at times, yet several letters from previous issues just proved that the vocal majority rules. Read this issues letters also for a real sendup "don't let the door hit you on your way out" bronx cheer to Carr. Did they really have to publish those...or were they just trying to make a humiliating point? I mean, the man was already let go, the letters just added salt to the wounds. Not a classy move, in my opinion no matter what anyone may personally have thought of Carr. They apparantly will continue to publish "The Journal" for those who spent the extra $1.98. This issue has an article on Brenda Lee, Jimmie Rodgers and some background info on Bill Anderson's song, "City Lights". I don't know what's happening to country music magazines. I do take Country Weekly, but then again, I take it more for the gossip and the latest doings than the articles, which I find are only starry-eyed musings. Country Music Roundup is another which focuses on aspects of the chatty, star-gazing mainstream (or should I have said Top 40 acts), but includes some music sheets incase subscribers want to play along on their guitars or sing along. Country America is a little bit of this-n-that regarding country music, lifestyle, food, etc; So, at one end, we have No Depression which focuses away from mainstream and all of the other printed periodicals seem to focus on Top 40 acts with maybe a smattering of varying styles somewhere within. It seems we have to be alert enough to catch informative and intelligent essays and articles in newspaper publications, either on the Web or by paying attention to our local papers and/or trades. Frustrating, isn't it? What I have been reading for some time is the website Country Standard Time, which I think does a pretty good job of informing us on the doings of all matters country in an objective format. Come to think of it, if they published a magazine I would subscribe...except I'd like to see more in-depth reviews and articles. Yet, I believe the editors keep these relatively short in order to conserve space. Concerning Country Music - the editor's page outlines the changes and asks us to to tell him/them what we think. Maybe a really good letter or thousand would do I'm going to give it a shot. Tera
Re: Country Music mag's new format
vgs399 writes: What I have been reading for some time is the website Country Standard Time, which I think does a pretty good job of informing us on the doings of all matters country in an objective format. Come to think of it, if they published a magazine I would subscribe...except I'd like to see more in-depth reviews and articles. Yet, I believe the editors keep these relatively short in order to conserve space. Actually, there *is* a print version of "C.S.T." and you *can* subscribe. It's published nine times per year. Send a check for $22.50 to: Country Standard Time/54 Ballard Street/Newton Centre, Massachusetts 02459. For what it's worth, several people here (Jon Weisberger, Stuart Munro, and me, for instance) are regular contributors to the magazine. Yes, space is limited in the magazine, though not so much on the website, so reviews tend to be kept around 175 words. Cover stories tend to be about 1,600 words, regular stories about 1,200, and one-page stories are about 700 or so. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Country Music mag's new format
Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's now based in Nashville, and is completely unrelated to its previous format except for Hazel Smith's column. Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced by articles such as "Get Martina's Look" and photo spreads on up and coming singers (although one is Monte Warden). It's kind of a cross between New Country and Twang. ugh! jim catalano
Re: Country Music mag's new format
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's now based in Nashville, and is completely unrelated to its previous format except for Hazel Smith's column. Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced oh god, I just re-subscribed. shoot me now. Tom Smith
RE: Country Music mag's new format
Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's... oh god, I just re-subscribed. shoot me now. Me next. I wonder if I can cancel the check? Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Country Music mag's new format
At 02:55 PM 3/25/99 EST, you wrote: Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's now based in Nashville, and is completely unrelated to its previous format except for Hazel Smith's column. Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced by articles such as "Get Martina's Look" and photo spreads on up and coming singers (although one is Monte Warden). It's kind of a cross between New Country and Twang. Is there a good mainstream country magazine? Enquiring minds want to know. PS - I don't have a tape trading list. I'm too unorganized. I'm also too tired today to have a strong opinion on anything. Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
