Worst Music Media Publication (cover, quote, band, '08)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-22-2008, 02:45 PM

Music journalism has gone into the toilet over the past decade.

I just don't see in any publication where the next Caitlyn Moran , Taylor Parkes or Danny Kelly is going to come from.

Music publications have always had questionable editorial policy due to the nature of the industry , but a good journalist made them much more readable.

~~Farfisa~~ · 11-22-2008, 02:57 PM

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Yucky... that left a bad taste in my mouth.

FaSho · 11-22-2008, 02:59 PM

It must have took them forever to think of "Punk and Disorderly" and "Sugar and Spikes".

Double X · 11-22-2008, 04:18 PM

Rolling Stone is well written though, so when they do positive reviews on classic rock artists I like it is usually okay. Never heard of NME...

TheBig3 · 11-22-2008, 04:48 PM

I don't even know if their still in print but Circus and Hit Parader was nothing more than a bunch of posters with fan boi reviews written around them.

~~Farfisa~~ · 11-22-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Double X

Never heard of NME...

NME is just as bad... maybe even worse.

Astronomer · 11-22-2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I don't even know if their still in print but Circus and Hit Parader was nothing more than a bunch of posters with fan boi reviews written around them.

Hit Parader was the worst. Their lists were terrible.... more appalling than Rolling Stones.

Anteater · 11-22-2008, 06:24 PM

Well, its hard to pick just one when all of them express some degree of awfulness. SPIN or Rolling Stone if I had to pick just one, but meh...

Seeing that AP cover almost makes me appreciate Pitchfok though. Almost.

FaSho · 11-22-2008, 08:34 PM

AP was good in their first few years, but got steadily worse:

April '89:

May '08:

Alfred · 11-22-2008, 08:42 PM

Yeah, AP isn't even "alternative" anymore.

11-22-2008, 02:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
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11-22-2008, 04:18 PM	#24 (permalink)
Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	Rolling Stone is well written though, so when they do positive reviews on classic rock artists I like it is usually okay. Never heard of NME...