Analogman Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 They have been talking about doing issues again for several years now - sometimes that website does not ever work. I had a letter in Creem magazine once. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Whenever I write a jokey photo caption for my paper, I think of Creem. Some great writing in that mag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I have a few issues from the early 80s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 My dad has all the Creem magazines, they're really fun to look through. But RS really is a piece of shit, truly awful. I have a subscription to Uncut and Paste. I buy Under The Radar but I feel as though they've gone crazy on their reviews. Wilco a 5/10 and the new Modest Mouse 9/10, to me that's pretty ridiculous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 By all means, all of you are correct. It's opinion vs. opinion, and it's all based in pop culture. I will not renew. I just wanted to vent my frustration... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 if it makes you feel any better, the punk rock world had the same issue when maximumrockandroll totally went down the shitter in the early/mid 90s. it's not just RS, but most music magazines. somehow i've started getting newsweek. i didn't subscribe, but whatever. anyway, it's a lot less substantial than it used to be. perhaps it's most periodicals in general that are sucking hard. i dunno. i really only get a couple news magazines and they're consistently good (the progressive, mother jones and my dad's leftover copies of the nation). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 My dad has all the Creem magazines, they're really fun to look through. But RS really is a piece of shit, truly awful. I have a subscription to Uncut and Paste. I buy Under The Radar but I feel as though they've gone crazy on their reviews. Wilco a 5/10 and the new Modest Mouse 9/10, to me that's pretty ridiculous.CREEM, "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine," was a monthly rock 'n' roll publication started in 1969 by Barry Kramer and founding editor Tony Reay. It suspended production in 1988. That's a lot of issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 If you haven't noticed, a lot of people here remember what the magazine was like 30 or even 40 years ago. Yikes 40 years ago....I do remember what it was like 38 years ago.....damn that was a long time ago... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Old dudes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I had a subscription to Paste and loved it! I let it lapse around the time we had twins, but maybe now I'll get it back. RS seems to be good for the occasional issue, specifically their all-time greatest [fill in the blank] issue. I'm a sucker for those. Those and award shows... but I digress. Also, I ended up with a sub to Blender due to United Airlines miles expiring and being forced to use them on magazines instead. I don't really recommend it. They might have one good article per issue. I now know way more about My Chemical Romance than I ever wanted to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Old dudesNo shit!!! LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 When I first began reading Rolling Stone, it was like a newspaper - Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 When I first began reading Rolling Stone, it was like a newspaper -Me too.....it was still in the original format with the picture on the outside and the front page inside the fold and then opening like a tabloid. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 It's so damn liberal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 It's so damn liberal. Yeah, even though I believe in liberal values I find it annoying that they always are so bias a la Fox News. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 It's so damn liberal.Yeah, even though I believe in liberal values I find it annoying that they always are so bias a la Fox News.The magazine that employed and regularly published P.J. O'Rourke is "so damn liberal"? Hmmmm... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 if it makes you feel any better, the punk rock world had the same issue when maximumrockandroll totally went down the shitter in the early/mid 90s. it's not just RS, but most music magazines. You know what magazine I really miss? Flipside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 flipside was great. i also liked suburban voice because it came with a "free" 7" every issue. i still have the sam black church record they pressed somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 flipside was great. i also liked suburban voice because it came with a "free" 7" every issue. i still have the sam black church record they pressed somewhere. I've still got a bunch of the SV 7"s...they used to get a lot of good bands to participate (like the awesome and underrated Doc Hopper). I think that 'zine is still going strong, although he tends to cover a lot more straight up hardcore now which kinda bores me. The other great regional zine that's still going strong is Jersey Beat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 The magazine that employed and regularly published P.J. O'Rourke is "so damn liberal"? Hmmmm... Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I have not listened to the complained of Mick Jagger record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhh4321 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 It has everything to do with what you're saying. You said "Every once in a while someone complains about how shitty RS is. If you haven't noticed, its been pretty much the same magazine for at least the past 10 years." I'm saying that 30 years ago it wasn't nearly as shitty. Going back only 10 years misses the point completely. umm ok...like i said, all that i was pointing out is that RS has been like this for quite some time now, i am well aware that the magazine has been around for more than 10 years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I'm saying that 30 years ago it wasn't nearly as shitty. Going back only 10 years misses the point completely. Maybe not as shitty, but as stated before...it started to drift into a magazine just as much about pop culture and pop music more than 10-20-even 30 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 well rating smashing pumpkins high is all a corporate package, gonna happen every time. Bands that have not mattered for quite sometime and are still on the corporate jock can always find some love at RS, some cuddlebug love, like carob chips & lettuce, this AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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