Comments on: More Music Magazines Fall Upon Hard Times http://www.themodernage.org/2009/05/24/more-music-magazines-fall-upon-hard-times/ A blog about music, pop culture, the Strokes, puppies, Jack White, and cute boys. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:34:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: disappointed http://www.themodernage.org/2009/05/24/more-music-magazines-fall-upon-hard-times/#comment-491461 disappointed Tue, 26 May 2009 13:40:33 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=7148#comment-491461 very similar to what is happening to many newspapers. get ready to pay for online content. very similar to what is happening to many newspapers. get ready to pay for online content.

]]> By: Julio Angel Ortiz http://www.themodernage.org/2009/05/24/more-music-magazines-fall-upon-hard-times/#comment-491453 Julio Angel Ortiz Mon, 25 May 2009 16:11:28 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=7148#comment-491453 As a <em>Blender</em> subscriber, I'd have to say this is disappointing. Sure, <em>Blender</em> had its detractors, but I found it a fun magazine that lead me to discovering new music, such as Gnarls Barkley. Now I'm left wondering what, if any, magazine I should subscribe to. <em>Rolling Stone</em>? I haven't read it regularly since I let my subscription lapse 10 years ago. <em>Spin</em>? I may just stick to online sites... I really liked <em>Blender</em>'s mix of music and humor, and I don't know if I'm going to find that in any other magazine. I think we're seeing a serious paradigm shift here, thanks in part to the economy, where more and more companies are going to push their presence online instead of in print. With smartphones getting more powerful everywhere, and the ability to connect and grab content anywhere, any time, I think they will replace the printed page. As a Blender subscriber, I’d have to say this is disappointing. Sure, Blender had its detractors, but I found it a fun magazine that lead me to discovering new music, such as Gnarls Barkley. Now I’m left wondering what, if any, magazine I should subscribe to. Rolling Stone? I haven’t read it regularly since I let my subscription lapse 10 years ago. Spin? I may just stick to online sites… I really liked Blender’s mix of music and humor, and I don’t know if I’m going to find that in any other magazine.

I think we’re seeing a serious paradigm shift here, thanks in part to the economy, where more and more companies are going to push their presence online instead of in print. With smartphones getting more powerful everywhere, and the ability to connect and grab content anywhere, any time, I think they will replace the printed page.

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