I don't work for these guys, I am just a really happy subscriber. For the past year I've subscribed to
Paste Magazine and I find it to be a fantastic mag. I only found out about it through a link on somebody's blog - otherwise I never would have known about it at all.
It comes out six times a year and features excellent, really well thought-out articles on bands like Wilco, The Roots, Los Lobos, and solo artists like Pete Yorn, Sarah McLachlan, Patty Griffin, Aimee Mann and a boatload of others. In addition, they also have tons of excellent CD, movie and book reviews...although the majority of the reviews are of CDs, movies and books I've never heard of before - which is really cool.
The best part of the magazine is the CD that comes with every issue - it has around 20 tracks from many of the artists, both major and indie, reviewed or written about in the magazine. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but my most recent issue came with both a CD and a DVD - which is also really awesome. The only downside to the whole thing is the cost - $26.95 for six issues over the year - but I imagine that's partially because of the CD inclusion and partially because it's a very small company.
In any case, I just wanted to share the love with all of you - again, I don't work for them, I don't receive any money from them or anything. I just called them to renew my subscription, and was able to give a gift sub to a friend for free. If you go to
this page, you can buy one subscription and get another free (and then another for half-price if you call them), so if you're interested, you can buy a sub for a friend and get one for yourself free...or vice versa.
If you do subscribe, I'd be interested in knowing what you think of Paste.