Line Out - Comments on Arthur Magazine-- dead? http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead Arthur Magazine, one of my favorite print publications about music and culture is rumored to be done. Much of the magazine's focus was on noise, psych and the now blown-up "Freak Folk" scene. Full of great interviews with the... Copyright 2008 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:49:11 -0800 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:01:17 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Eric Grandy That godsmack-down was simultaneously hilarious and revealing. Also good was a recent article about why the AK-47 is the gun of choice for DIY militants rather than the M-16. Freak folk, indeed.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647366 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647366 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:52:00 -0800 Comment by Steve The AK-47 is the people's gun.

]]> Steve http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647401 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647401 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:14:49 -0800 Comment by segal Where did this rumor originate, Chris? I'm having trouble finding it online.

If Arthur does fold, it would be a big loss to counter-culture journalism.

]]> segal http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647450 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647450 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:52:27 -0800 Comment by mittens bummer, i heard that it was because the editor & publisher weren't getting along.

]]> mittens http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647488 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647488 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:22:44 -0800 Comment by christopher hong Dave- it's been circulating on a bunch of message boards (a reliable source of info, I know) but an acquaintance also forwarded a terse email with:

"We're done.

No Arthur 26, no Arthur future. Done.

There is nothing more I can do. Now I'm broke and in debt.

Thanks for all of your support. "

]]> christopher hong http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647496 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647496 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:33:21 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy It's also up on Pitchfork.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647518 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647518 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:47:16 -0800 Comment by segal Le bummer.

]]> segal http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647636 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647636 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:18:24 -0800 Comment by Robin Pecknold Sad. I love Arthur, and I was looking forward to more stuff like the piece on Joanna Newsom and Ys - I don't L.O.V.E. love that record but there needs to be an outlet for articles like that in this day and age. No major blogs/webzines get that in depth.. Bummer. Are there any places to find that kind of music journalism now outside of, like, 33 1/3?

]]> Robin Pecknold http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647968 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647968 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:32:27 -0800 Comment by segal Wax Poetics--but the focus is on hiphop, jazz, funk, soul, and reggae/dub.

MOJO's features tend to go in-depth, but the content is mostly about rockers with lots of gray hair and wrinkles (or deceased musicians). Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's not a source to find out about emerging artists.

Foxy Digitalis may be what you're looking for, but it's online only.

]]> segal http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647998 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c647998 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:26:49 -0800 Comment by Robin Pecknold Thank you much Dave - Foxy Digitalis looks rad. I get MOJO as often as I can afford it, but yeah, at this point I'm fairly familiar with Bob Going Electric and Wacky Brian Wilson's Sandbox. On the emerging artists tip, Arthur was the only reason I took Brightblack Morning Light and Joanna Newsom seriously - I wrote them both off pretty quickly, having been disappointed by what I would consider the shallowness of Feathers/Espers etc. RIP.

]]> Robin Pecknold http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c648005 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c648005 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:06:19 -0800 Comment by Kathy Fennessy MOJO does put a lot of old/dead dudes on the front, but they cover more new music than they're given credit for (most recently the Arctic Monkeys, Hold Steady, and Amy Winehouse). But yeah, it isn't their focus. For my money, it's the best music mag on the stands, but Arthur will definitely be missed.

]]> Kathy Fennessy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c648982 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c648982 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:18:44 -0800 Comment by Kathy Fennessy The LA Times published an update on the brouhaha on 2/23. Publisher Laris Kreslins says Arthur is actually "on indefinite hiatus." You can read the full article at the URL below. Note that you have to be a member (it's free)

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-et-arthur24feb24,1,2768967.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

]]> Kathy Fennessy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c650373 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/02/arthur_magazine_dead#c650373 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:01:17 -0800