In any case, The Magazine Formerly Known as Stereo Review has published its last on-the-newstand issue after more than six decades.
As you can imagine, this is a very weird moment for me.
I wrote uninterrupted -- I mean like in every issue -- for TMFKAS from late 1972 till 1998 (and off and on for another ten years or so), which is a pretty amazing run. With the exception of Robert Christgau at The Village Voice, I don't think there's anybody else in the rock crit biz who's pulled off a trick like that.
And some of MY stuff was actually good. (Heh.)
On the other hand, as today's youngsters are doubtless asking --
Magazine? What's a magazine?
Now excuse me, I need to take a nap.
9 comments:
1 - Congratulations on a great run!
2- When you wake up from your nap get to work on tomorrow's column.
:-)
Captain Al
Oh, they know what a magazine is - it's what goes in their AR-15s.
Heh.
Gummo:
Best comment of the week, by far. And it’s only Monday morning.
Captain Al
Congrats on a fine run. I'm always suprised that Stereophile and The Absolute Sound are still doing it.
Cleveland Jeff - Well, The Absolute Sound just had a facelift and Stereophile still has a really big woofer :-)
This is the sort of occasion when I pull out my habitual remark "I'm a time traveler from the 20th century [which also applies to everyone reading this, or at least nearly so]." I always know this - sometimes I really feel it.
It was a dark and stormy day when my mom threw out my stack of Stereo Reviews (and Playboys). I could never afford the high-end gear but I could buy records- and for your excellent guidance, I thank you, sir.
I've seen several good magazines go away in the last few years, shame. I suppose the youngsters are following the influencers, ugh.
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