Stylus RIP

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

http://stylusmagazine.com/ - Stylus Zine is ending after 5 years. I'll miss its Singles Jukebox feature, which I also wrote for (too) occasionally. Did anyone read it?

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[umlauts.livejournal.com]

I read it pretty frequently. Any piece by Dom, Nick, Ian, Swygart and a few others I would almost always enjoy. Most of my stuff on there doesn't read too well in hindsight, though I used to send out the URL of the Eurovision entry to friends with pride. Yeah, that's how I feel about the place: proud to have been part of it, though I know I never lived up to what Todd expected from me with regards to quality or quantity.

I am sure that WBS's attempts to talk about chart pop are one of the leading influences on it being covered more meaningfully in places like Pitchfork, so through him and a few others, what Stylus tried to do and ultimately couldn't, will end up being done in some larger outlets.

The Singles jukebox was an excellent feature, I think I kind of preferred it in a weekly dose than a blog format but I think I'm the minority there. Wish I'd written more for it.