Re: an alternative to URB?

Tony Reid
20 Dec 98 03:23:24 -0800


fe> so, what I'm looking for is a magazine that coever pretty much exactly
fe> what URB covers...underground hip hop and drumnbass...but is actually
fe> informative, well written, and possibly a little more technical in its
fe> talk of DJs and DJ culture. Any suggestions?
fe> I seem to remember a number of listees raving about some magazine
fe> during the polls earlier this year, in which every single person said
fe> "is there aeven any contest?" but I don't recall what the name of the
fe> magazine was. Does anyone know what Im talking about? if you do, what
fe> does that magazine cover?

other than straight no chaser--the mag this post is probably referring to
--and atmosphere (80% d&b, 10 or 20% hiphop--i haven't read a whole ish),
it seems like there is a real lack of coverage of our scene in general. i
read a few informative mags (dj, muzik & echoes), but it bothers me that
they're *all* u.k. mags! several of the issues deal w/u.s. artists, so i
feel
like i'm getting the info second-hand, except that the u.s. mags don't talk
to the same people until months later!!!

is anyone on the list starting up another mag? i'm tired of having to sift
thru all the house/garage/techno stuff which takes up most of the space for
these other fine magazines to get to the
hip-trip-acid-drum-jazz-and-bass-hop
that i'm looking for...

t-bird