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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
No Depression - RIP Old Friend
No Depression Ceasing Publication
This is sad, shocking and I can't believe it as I write it; but No Depression will be ceasing operations after the May/June issue. They will still have a presence online but it will in no way replace the definitive Americana magazine. The Americana bible as far as I am concerned. The term Alt-Country was invented, defined and re-defined by Grant Alden and Peter Blackstock. I first started reading ND in 1996 when my friend David Deter introduced me to it. I bet I can count on one hand the number of issues I have missed in the last 12 years. In fact I am such a geek I still have the majority of the issues I bought. I can't bring myself to throw them away. The magazine covered the gamut from Roots Rock and Twang infused Alternative music to Traditional Americana, Country and Bluegrass. They also have increasingly spread their wings by including a diverse array of alternative bands that showed originality and creativity in their songwriting.
Moreover, No Depression was one of the last bastions of excellence in music journalism. While most music publications have eschewed excellense in writing, ND celebrated it with in depth and well written feature articles. In an era where two paragraphs can now constitute a feature story in some magazines, ND enlisted great writers to employ well crafted prose to draw you even closer to the artists they covered. I will never forget the issue where one of my favorite authors, Silas House, wrote an article on Lucinda Williams that was as enjoyable to read as it was informative.
The accountant side of me understands the economic realities that have led them to this decision. The music fan side of me laments the fact that the magazine, which resisted the influence of the rapidly shortenning attention span of our culture, will no longer be with us. No Depression you will be greatly missed.
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I wish I could say I was surprised when I saw this but many great magazines have shut their doors in the past few years which I don't think is a good thing because everybody likes to get a good magazine to read and doesn't want to have to go onto the PC and try to read it from there. But hopefully they can convert it into a great online magazine but still won't be the same as their print version.
I am sad to see the magazine go, although the last few years I have not been as satisified with the publication, for reasons I won't mention. In the mid '90's the Alt Country genre was at it apex with so many great bands creating wonderful music. This magazine covered it all and introdudced me to so many! And for that I am greatful!
every body like to get good magazineto read and doesn't want to have to go onto the pc.i am sad to see magazine not published from last few years.
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everybody likes to get a good magazine to read and doesn't want to have to go onto pc.i m realy sad that magazine is not issued from last few years.
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