L.A. Record
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Categories | Music |
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Frequency | Quarterly |
Publisher | YBX Media Inc |
Total circulation (2010) | 40,000 |
Founder | Sean Carlson, Dan Monick, Charlie Rose, Chris Ziegler |
Founded | 2005 |
First issue | August 2005 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Website | www |
L.A. Record is an independent music magazine originally published weekly as a broadsheet poster. The poster usually depicts a local Los Angeles musicians and according to the magazine editors is meant to recreate an iconic album cover. In March 2008, it began publishing as a monthly magazine with a poster inside. The magazine is available to the public free of charge at local community spots in Southern California.
History
The magazine was founded in 2005 by publisher Charlie Rose (not the TV personality), DJ and writer Chris Ziegler, Fuck Yeah Fest promoter
It concluded its first volume, a 29-issue run which began in August 2005 with the Rolling Blackouts, in March 2006 with
For the third volume, which began in March 2008 with
Other visual contributors include photographer Chrissy Piper who shot several covers for Volume 1 and Erik Brunetti (owner and founder of FUCT), Ashkahn who did design work on several covers.
In August 2008 the magazine printed what may have been Isaac Hayes' last known interview.[3]
Magazine
The magazine has come in three types of format. It was first a broadsheet format containing an interview with a musician from Los Angeles, also featured on the cover. There is also an interview with a visiting band on tour, and other reviews or previews of local music, art, film, comedy and entertainment events.
The next format type was a monthly magazine which includes several interviews with local and touring bands as well as album reviews, original artwork, illustrated comic reviews of shows and records and expanded interviews. Also each issue includes a 22 × 32 inch poster featuring a local Los Angeles artist recreating an album cover of their choice. In May 2010, editorial staff announced that the magazine will be turning into a quarterly, which will feature local bands in addition to touring artists.
The first quarterly came out on July 31, 2010, and featured Flying Lotus on the cover. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti was pictured in a center gatefold.
The magazine is also known to release
Website
The website features live reviews and album reviews that are updated multiple times a week. While some of these reviews are reprints of items published in the newspaper, many of them are unique to the website. The site also hosts videos and mp3s of local artists.
References
- ^ "Paper". Papermag.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Your field guide to local hipster music aggregators in a post-Indie 103.1 world". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. January 16, 2009.
- ^ Roderick, Kevin (August 11, 2008). "Last interview with Isaac Hayes". LA Observed.
- ^ Pitchforks Best of 2007 Guest List, Randy Randall from No Age called it classic pop Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Print Fetish - PF Interview: Jay Babcock, Editor of Arthur Magazine". Printfetish.com.