L.A. Record
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| L.A. RECORD | |
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| Categories | Music |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | YBX Media Inc |
| Total Circulation (2007) |
20,000 |
| Year founded | 2005 |
| First issue | August 2005 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | larecord.com |
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.
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[edit] History
The magazine was founded in 2005 by promoter Sean Carlson, photographer Dan Monick, publisher Charlie Rose (not the TV personality) and writer Chris Ziegler. Their first issue featuring the Rolling Blackouts was set up as a parody of the New York Dolls' self-titled album cover. The cover and concept was chosen because the Rolling Blackouts were playing with the New York Dolls at the 2005 Sunset Junction Street Fair. The tradition of recreating album covers was developed by other bands who also wanted to recreate their favorite record cover. While there is no official rule, it has appeared in every issue. Now the publication is known for interviewing many local LA bands before they become popular in the mainstream [1] including the Cold War Kids, Health (band), Flying Lotus, Moonrats, and Blank Blue.
It concluded its first volume, a 29-issue run which began in August 2005 with the Rolling Blackouts, in March 2006 with Melvins collaborator and solo artist David Scott Stone. The second volume of 46 issues, also a weekly broadsheet, began in February 2007 with Big Business and concluded in December 2007 with AntiMC, leaving 75 total poster issues.
For the third volume, which began in March 2008 with Pocahaunted on the cover and BARR on the poster, L.A. RECORD began publishing monthly as a sixteen-page newsprint magazine with a poster as the centerfold. The website was also redesigned to make room for more content in February 2008.
[edit] The Magazine
The magazine came in two types of formats. The was a broad sheet 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 current format type is 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 x 32 inch poster featuring a local Los Angeles artist recreating an album cover of their choice.
The magazine is also known to release vinyl 45 singles. The first one by L.A. Record writer and musician Devon Williams was released in summer 2007 to high acclaim [2]. As a small but growing magazine it is becoming accepted and read among other industry magazines [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Paper Magazine
- ^ Pitchforks Best of 2007 Guest List, Randy Randall from No Age called it classic pop
- ^ Arthur Magazine publisher Jay Babcock, calling it one of his favorite publications
