| URL | http://www.redwire.com/ |
|---|---|
| Type of 'zine | |
| Chief-editor | |
| Owner | |
| Created by | Bono |
| Launched | Online music and magazine service created on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2008 |
(RED)Wire is an online magazine and music service created by Bono of the Irish rock band U2. It is a part of the broader Product RED organization, which serves to work with corporations who are contracted to give a percentage of their profits for particular products to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. (RED)Wire was created on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2008. Each issue contains an exclusive song from a major artist and a "spotlight" song from an up-and-coming artist, as well as other non-music media, such as video clips, poems, and so on.[1]
A full subscription costs the user $5 per month, half of which goes to the Global Fund and the other half going to the artists and producers involved, thus creating a sustainable business. Users can sign up to receive two free issues of the magazine.[2] The magazine is currently only available for users in the United States and the United Kingdom.[3] Currently (RED)Wire does not offer previous issues for purchase, but negotiations with the labels to be able to offer them are ongoing.[4]
Issues of the magazine are retrieved and displayed by a custom Adobe Air application.
Contents |
| issue | Exclusive track | Spotlight track |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn (Go Hard) by Jay-Z with Santogold | Acid Tongue (live) by Jenny Lewis |
| 2 | I Believe in Father Christmas by U2 | Joseph, Better You Than Me by The Killers featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant |
| 3 | Watching the Detectives / Walking on the Moon by The Police and Elvis Costello | Temporary People by Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts |