Word Magazine RIP
My favorite magazine – Word – died for financial reasons during the summer. I was, and still am, devastated. It was the only magazine that I have ever routinely read from cover to cover each month. They also had a usually terrific cover mount CD, from which I discovered lots of bands. My favorite column, of course was David Hepworth, two of which are worth sharing:
1. Fifty Quid Man – this refers to males of my generation (from the Guardian): “the guy we’ve all seen in Borders or HMV on a Friday afternoon, possibly after a drink or two, tie slightly undone, buying two CDs, a DVD and maybe a book – 50 quid’s worth – and frantically computing how he’s going to convince his partner that this is a really, really worthwhile investment.” shit – that sounds like me.
2. The rule of 12 or it could be 10 or 8 – most bands do not record more than 12 good songs. With a few notable exceptions, this is probably true.
Have a read of Hepworth’s blog regarding record collecting (here).
My major regret is that I have thrown out my back issues. I am sure that in a couple of years time I could re-read all of the issues and enjoy them just as much.
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