recommended magazine readings

music:
- UNCUT [UK]
- MOJO [UK]
A short word: both are monthly publications from the UK, each with a complementary compilation CD on a specified theme each month. Features reviews, ratings, interviews, back stories and feature articles of music artists and groups old and new, dead and living, famous and obscure. Print is fairly small, content dense (on each page. Both are 154-page thick.) I love the fact that although they seem more inclined toward the classic, more 'glamorous' period of 50-70s rock and usually features photos of long established figures like the Beatles on the covers and main feature articles and recounts/reminiscences of the period (probably targeting certain demographic groups?), but also features helpful albeit curt reviews of current artists and new albums (so many it's overwhelming), and the last few pages are dedicated to announce touring dates and venue of whoever care to put it up there (basically, everyone. Half of Rufus's October shows are already sold out...but i digress..), making it current and relevant to contemporary listeners too. Also: very little non-music related ad.

Pricing: Around S$20. Subscriber to UNCUT gets up to 30% discount.

on the to-read list
- NME [UK]
- Rolling Stone magazine [US]
I've yet to read these two forerunners of all music magazines...TWO MUST-READS!
- Blender [US]
film：
- First [SG]
- 看电影 [CN]