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Posted by cheesy on Oct-28-2004 02:18:

Best DJ Magazines?

What do you all consider the best magazines for DJs?

MixMag? Remix? BPM?

Posted by starlabs on Oct-28-2004 05:06:

I like iDJ (International DJ Magazine).

http://www.i-dj.co.uk/

It's a bit pricey here in the States since it's an imported magazine. Then again, magazines in general are just way too expensive. Period!

Posted by Cosmic Realm on Oct-28-2004 05:53:

My girlfriend and I choose Mixmag, its funny, we like the track reviews and sometimes the "free" CD isnt bad either...

Posted by Martin McG on Oct-28-2004 08:35:

yep I-DJ for me too

the online sites useful for links and stuff too

Posted by djkoolaide on Oct-28-2004 11:53:

Since I can't afford much, I like Remix magazine for EDM stuff (they do a bit of hiphop too).

Also Scratch magazine is good, but it's mainly geared towards hiphop.

Posted by benoitfan on Oct-29-2004 03:36:

I rarely buy any 'cos you can get all the info on the web anyways, but from my experience, compared to the others, IDJ looked quite good

Posted by razzi on Oct-29-2004 04:47:

i dont use magazines, TA is perfect.

...swamper should start releasing monthly additions of TA too

Posted by djsphere on Oct-29-2004 06:15:

quote:
Originally posted by razzi
i dont use magazines, TA is perfect.

I do the same.

Posted by FirstBorn on Oct-29-2004 12:49:

I think it all depends what you want to read in a magazine. Here's the most popular mags in the UK (not sure how widely they're exported):

* Mixmag is excellent for club listings, celebrity DJ gossip and articles about drugs. They're the only dance music magazine to give mix CD's away regularly though.

* IDJ is probably the best magazine if you want articles on DJ technique, equipment and other aspects of the technical side of the industry.

* DJ magazine has the advantage of being fortnightly so it's more up-to-date with the latest tunes and trends. A good balance of gear reviews and DJ profiles although not much on the technique side of things.

* M8 is a Scottish magazine who, IMHO, do the best tune reviews in the business. Bit of a Scottish bias and they're probably closer to a 'lifestyle' magazine than the others I've listed.

There's other magazines for more specialist music scenes as well (drum & bass, hip-hop, soul etc) but these four are the main ones who cover trance in some capacity. I tend to buy all four when I can although I rarely buy DJ magazine every fortnight.

Hope this helps!

Posted by Sunnyside on Oct-29-2004 16:06:

They're all crap - save your money, and buy tunes instead.