Bad Economy
The Worst Industry (Next to the recording industry)
The Best Music Magazine Still alive.
Without them we are basically stuck with Spin and Rolling Stone (or what was once a viable read)
They need help. Check it out if you don't know about it. It is by far the only magazine you need to read about music. And if that isn't enough - they cover film, tv and culture.

As stated on hyperbot.com:
"There needs to be a place for professional music journalism where the standards are high and the coverage more complete. Paste has always represented that. "

Truer words have not been published on the internet (Ok, maybe I embellished a bit...)

Read the press releases below....
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THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PASTE
Paste Needs You!

The global recession has taken its toll on Paste as advertisers have slashed their spending. We are turning to our readers to help bridge the gap. Even a small contribution can make a big difference.

Join 75+ of our favorite artists in the campaign to save Paste and get rare & exclusive tracks as a thank you.

Artists include The Decemberists, Neko Case, She & Him, Cowboy Junkies, Of Montreal, Indigo Girls, Jayhawks, String Cheese Incident, G. Love, Josh Rouse, The Hives, Matthew Sweet, The Avett Brothers, Joe Henry, John Roderick of The Long Winters, Over the Rhine, Bob Mould, Arrested Development, Brandi Carlile, John Doe, Josh Ritter, Marc Broussard and more. We also have a number of goodies (such as signed R.E.M. and Band of Horses posters, an ocean-view cabin on next year's Cayamo cruise, and more) to give to donors in random drawings.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/

Paste magazine asks for donations to make budget
By DORIE TURNER – 17 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) — The music monthly Paste is asking readers to donate money to keep the magazine afloat.
The magazine, hurt by a sharp drop in advertising revenue that already has killed several other publications, won't be able to publish its next issue without the help, editor-in-chief Josh Jackson said Thursday, the day after Paste posted a donation page to its Web site.
Jackson said he is hoping to raise "in the low six figures," though he declined to give a specific number.
In exchange for a donation, the magazine is doing what it does best: giving out exclusive, rare tracks donated by artists like the Indigo Girls, Josh Rouse, Matthew Sweet and The Decemberists.
"We've just seen so many magazines go under," Jackson said in a telephone interview from his office in Decatur. "Rather than shutter the doors, we needed to at least try this."
So far, the average donation is $29 — a promising sign for Jackson, who called the magazine a "labor of love." Paste has a circulation of 205,000, but draws nearly 1 million viewers online, he said.
In 2007, the magazine offered a pay-what-you-want subscription deal — following in the steps of rock group Radiohead, which asked fans to pick how much they wanted to shell out for the band's latest album, "In Rainbows." Jackson said the promotion help boost subscriptions, but advertising sales began drying up later that year.
A subscription currently costs $19.95.
Paste, which is published independently by a staff of 15 of mostly 20- and 30-somethings, started as a Web site in 1998 and was first published on paper in 2002. Each monthly edition includes articles and photos on music, film and culture, plus a CD with songs from up-and-coming artists.
A rival music magazine, Blender, stopped publishing a print product in March and is now only online. Others, like Country Home, Domino, CosmoGirl and PC Magazine have all either shut their doors or converted to entirely online content.
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Paste Magazine: http://www.pastemagazine.com