Audio is published monthly. Subscription inquiries may be made at: 303-604-1464; fax: 303-604-7455.
CTHEORY is an international journal of theory, technology and culture. Articles, interviews, and key book reviews in contemporary discourse are published weekly as well as theorisations of major "event-scenes" in the mediascape. The current issue includes articles on: Media Archaeology (by Siegfried Zielinski), The Aesthetics of Virtual Worlds: Report From Los Angeles (by Lev Manovich), and Hypermedia Freedom (by Richard Barbrook). CTHEORY is published with the assistance of the Dean of Arts and Science and the Department of Political Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Here's the site: http://www.ctheory.com/.
The inaugural issue of ECHO: a music-centered journal is now online at http://echo.ucla.edu. The desire to understand how music works is not exclusive to musicologists; indeed, music is an integral part of cultural experience for all people. Music functions as a sonic text of critical importance, and defines people according to their traditions, genders, classes, sexualities, ages, and individual characteristics. Moreover, it acts as an important mode of communication for ideas and beliefs, and can mean different things to different people.
Electronic Musician is a good magazine for the beginner. There are articles on everything from interviews with pop and jazz musicians to record and hardware/software reviews. The basic subscription rate is $30.00, but you can find it for cheaper than that. You can contact them at: Electronic Musician, PO Box 41525, Nashville, TN 37204-9829, USA. Their phone number is: 1-800-843-4086. Website: http://www.emusician.com
Eleven Bulls is a website and magazine dealing in the freshest writing and art. We seek fellow website users and magazine readers to submit work and to enjoy the work of others. They are currently accepting submissions of all kinds, except reviews. Submissions: submit@elevenbulls.com. General enquiries: editor@elevenbulls.com, http://www.elevenbulls.com
EQ is aimed at the consumer. The reviews generally cover the basics, but nothing too technical. The magazine covers audio and sound synthesis systems. It is published monthly, and the basic subscription rate is $24.95 a year. Their address is: EQ, PO Box 0532, Baldwin, NY 11510-9938, USA.
Journal of Electroacoustic Music is a scholarly journal that presents arcticles on all related subjects to electronic music. It's based in the UK. To find out more, here is the address: Pete Stollery, Editor, Journal of Electroacoustic Music, Northern College Hilton Place, ABERDEEN AB24 4FA, Scotland UK, or email them at: p.stollery@norcol.ac.uk
Keyboard is a magazine for keyboardists (obviously), whether you are a rock n' roll type or a classical musician. There are tips for performance, reviews of the latest keyboard synths, and interviews with top musicians. The basic subscription rate is $29.95. You can contact them at: Keyboard, PO Box 50404, Boulder, CO 80323-0404, USA. Email address: keyboard@mfi.com; Compuserv: 72662.136; The Well: keyboard@well.sf.ca.us; PAN: Keyboard. Their web site is: http://www.keyboardmag.com.
Mix is a bit more on the technical side of things. They specialize in pro audio reviews, studio specs, and new equipment reviews. The basic subscription rate is $34.95. You can contact them at: Mix, PO Box 41525, Nashville, TN 37204-983, USA.
P-Form Magazine is a performance art magazine. It includes articles and reviews, and one of the more important sections is the listing of performance opportunites. Write them at: P-Form Magazine, 756 No. Milwawkee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622. There is an on-line version at: http://custwww.xensei.com/adl/
Recording magazine is aimed at the consumer audiophile. You can write for a subscription to: Recording, Music Maker Publications, Inc., Subscriber Services, PO Box 460996, Escondido CA 92046-0996, USA. The telephone number is: 619-738-5571; email: recordin@haven.ios.com
Roland User's Group is a free publication that is filled with advertisements for Roland gear. There are good reviews (of Roland gear) and previews of upcoming equipment (from Roland). To receive your free subscription, write Roland User's Group, 7200 Dominion Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90040, USA; or call 213-685-5141, ext. 331.
Videomaker is aimed at the consumer. The articles offer great explanations of videographic techniques--lighting, staging, audio tips, etc. While the articles are not terribly technical, they do offer good advice to the new media artist. The subscription is $22.00/yr; the magazine is published monthly. The address is: Videomaker, PO Box 469026, Escondido, CA 92046, USA. The web address is: http://www.videomaker.com, and the email address is: editor@videomaker.com.
Wired might be thought of as the anti-magazine of the pop media culture. There are great articles on the latest gizmos and gadgets. The mag tends to be on the radical side of reviews, but definitely makes for interesting reading. The basic subscription rate is $39.95. You can contact them at: Wired, 520 3rd St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107-1815. Their web site is: http://www.wired.com.
xlr8r is a techno magazine out of San Francisco. They are a print magazine, but there is a web site, too: http://www.xlr8r.com.
Array is the journal of the International Computer Music Conference (see Professional Organizations for info about ICMA) and comes quarterly as a part of the membership in ICMA. The journal offers specialized articles on computer music techniques and a great listing of upcoming concert and conference events.
Basilisk is a quarterly journal of film, architecture, philosophy, literature, music, and perception. The web site is: http://swerve.basilisk.com/.
Computer Music Journal is published by MIT Press. This is one of the leading professional journals in the field. The journal is published quarterly, and student subscriptions are $32/year. The address is: MIT Press Journals, 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-9902. You can reach them via the web, http://www.mitpress.mit.edu/Computer-Music-Journal/CMJ.html.
Contact! is a bilingual newletter of the CEC (see Professional Organizations for info about CEC). Write them, c/o CEC, 4001 Berri #202, Montreal, PQ H2L 4H2 CANADA. Fax: 514-987-1862.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America is a monthly journal that includes "book reviews, references to contemporary papers in acoustics, reviews of acoustical patents, and news on the development of standards."http://asa.aip.org/jasa.html.
Leonardo specializes in the technological arts. The Leonardo Music Journal is published once a year, while the main journal appears quarterly. The web site is as follows: and http://www-mitpress.mit.edu/Leonardo/leowhatis.html.
Leonardo Music Journal, International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. The journal covers both audio/visual developments in technology. There are articles about software developments alongside of performance documentations. There is a special Leonardo Music Journal that is released every year with an accompanying CD. Subscription information is available at: Leonardo Music Journal, 2030 Addison St. Suie 400, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA. http://www-mitpress.mit.edu/Leonardo/isast/journal.hplmj.html.
Musicworks the telephone number is: 416-977-3546; fax: 416-204-1084. Individual subscription rates are as follows: in Canada $14/w CD $33; in US $20/ w CD $39; elsewhere $26/w CD $42. Write them at: Musicworks, 179 Richmond St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 1V3.
Organised Sound is a fairly new journal from the UK. Their address is: Organised Sound, Department of Music, University of York, Heslington, York Y015DD, UK.
Sambal is a peer-reviewed bi-annual journal for transdisciplinary studies in art, religion, myth and philosophy. Papers are invited for the first issue (August 2002) and the second issue (March 2003) themed "Ideas and Images on Life and the Afterlife" and "Sounds and Colors of the Cosmos", respectively. Papers may be between 3000 and 7000 words, and may be accompanied by photographs, scores, rich media and other forms of illustration. Inquiries: Prof. Cora A. Hila, Bartlett Hall, E. Jacinto Street, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines. Info: sambal@up.edu.ph, http://sambal.upd.edu.ph
SEAMUS Journal is the journal of SEAMUS (see Professional Organizations for more info on SEAMUS) and comes quarterly as a part of membership in SEAMUS. There are several helpful sections including concert reviews and lists of upcoming events. The journal features articles on various people and/or studios in electronic music. A new international journal of speculative research, Technoetic Arts, is calling for papers. Edited by Roy Ascott and published by Intellect Books, this peer-reviewed journal presents the cutting edge of ideas, projects and practices arising from the confluence of art, science, technology and consciousness research. The journal has a special interest in matters of mind and the extension of the senses through technologies of cognition and perception. It documents accounts of transdisciplinary research, collaboration and innovation in the design, theory and production of new systems and structures for life in the 21st century, while inviting a re-evaluation of older worldviews, esoteric knowledge and arcane cultural practices. Artificial life, the promise of nanotechnology, the ecology of mixed reality environments, the reach of telematic media, and the effect generally of a post-biological culture on human values and identity, are issues central to the journal's focus. Contributions may be between 3000 and 7000 words and should be accessible to the non-specialist reader. Info: roy.ascott@btinternet.com; Author's guidelines: www.intellectbooks.com/sub/note_a.htm
World Forum on Acoustic Ecology newsletter C/O World Soundscape Project, Department of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby B.C., Canada V5A 1S6.
Basilisk: an online journal of film, architecture, philosophy, literature, music, and perception. Topics include individual artists, non-linear film presentations on CD-ROM, art shows, and much more. Contributors should email mantis@basilisk.com.
Computers in Art, Design, Research & Education covers just what the title says. Here is their URL: http://cadre.sjsu.edu/.
Kairos Communications is launching Kairosnews, a daily news site and online community for discussing rhetoric, technology and pedagogy. This web portal (http://kairosnews.org/) features reader-submitted daily postings of news relevant to teaching with technology, discussion boards, links and a headline news feed from Wired. kairoscommunications@mail.com, http://kairosnews.org/
sonicnet http://www.sonicnet.com
splendid ezine http://www.splendidezine.com/. This ezine has reviews, interviews, articles, etc. There's info on the website for an email list, too.
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