(Magazines marked by an * are currently indexed)

5/4 magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly jazz newspaper covering various shades of jazz in the north-west corner of the u.s.a. (& elsewhere). valuable focus on the local scene. interesting interviews & live/record reviews. now incorporates blues & world music. discontinued.

50 miles of elbow room (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting new zine covering improv, jazz, blues, dub & experimental music. long thorough articles . absolutely recommended & i wish it a long life. discontinued.

78 quarterly (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very thorough articles on 78-records and related themes/artists. discontinued.

8-track mind (usa/english)
RJRPRES: fanzine for 8-track cartridge enthusiasts. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

aardschok (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch rock & metal monthly covering both the national & international scene. (nov.09)

ablaze (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british rock fanzine covering mostly new indie acts. excellent articles and lots of record reviews. comes with exclusive flexis/vinyl records. discontinued.

abus dangereux (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent french bimonthly on underground rock, both french & international. comes with a cd with some unreleased material. always interesting. (nov.2009)

access musik-magazin (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly magazine covering various shades of rock & pop. current status unknown.

ache (canada/english)
RJRPRES: canadian zine covering rock, hardcore & jazz artists/groups + interviews with other zine publishers, cartoonists etc. already very interesting and still growing. easy to recommend. discontinued.

*acid dragon (france/english)
RJRPRES: french progressive rock mag written in english. very international in scope, and a valuable source of information. (nov.09)

acid jazz (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: impressive italian monthly covering acid jazz & related musics. comes with a cd. recommended. discontinued.

acid jazz news (uk/english)
RJRPRES: newsletter from the label acid jazz. some live/record reviews. discontinued.

*acoustic guitar (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly on all aspects of acoustic guitar playing. excellent interviews, instructional articles & reviews. can easily be recommended to general music fans too. (nov.2009)

acoustic musician (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly covering acoustic music & musicianship through articles, reviews & workshops. content mostly related to folk, country, blues etc. quite interesting & informative. discontinued.

adventure (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish alternative rock fanzine covering both danish & international acts through articles, discographies, reviews plus exclusive records. the small giant of the danish music press & recommended. discontinued.

aegri somnia vana (usa/english)
RJRPRES: promising new zine covering mostly experimental rock & noise. extensive interviews & interesting record reviews. probably discontinued.

affiche (l-) (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly covering a wide variety of popular musics like rap, soul, r&b, techno, dance etc. one of the most interesting mags within its field and recommended. discontinued.

ain-t nothin- like f.moonshine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: full title: ain-t nothin- like fuckin- moonshine, which was too long for my title field, so... it covers mostly indie rock (+ comics etc). quite interesting, so i hope to find more issues in the future. discontinued.

akustik gitarre (germany/german)
RJRPRES: quality bimonthly german magazine covering various aspects & styles of acoustic guitar playing. covers folk, rock, jazz, blues, world music etc (+ classical music) articles & reviews of general interest. recommended. (nov.09)

alarm (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this zine is subtitled: the new medium for independent thinking, writing, seeing & listening. music coverage focuses mostly on punk, hardcore, indie rock, rap etc. with interesting articles/interviews (on music & otherwise) & reviews. (nov.09)

all about jazz-los angeles (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly magazine covering the jazz scene in los angeles. articles, interviews & live-/record reviews + lots of info like event callendar, club directory etc. free locally & on the website. discontinued.

*all about jazz-new york (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly magazine covering the jazz scene in new york. articles, interviews & live-/record reviews + lots of info like event callendar, club directory etc. free locally & on the website, but subscriptions available. (nov.09)

all about jazz-philadelphia (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly magazine covering the jazz scene in philadelphia. articles, interviews & live-/record reviews + lots of info like event callendar, club directory etc. discontinued.

all about jazz-seattle (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly magazine covering the jazz scene in seattle. articles, interviews & live-/record reviews + lots of info like event callendar, club directory etc. free locally & on the website. discontinued.

all that (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering mostly punk, hardcore and some indie rock. quite interesting interviews & reviews. continued as: chord.

alphane moon (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new zine covering mostly underground psychedelic rock plus some folk & welch bands. interesting, but copying combined with cut-and-paste layout made it quite difficult to read (1st issue). worth checking out. probably discontinued.

alright (usa/english)
RJRPRES: small but quite interesting fanzine covering mostly indie rock. worth seeking out for the interviews. probably discontinued.

alternative press (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american rock monthly covering mostly indie acts plus regular features on industrial and techno. gives a lot of space to new acts through articles & tons of reviews. now more commercial & less interesting. (nov.09)

amazezine! (canada/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting canadian zine covering mostly experimental & avant-garde shades of rock (+ other culture such as film, fiction etc). irregular with exclusive sound supplements. highly recommended. probably discontinued.

amazing (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: new fanzine covering alternative rock & literture. probably discontinued.

american harmonica newsletter (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly magazine covering various aspects of harmonica playing & players through long informative interviews, record reviews & workshops. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

american mod (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine covering indie rock, punk etc + some non-music coverage. mainly interesting due to the interviews. probably discontinued.

american music magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish quarterly on american music, mostly rock-n-roll & country. informative articles often with discographies. record-/live reviews. mostly in swedish, but some articles in english. (nov.09)

american songwriter (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bi-monthly magazine covering various aspects of songwriting. mostly lots of news, but also some artist features and book-/record reviews etc. a valuable source of information within its field. (nov.09)

amp magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bimonthly subtitled: american music press. covers the alternative rock, punk & hardcore scene through numerous articles/interviews & reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

amplifier (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quality bi-monthly covering the pop end of rock, powerpop & related, subtitled: 50.000 watts of nonstop pop. interesting articles & record reviews make this highly recommended. sadly discontinued. now web only.

another view (france/french)
RJRPRES: interesting french general rock mag, some film/litterature. discontinued.

anti-matter (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent fanzine covering most shades of punk rock. both the interviews & record review section, make this worth your time. some issues with free vinyl 7". discontinued.

arthur (usa/english)
RJRPRES: bimonthly magazine given away free locally. covers a wide variety of topics, but music content alone make this absolutely worth your attention. back after a short break, bu now gone again. continues on the web.

*artrocker (uk/english)
RJRPRES: monthtly (previous weekly etc) british zine covering mostly art rock as the name implies. focuses on new artists/bands, but touches on well-established artists too. keeps you updated and is fun to read. some issues with free cd. (nov.09)

asbestosis (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british zine covering music (noise rock etc), films & television. discontinued.

asker og bærums budstikke (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: small norwegian newspaper not relevant to the project. one article indexed for a close friend.

asterism (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new magazine covering science fiction, fantasy & space music ranging from synth & ethnic-trance to prog-rock & film-music. mostly record reviews, plus some interviews & live reviews. lots of obscure music covered. discontinued.

au/alternative ulster (uk/english)
RJRPRES: northern irish bimonthly zine covering both local & international rock & popular music. focus on new & upcoming artists/groups. subscribers get free cds, but the service is not so good. (nov.09)

audio (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: glossy norwegian hi-fi bimonthly. all issues includes some articles/interviews of general high quality with rock & jazz musicians/groups plus record reviews. discontinued. became part of eye-fi.

*audion (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting british quarterly on all kinds of experimental music. rock, jazz, electronic & contemporary. background articles, interviews & lots of reviews. really worth you support. (nov.09)

audioview (belgium/english)
RJRPRES: new fanzine covering experimental, industrial, electronic, ambient and related musics. sadly this only lasted 2 issues. now runs the label; spectre.

auditorium (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian mag covering different aspects of avant-garde music, both jazz, contemporary & rock. excellent articles and thorough reviews. some issues are book. new title: the auditorium reviews. discontinued.

aural innovations (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this new zine is subtitled "the global source for space rock exploration" and covers progressive, krautrock & psychedelic rock, old & new. both interviews & record/live reviews are well worth your time. continues on the web.

avant (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent british magazine covering a wide variety of avant musics from improvised & jazz to contemporary notated music. both articles, interviews & reviews of interest to the openminded. comes with a free cd to subscribers. discontinued.

azzurra è la musica italiana (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: new italian magazine covering the national pop & rock scene. a welcome source of information. worth checking out. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

b-side (us) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american alternative rock bimonthly with good coverage of the indie and industrial scene. last issue received #57. discontinued.

backspin hip hop magazine (germany/german)
RJRPRES: excellent glossy german rap bimonthly. both articles & reviews of high quality. (nov.06)

backstage (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: magazine specializing in swedish rock. discontinued.

backstage (norway) (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: bimonthly norwegian music newspaper covering mostly rock (+ some blues, jazz etc) on the regional, norwegian & international scene. important for regional & national contents. discontinued.

bad (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly covering various aspects of dance music & "black music"; soul, techno, rap, reggae, jazz etc. discontinued.

bad alchemy (germany/german)
RJRPRES: irregular german publication on alternative, experimental & improvised musics. comes with compilation cassettes, 7"s etc. partly in english. probably discontinued.

bad karmag (france/french)
RJRPRES: new french fanzine covering mostly the local rock scene + some video etc. probably discontinued.

bad trip (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent fanzine covering garage rock old and new. well worth trying to get hold of. discontinued.

bad vibe (usa/english)
RJRPRES: another new american zine covering mostly rock with a garage/punk connection. good interviews and some record reviews on top, make this one worth investigating. probably discontinued.

badaboom gramophone (usa/english)
RJRPRES: great new zine covering lots of ground from gamelan music to progressive filmmusic, indie rock to no wave. absolutely to my taste and highly recommended. discontinued.

baffler (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: amazing fat american magazine covering various aspects of contemporary cultural phenomenons (incl.some rock) in an intellectual way without being highbrow. mostly long article + fiction/poetry/art. get it and see for yourself. (jan.06)

ballyhoo (uk/english)
RJRPRES: small xeroxed fanzine closely related to the interests of the writer/editor. covers a wide variety of artists mostly within the field of popular music, from yoko ono to serge gainsborough. formerly titled: hullabaloo. discontinued.

bananafish (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering music on the "dark side" and a lot more. you even get a chance to keep up with the japanese noise scene. recommended to the open minded. comes with a free vinyl ep. probably discontinued after issue 18.

bang (usa/english)
RJRPRES: i was very uncertain about including this due to its focus on big-breasted women etc, but the music interviews/reviews are often interesting. discontinued.

bang (uk) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very promising new uk monthly subtitled it-s only rock-n-roll. high quality writing and a healthy dose of new artists/groups to cover make this a valuable addition to the rock press and a fun mag to read. discontinued.

banzai! (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german zine covering surf, rockabilly, psycho, garage & rock-n-roll both local & international. covers lots of fairly unknown artists/groups. absolutely worth checking out. (nov.09)

barnabé aime le rock-n-roll (france/french)
RJRPRES: french zine covering lots of french alternative rock groups. nice. probably discontinued.

*bass player (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy instructional magazines with articles of interest also to the general music fan. covers a variety of styles incl. rock, jazz, funk, etc. recommended. (nov.09)

bassics (usa/english)
RJRPRES: formerly canadian mag on bass players/playing. excellent articles. comes with a free cd. recommended. discontinued.

bassist & bass techniques (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british magazine for bass players. interviews, articles, workshops & equipment info. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

batera & percussao (brazil/portuguese)
RJRPRES: brazilian drum & percussion monthly covering rock, jazz & world music on both the national & international scene. very valuable for coverage of brazilian musicians. discontinued.

bb gun (usa/english)
RJRPRES: zine from the former drummer of sonic youth. covers mostly indie rock. nice interviews, reviews etc. worth seeking out. printed edition probably discontinued. (nov.09)

*beard (uk/english)
RJRPRES: interesting zine from scotland covering both the local & international indie music scene from rock and pop to freak folk (+ some cinema etc). recommended. irregular. check out the blog at http://beardmag.blogspot.com/. (nov.2008)

beat (no) (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian rock (& movie) magazine which comes & goes in various formats. irregular, but back to high quality coverage of various shades of the popular music scene both national & international. probably discontinued for good.

*beat (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bimonthly covering world music with special attention to reggae. very valuable as an information source due to news/reviews columns on music from different areas. current status uncertain. (nov.09)

beat generation (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: new spanish magazine covering rock, punk, garage etc through informative interviews & reviews. good coverage of the spanish national scene. recommended. probably discontinued.

beat scene (uk/english)
RJRPRES: mag focusing on the beat culture of the 50s, literature, music, art etc. very interesting. current status unknown.

beat-down (usa/english)
RJRPRES: rap monthly that-s changed from a newspaper to a glossy magazine. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

beatleg (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese monthly focusing mostly on underground & bootleg recordings of rock, pop, metal, prog, folk etc. an invaluable source of information, but the japanese language might be a problem. (nov.09)

ben is dead (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very special american fanzine concentrating on a selected theme in each issue. covers both music (mostly indie-rock), art & communication. valuable interviews & reviews. worth checking out. discontinued after issue #30.

benno (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: high quality printed edition of the previous e-zine only. thorough articles & reviews on various shades of indie rock & pop, plus columns. very promising. discontinued.

bent (usa/english)
RJRPRES: promising new mag featuring mostly indie/alternative rock through interviews & reviews. worthy of your attention. somewhat irregular. probably discontinued.

best (france/french)
RJRPRES: glossy french music monthly covering rock & other popular musics + cinema. discontinued, but now in a new incarnation with a new issn-no. discontinued again.

big band (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: interesting dutch bi-monthly focusing on big band jazz and related topics both on the national & international scene. a wide variety of styles covered from swing to contemporary. folded after about 2 years of existence.

big city blues (usa/english)
RJRPRES: blues bimonthly. formerly titled, detroit blues. covers blues and rhythm & blues on both the local & national scene. (nov.09)

*big takeover (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very important american fanzine always full of interesting interviews and tons of reviews. covers mainly indie rock. a magnum opus from drummer jack rabid (& staff). highly recommended. (nov.09)

bizz (brazil/portuguese)
RJRPRES: brazilian rock monthly. quite commercial. probably discontinued. (nov.09)

black music research journal (usa/english)
RJRPRES: academic journal covering all aspects of "black" music from classical composers to blues artist. long informative articles and reviews. strongly recommended to the more scholarly minded. biannual. (jan.06)

black news (france/french)
RJRPRES: new french black music monthly. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

black to comm (usa/english)
RJRPRES: an enormous amount of work and dedication goes into every issue of this american fanzine covering rock old and new (+ film/television etc). important both for the articles and the obscure records reviewed. worthy of support. discontinued.

*black velvet (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british quarterly zine covering all things rock, sleaze glam punk metal etc. a focus on the underground & fairly unknown artists/groups make this one a very valuable source of information. check it out. (nov.2009)

blah blah blah (uk/english)
RJRPRES: mtv-s glossy monthly covering the current music scene from rock to techno. discontinued.

blast (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: another excellent italian alternative rock monthly. probably discontinued.

bleu banane (belgium/french)
RJRPRES: interesting new jazz & blues publication from some of the same people that published the excellent "jazz in time" some years ago. this one features special themes in each issue and has already got its own identity. discontinued.

blitz (portugal/portuguese)
RJRPRES: portuguese weekly newspaper covering all kinds of music along with some fashion, cinema etc. valuable for the coverage of portuguese artists and the general diversity of the music covered. (nov.06)

block (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: excellent dutch blues mag with long articles (often incl.discographies) plus live/record reviews. quarterly. (nov.09)

blow up (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: fantastic italian music monthly covering most shades of popular music from rock to avant garde, techno to punk & some jazz etc. very high quality articles, interviews & reviews. a must if you read italian. (nov.09)

blu (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian magazine covering national popular music. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

blu jazz (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: bi-monthly italian jazz magazine. discontinued.

blue juice (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new english indie-roots-rock mag, incorporating zip code. probably discontinued.

blue rhythm (germany/german)
RJRPRES: quarterly supplement mag to jazz thing covering world music, blues etc in an excellent way. recommended like its mother publication. (nov.06)

blue suede news (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american rock-n-roll fanzine also covering some blues. nice review section covering books/videos/records. quarterly. (nov.09).

*bluegrass unlimited (usa/english)
RJRPRES: oldest & most respected bluegrass monthly. excellent reviews & articles. recommended. (nov.09)

*blues & rhythm (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british blues and rhythm&blues magazine also covering some gospel music. general high quality articles and reviews. (nov.09)

blues & soul (uk/english)
RJRPRES: quite commercial british mag covering various forms of black music including soul, blues & rap. published fortnightly. important due to reviews of soul singles and the amount of information about the musics covered. now web only. (nov.09)

blues access (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american blues quarterly covering blues artists old & new through articles/interviews and informative record reviews. now sadly discontinued.

blues life journal (austria/german)
RJRPRES: austrian blues quarterly covering the international blues scene through regional news columns in addition to articles & reviews. bilingual. now discontinued.

blues magazine (france/french)
RJRPRES: french blues quarterly with some interesting articles & reviews. current status unknown.

blues matters (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british bimonthly covering the contemporary national & international blues scene. a valuable source of information. check it out. (nov.09)

blues news (germany/german)
RJRPRES: long-running german blues quarterly. covers mostly the international blues scene + some german artists through articles & record reviews. well worth seeking out. (nov.09)

blues notes (belgium/french)
RJRPRES: blues supplement that came with the belgian jazz mag, from sept.93 integrated into the pages of jazz in time. some articles/interviews plus record reviews. discontinued.

*blues revue (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly blues magazine concentrating on various shades of blues, incl.acoustic & traditional. articles, transcriptions and lots of reviews. formerly named: blues review quarterly. now back to bimonthly. strongly recommended. (nov.2009)

*bluesnews (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian blues magazine published in association with the norwegian blues union covering both the national & international blues scene (+ related soul & rock). lots of regional reports from around norway. recommended. (nov.09)

*blurt (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new u.s. quarterly continuing where the discontinued harp magazine left off. covers mostly the independent music rock scene along with some country, americana etc. quality & guts makes this worthy of your interest & support. (aug.2009)

blå (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: monthly concert guide for the oslo jazz & experimental music club, blå. a couple of valuable interviews/articles in every issue. discontinued.

bmr; black music review (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese monthly covering contemporary & classic black music from soul & disco to rap & r'n'b. lots of record reviews & other info. check it out if you read japanese. (nov.09)

bob (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american rock tabloid that comes with a flexi of unreleased material by well-know rock acts. interesting articles/interviews and record reviews makes this easy to recommend. discontinued.

boo boo (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new xeroxed fanzine covering rock & politics. valuable for reprints of extensive hard to get interviews & articles. off to a nice start. probably discontinued.

boston rock (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly alternative rock tabloid. probably discontinued.

bourdonske (-t) (belgium/dutch)
RJRPRES: folk & world music magazine from belgium mostly consisting of live/record reviews + some feature articles & news. worth checking out for the extensive record review section. discontinued.

brain damage (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent pink floyd fanzine covering all aspects related to the group including boot reviews. current status unknown.

broken arrow (uk/english)
RJRPRES: neil young & related covered through interviews, discographies, reviews, transcriptions etc. excellent and a must for neil fans. (nov.09)

broken face (the) (sweden/english)
RJRPRES: this swedish zine was one of the absolute best covering mostly independent & experimental rock and other musics. extensive articles/interviews & informative record reviews. hope to track down more issues for inclusion. (des.2006)

bronx cheer (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s.zine covering mostly alternative/experimental rock, noise & some avant-garde jazz/improvised music. worth your attention for some interesting interviews & reviews. discontinued.

browbeat (usa/english)
RJRPRES: a personal favourite among the new fanzines covering various kinds of dissonance (rock experimental improvisation jazz etc). 2nd issue just as nice. a must. discontinued.

*bubblegum slut fanzine (uk/english)
RJRPRES: impressive long-running zine covering various shades of the rock & punk underground (+ some fashion). always a good read so it-s well worth checking out. now includes a free cd. (oct.2009)

*bucketfull of brains (uk/english)
RJRPRES: long-lived british rock fanzine focusing on guitar bands from garage to folk-rock. writing is generally excellent and the reviews well founded. recommended. (nov.09)

bulletin du hcf (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly covering traditional jazz through well-researched articles and reviews. probably discontinued.

bunnyhop (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quite interesting u.s.mag covering alternative rock along with other topics through issues with special themes. formerly known as waffle. well worth checking out. now discontinued

burrn! (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese monthly covering all shades of the metal scene from heavy to glam to extreme to prog etc. japanese may be a problem for many metalheads though. (nov.09)

*buscadero (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian monthly covering a wide variety of rock & roots related music including blues, folk, jazz, country etc. lots of high quality articles and reviews. highly recommended. (nov.2009)

bust (usa/english)
RJRPRES: feminist bimonthly covering music, arts, lifestyle, politics, fashion etc. music content alone makes this easy to recommend, but read it all. problem: my subscriptions copies never arrived after payment. (feb.2006)

buttrag (usa/english)
RJRPRES: first-class american fanzine with an amazing diversity in the music covered from free jazz to rock & grunge. tons of interesting reviews make this another mag to buy and treasure. discontinued.

*cadence (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american jazz quarterly (previous monthly) known for it-s integrity. high quality oral history interviews and an extensive record review section make this a must. absolutely worth your support! (nov.09)

cake (usa/english)
RJRPRES: rock tabloid supporting the indie scene. probably discontinued.

canterbury-nachrichten (germany/german)
RJRPRES: very informative xeroxed fanzine related to the canterbury scene & progressive rock & jazz. consists mostly of very well researched reviews of a lot of records within its field. highly recommended. probably discontinued.

caramba (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch alternative rock fanzine. probably discontinued.

*carbon 14 (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting magazine now in it-s second year covering mostly indie rock, but also some jazz, fiction, poetry etc. now comes with a free vinyl ep (or cd) of exclusive material. recommended, but current status uncertain. (nov.09)

careless talk costs lives (uk/english)
RJRPRES: fantastic uk zine edited by the veteran everett true. covers various shades of the indie/alternative rock scene & related popular musics. counting down from 12 to 1 & full of interesting stuff. discontinued after issue #1, but there-s a Plan B... (dec.04)

caught in flux (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new indie rock zine from new york with nice interviews and reviews. important for coverage of often relatively obscure bands/artists. now available on the web. (nov.09)

ccm (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s. monthly covering the contemporary christian music scene (+ non-music christian themes). covers artists/groups not written about in the general music press. supplements: worship now(wn), new releases(ns), urban music(um). discontinued.

celtics (france/french)
RJRPRES: french magazine covering various shades of celtic music & culture both national & international. very valuable within its field. free cd with every issue. sadly discontinued after just seven issues.

chairs missing (usa/english)
RJRPRES: don-t let the look fool you. these xeroxed pages from mr munroe always contains some interesting interviews with alternative rock acts of his choice plus record reviews. probably discontinued.

change zine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: punk & hardcore zine. quite good and worth your attention. some issues comes with 7-inch records. probably discontinued.

cheeseball (usa/english)
RJRPRES: nice mag covering mostly alternative indie rock of various shades from lounge to lo-fi through interviews & reviews. i enjoy it and so might you. probably discontinued.

chemical imbalance (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting fanzine covering a wide range of music (mostly on the experimental side) from john cage to boredoms plus literature, cinema & art. both articles and reviews keep a high standard. recommended. discontinued.

chickfactor (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american indie music fanzine with good coverage of female musicians. interesting interviews & reviews + artists- surveys on various topics. now web only. recommended. discontinued.

chinmusic (usa/english)
RJRPRES: zine covering the unlikely(?) combination of music (indie rock etc) and baseball. the music related content is interesting enough to warrent you support, so you may take the baseball as a bonus. discontinued.

chitarre (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian guitar instruction monthly. (nov.09)

chunklet (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this zine covers among other things alternative & indie rock, punk etc. growing both in quality and size, and currently comes with a free cd of very interesting exclusive material. recommended. current status unknown. (nov.09)

chyme flys (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new american underground rock fanzine off to a nice start, lots of record reviews and some fairly interesting interviews. discontinued.

ciao 2001 (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian pop/rock glossy weekly. also cinema/youth culture etc. now discontinued.

cinema musica (germany/german)
RJRPRES: quality german quarterly covering film music. thorough article & interviews combined with lots of soundtrack reviews. one of the best within its field. highly recommended. (nov.09)

cipher (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british mag covering soul, rap, acid jazz, dance music etc. off to a promising start, and worth seeking out. discontinued.

citizine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: punk rock commentary zine covering music, politics, poetry etc. some extensive interviews/articles & an interesting reviews section make this of lasting value. now web only. some back-issues available. (nov.09)

*city slangzine (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian zine covering mostly punk & garage rock on the local & international scene. a welcome addition to the national music press. curretn status uncertai. (nov.09)

*classic rock (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british monthly covering various shades of classic rock old & new incl.progressive, metal etc. high quality long articles + extensive reviews section. well worth checking out. (oct.09)

*classic rock presents prog (uk/english)
RJRPRES: glossy bimonthly magazine covering progressive rock (& related) old & new. quality articles & interesting record reviews. recommended. (oct.2009)

classix! (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian bimonthly covering both italian & international classic rock old & new. includes interesting articles & an extensive record reviews section. well worth checking out. (nov.09)

cle magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: fanzine covering the local cleveland rock scene. issue no 3x comes with a free cd. well worth trying to get hold of. probably discontinued.

*close-up magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish bi-monthly covering all shades of metal & rock music etc. quality article & lots of record reviews make this one of the best metal mags. subscribers get free cds with every issue. recommended. (nov.09)

cmj new music monthly (usa/english)
RJRPRES: informative glossy monthly covering mostly rock (indie & major) plus other shades of popular musics from rap & dance to folk & metal. a valuable source of information to keep track of new & coming artists. free cds. (nov.09)

cock displacement (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine covering noise, punk, rock, experimental, improvised etc. #1 came with a free 7". probably discontinued.

*coda magazine (canada/english)
RJRPRES: canadian jazz bimonthly important for the coverage of canadian musicians and the international avantgarde. record reviews often grouped thematically. current status uncertain. (nov.09)

coda; nouvelles cultures (france/french)
RJRPRES: french techno & dance culture monthly. (nov.09)

combo (france/french)
RJRPRES: very interesting french a-5 fanzine covering rock plus literature & cinema. now discontinued.

comes with a smile (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting zine covering rock, post-rock etc. informative interviews, a seperate record review section plus striking lay-out make this one highly recommended. came with a free cds of exclusive material. discontinued with issue #20.

compulsion (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british industrial (mostly) fanzine with excellent interviews & a good reviews section. worth tracking down. discontinued.

concertina & squeezebox (usa/english)
RJRPRES: small american publication covering all aspects related to these instruments through articles, interviews and reviews. a valuable source of information due to it-s special scope. discontinued.

conflict (usa/english)
RJRPRES: gerald cosloy-s fanzine dealing mostly with rock through the usual dose of interviews, articles & record reviews. always something of interest. probably discontinued.

constant wonder (usa/english)
RJRPRES: usual diet of indie rock reviews + interesting interviews. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

control (canada/english)
RJRPRES: new canadian industrial fanzine. quite interesting. probably discontinued.

convulsion (uk/english)
RJRPRES: fanzine covering indie rock & industrial. discontinued.

cool and strange music (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting zine subtitled: dedicated to unusual sounds. covering a wide range of popular musics with a focus on exotica & easy listening. highly recommendable due both to specialized scope & the quality of the writing. discontinued.

cool beans (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this mag covers mostly rock (alternative indie to lo-fi) etc and chooses a basic theme for each issue. now comes with exclusive sound supplements (7-inch/cd/flexi). absolutely recommended. current status unknown. (nov.09)

cool culture (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this zine is a continuation of the excellent mag "lo-fi". in addition to covering rock, surf & garage music, this one seema to have expanded the movie coverage. off to a nice start & worth your attention. probably discontuned.

copper press (usa/english)
RJRPRES: important zine covering a wide variety of popular musics from indie rock & punk to free jazz & experimental (along with a dose of skatestuff, art & photography etc). print edition discontinued, but some web-supplements available. (nov.09)

cornfed (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly mag covering country & rock-n-roll old & new (+ various kinds of non-musical Americana). one long interview & record reviews in each issue. discontinued.

country music (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american glossy bimonthly covering country music. general high quality in both articles and reviews. my personal favourite of the american country publications. discontinued.

country music international (uk/english)
RJRPRES: glossy british country music monthly. worth checking out. probably discontinued.

country music news & routes (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british country music monthly. quite interesting. probably discontinued.

*country music people (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british country music monthly with quality artist features and reviews. not as commercial as the american counterparts and a valuable source of information. recommended. (nov.09)

country music round-up (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british country music paper covering both the national & international scene (incl.bluegrass). lots of info. monthly. discontinued.

country standard time (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running country bimonthly zine. slim, but absolutely interesting. easy to reccomend. (nov.09)

crank (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new interesting alternative rock fanzine with excellent interviews & some pretty nice record reviews too. get a copy & see for yourself. discontinued.

crawdaddy (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent reborn zine from paul williams consisting mostly long reviews of various records + some interviews & live reviews. absolutely recommended. discontinued, and will be missed. now back with an on-line edition. (march 08)

crazy news (france/french)
RJRPRES: 50s rockabilly,r&b,blues etc, last seen #9/91, status still unknown. probably discontinued.

cream puff war (usa/english)
RJRPRES: yet another fantastic american fanzine and a must for people interested in 60s rock from the bay area. well-researched articles and interviews. discontinued.

creem (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this american glossy rock monthly is now in it-s third generation. still interesting but a far cry from the legendary early 70s standard. dead again. now back on the web. (nov.09)

crew zine (slovakia/english)
RJRPRES: slovakian industrial & electronic fanzine written in english. very international in scope, and well worth seeking out. lots of information. probably discontinued.

cri du coyote (le) (france/french)
RJRPRES: french bimonthly zine covering american music like bluegrass, country, blues, cajun, rockabilly etc. not bad at all. discontinued.

crohinga well (belgium/english)
RJRPRES: excellent belgian progressive/psychedelic rock fanzine. thorough articles & reviews make this easy to recommend. discontinued.

crossbeat (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese rock monthly. (nov.09)

crossroads (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly covering americana, rock, folk, country, blues etc. some french artists included. general high quality articles & reviews. last issues included the cinema mag brazil. continues as the music only xroads. (oct.07)

cryptic tymes (usa/english)
RJRPRES: first class fanzine covering the international garage rock scene and more through interviews/articles and lots of record reviews. always interesting to read and strongly recommended. probably discontinued.

*cuadernos de jazz (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: high quality spanish bimonthly covering both the spanish & international jazz (& blues) scene. among the articles comparative studies related to certain compositions in addition to features on musicians and reviews. worthy of support. (nov.09)

cut (usa/english)
RJRPRES: indie rock, mostly reviews, but also some nice interviews. discontinued.

cut; musik und scene (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german black music monthly. quite interesting. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

dagger (usa/english)
RJRPRES: alternative rock fanzine with some articles going back in rock history. nice articles + lots of reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

damp (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering music from free jazz to rock. always interesting interviews plus lots of record reviews. recommended. irregular. probably discontinued.

dancehall (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british reggae newspaper covering both the national & international reggae scene plus some world music. mostly short news articles & reviews + interviews. issued monthly. discontinued.

dangerous rhythms (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american zine covering the dark side of rock through interviews and live reviews. worth checking out. discontinued..

daphne-s dog (uk/english)
RJRPRES: pj harvey (+ related) fanzine growing with every issue. highly recommended both to fans & others interested. discontinued.

de danseglade/ dd country (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: double magazine with one part covering scandinavian popular dance music (old school) and the other part covering country. quite unique in scope. (nov.09)

de/create (new zealand/english)
RJRPRES: interesting new fanzine from new zealand covering both regional and other experimental rock acts through long interviews and the usual record review section. sadly discontinued.

deadline (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british monthly with lots of comix covering some indie-rock. discontinued.

dear jesus (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american punk/underground rock fanzine. comes with free 7"ers. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

death + taxes (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy u.s. bimonthly covering the current alternative rock & popular music scene. always some interesting articles. worth checking out. (nov.09)

deep listenings (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian magazine covering mostly new age, various forms of avant-garde and other related musics. interesting record reviews and the variety of music covered, makes this well worth seeking out. probably discontinued.

delirium (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new gothic/dark rock etc fanzine covering music and more. not bad. probably discontinued.

detroit blues (usa/english)
RJRPRES: blues quarterly covering the local blues scene old & new + more general blues coverage. well worth your attention. continued as big city blues.

detroit jazz (usa/english)
RJRPRES: bi-monthly covering mostly the local jazz scene in and around detroit. articles & some long record reviews make this worth your attention. folded with the march/april 2000 issue.

dig (the) (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: another excellent japanese rock monthly. long articles and lots of record reviews. issues a special disc guide series too. written completely in japanese. (nov.09)

dig it (france/french)
RJRPRES: french zine covering garage rock & punk. takes up the heritage from nineteen. recommended. (jan.09)

*dirty linen (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bimonthly covering folk & roots music. one of the best internationally in this field with excellent articles/interviews and lots of record reviews. highly recommended. (nov.09)

disco dance (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch black music monthly with lots of record reviews & columns. probably discontinued.

discorder (canada/english)
RJRPRES: excellent monthly newspaper from canada-s citr radio station. important coverage of new indie rock acts along with columns on the vancouver scene, rap, industrial etc (+ literature, food...). recommended. now only on the web. (nov.06)

discoveries (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this american monthly record collectors mag keeps getting better with interesting features about more or less obscure artists plus discographies and reviews. lots of record auction/set sale lists. discontinued.

*diw (devil in the woods) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: zine covering mostly indie rock. first few copies of each issue previously came with an exclusive 7". check it out. about to turn bi-monthly. discontinued.

dj magazine (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british dance music fortnightly covering techno, house, rap, jungle etc. recommended. (nov.09)

dj times (usa/english)
RJRPRES: large format glossy u.s. monthly covering most aspects of dance music, techno, house etc. artist features, record reviews & technical articles. some extensive interviews make this worth your time. (nov.09)

dna (australia/english)
RJRPRES: small xeroxed magazine with valuable info on australian indie bands, often incl.family trees,members,discographies etc. back after a 3-year hiatus, but probably discontinued again.

doobop (usa/english)
RJRPRES: shortlived jazz zine distributed free on the internet as a pdf-file. some interesting articles & extensive reviews. discontinued.

double down (usa/english)
RJRPRES: irregular zine covering various shades of indie & garage rock (plus poster art, films etc). after a steady growth from issue to issue, it now includes some extensive & interesting interviews & articles. well worth checking out. discontinued.

*down beat (usa/english)
RJRPRES: america-s most well-known jazz monthly. quite commercial, but still very valuable for jazz information through articles, interviews, reviews and the occasional solo transcription. recommended. (nov.09)

downlow (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: one of the most interesting new magazines covering rap music. informative articles, interviews & reviews. strongly recommended. discontinued.

*dream magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new american zine with excellent coverage of the more experimental/alternative varieties of rock & other popular musics (+ fiction/art/etc). irregular. includes cds with exclusive material. highly recommended. (nov.09)

drone technozine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: small american techno-zine. some interviews, but mostly record reviews. looks promising, but current status unknown. probably discontinued.

dropout (ireland/english)
RJRPRES: irish alternative rock paper. free locally. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

*drum! (usa/english)
RJRPRES: another u.s.magazine for both drummers & general music fans. lots of interesting interviews, reviews & workshops covering mostly rock, but also jazz, world music etc. publishes special editions on specific topics. recommended. (nov.09)

drums & percussion (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly drum magazine. some feature articles + reviews & workshops (along with a lot of info on equipment). always something of interest also to the general reader. (nov.09)

dub catcher (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american tabloid covering jamaican roots, reggae & ska. steadily growing. probably discontinued.

dub missive (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bimonthly/quarterly covering reggae & soca. worth checking out. probably discontinued.

dummy (uk/english)
RJRPRES: promising new uk quarterly covering various shades of popular music from indie rock to grime. interesting articles & extensive record reviews make this easy to recommend. discontinued.

dupree-s diamond (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american quarterly covering various aspects of the deadhead experience. probably discontinued.

dz/denimzine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: excellent swedish zine covering alternative rock, punk & related. always interesting articles & reviews. recently discontinued, but back-issues are available. (nov.09)

då (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: supplement to the new swedish publication pop. deals with reissues and old artists/groups. discontinued.

e.s.t. (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting british fanzine covering experimental music from industrial pop to improvised music. excellent articles & an extensive review section. strongly recommended. discontinued, but check out the excellent web-version.

eb/metronom (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly alternative rock mag. important coverage of new german acts + reviews of the international cassette scene. current status unknown. discontinued

echoes (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british black music weekly paper (formerly black echoes). now a monthly covering a wide range of genres from r&b and rap to jazz and reggae. quite good. possibly web only? (nov.09)

*eclipsed (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german magazine subtitled: art progressive psychedelic classic hard rock. interesting articles on both well & lesser known artists, lots of reviews + a free cd supplement. a valuable source for info. began as a pink floyd fanzine. (nov.09)

ego trip (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very promising mag covering both rock & rap plus other shades of popular musics. now discontinued.

*eldorado (france/french)
RJRPRES: new french magazine covering rock, rootsmusic, americana, new folk etc. comes with a free download sampler. off to a promising start. (april 2009)

*electric annihilation (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new folded newspaper/zine focusing on underground experimental music/rock. consists of mostly interviews & some scene reports. good enough to warrent your interest and support. (oct.2009)

electronic musician (usa/english)
RJRPRES: educational articles on equipment and technique in contemporary electronic music making. monthly. (jan.06)

elementary magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new u.s.rap quarterly off to a interesting start. discontinued.

enguard (canada/english)
RJRPRES: fanzine about canadian rock. probably discontinued.

envahisseurs (les) (france/french)
RJRPRES: french rock fanzine, interviews/reviews, now sadly discontinued.

escargot (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting new mag covering rock on the internet, complete with web-addresses, how-to articles etc. also more general articles on mostly alternative indie lo-fi rock. discontinued.

etnica & world music (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: impressive new italian magazine covering folk, traditional music and world music. comes with a cd. recommended. discontinued.

ettnollett magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish fanzine that covers both the international & swedish indie scene. still going strong and growing. recommended. (nov.09)

euro-rock press (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese monthly? subtitled: progressive rock, jazz rock, psychedelic... and -70s spirits. covers the contemporary scene too incl. metal etc. looks quite interesting. (nov.09)

exile ozaka (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting fanzine covering mainly japanese underground rock & noise through interviews, articles & reviews. a very valuable information source within its field. worth contacting. discontinued.

exit (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american alternative rock mag. worth investigating. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

*exposé (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly mag covering progressive & experimental rock, jazz, electronic etc. lots of record reviews plus interviews, record label presentations etc. highly recommended. complete index found on the web-page. irregular. (nov.09)

extra jazz (france/french)
RJRPRES: french a-5 rock zine covering both french & international artists. personal & worth checking out. probably discontinued.

fabiola (belgium/dutch)
RJRPRES: belgian rock monthly. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

facelift (uk/english)
RJRPRES: valuable a-5 fanzine covering the canterbury progressive music scene both then & now through historical articles, interviews & reviews. thorough, informative & strongly recommended. discontinued. new web version with issue 20.

factory (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: excellent new spanish bimonthly from the publishers of rock de lux. covers mostly international indie/alternative rock plus some national acts. comes with a free cd. probably discontinued.

factsheet five (usa/english)
RJRPRES: traditionally the bible of the fanzine scene. reviews not only music fanzines, but also fanzines on about every other topic. very valuable for general info on new publications, addresses etc. discontinued.

fader (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy u.s. bimonthly covering the popular music scene from rap to alternative rock etc. heavy focus on new artists/groups. always something of interest. recommended. (nov.09)

faith magazine (ireland/english)
RJRPRES: excellent irish alternative rock paper. free locally. worth investigating. discontinued.

familien (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian family magazine. basically not relevant for the rojaro.

*fantastic expedition (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british zine covering west coast music scene from the late 60s and early 70s from country rock & folk rock to singer-songwriter & psych. long thorough articles. very promising. my own pagination used. (nov.09)

fantastic voyage system (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly covering rock, reggae, jazz, bluegrass, funk, blues etc. lots of fairly unknown artists and their releases are covered. a valuable new source of information. discontinued.

fast folk musical magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american 20 page folk mag that now comes with a cd of new exclusive songs. discontinued.

fat cap (norway/english)
RJRPRES: rap fanzine covering both the national & international scene. formerly some reviews in norwegian, now all in english. also grafitti in full colour. discontinued.

fear and loathing (uk/english)
RJRPRES: mostly hardcore. sometimes with vinyl 7-inch eps. recommended. current status unknown. (nov.09)

feminist baseball (usa/english)
RJRPRES: impressive fanzine covering various shades of rock, some jazz etc (+ cinema & literature). some very long interviews plus an extensive record review section make this easy to recommend. discontinued.

fi (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american monthly subtitled "the magazine of music & sound". some interesting interviews & well-written record reviews of both jazz, classical & rock/pop records (+ hifi equipment). discontinued.

fifth path (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine that covered music & other cultural phenomenons on the dark side. music coverage is quite interesting, but i have a big problem with the underlying philosophy. discontinued.

file 13 (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american zine that covers various shades of alternative music through interesting interviews & lots of record reviews. nice info source on cassette releases and japanese noise. partly continued as You could do worse.

filter (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s. quarterly covering mostly upcoming artists from a wide range of contemporary popular musics from rock & metal to rap & electronica. always interesting to read. (nov.09)

first hearing (uk/english)
RJRPRES: covers folk-rock & other music they think matters. probably discontinued.

fizz (usa/english)
RJRPRES: lots of female input in this fanzine make it very enjoyable to read. covers mostly indie rock through long interesting interviews. also columns/articles on musicians- artistic activities, art etc. now fiz/fizz is discontinued.

flipside (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering various forms of underground music & culture. interviews with lots of interesting new acts + scene reports & live/record reviews. long-running bimonthly. another important & recommended publication. discontinued.

*flomotions (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new colourful annual zine covering the current underground rock & popular music scene. excellent interviews. absolutely worth you attention. (may 2009)

foggy notions (ireland/english)
RJRPRES: excellent new irish zine focusing mainly on artists linked to the current indie scene. each issue comes with a cd. counting downwards from #100. check it out. discontinued.

*folk roots/ froots (uk/english)
RJRPRES: this british world music mag is simply one of the best music publications i know. it-s open to artists & trends worldwide and deals with them through knowledgeable articles, interviews & reviews. really a must. monthly. (nov.09)

folk-michel (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly magazine covering mostly european traditional/folk music, + some world music. valuable info source on german and other european artists & festival scene. book, record & cassette reviews. partly continued as folker.

folker (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly covering traditional music, folk & world music. took over from the magazine, folk-michel. (nov.09)

forced exposure (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very important long-running alternative rock (+literature/film/etc) fanzine with steve albini, eugene chadbourne & chris d among the contributors. long interviews, articles & tons of reviews all done extremely well. discontinued.

fourth door review (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting general art magazine that covers some music too. well worth your time & attention. irregular. current status unknown. (nov.09)

freakbeat (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british psychedelic music fanzine printed in double colour which makes special two-colour glasses necessary. lots of interesting interviews, + hundreds of record reviews in special section. recommended. discontinued.

freakout usa (usa/english)
RJRPRES: impressive new american fanzine covering mostly 60s rock. highly recommended. discontinued.

freakshow (canada/english)
RJRPRES: small xeroxed fanzine covering mostly alternative rock through interviews & record reviews. probably discontinued.

french guitar (france/french)
RJRPRES: new promising french guitar mag covering mostly the national rock, jazz etc guitar scene. worth checking out. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

friction (canada/english)
RJRPRES: canadian alternative culture fanzine covering not only music but art, comix, fiction etc. music content mostly on underground rock. worth seeking out. discontinued.

frontpage (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly covering various forms of dance music like techno, jungle, house etc and other aspects of the dance culture. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

fuz (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent zine with in depth coverage of 60s & 70s rock artists/groups. check it out. discontinued.

*fuzz (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish guitar publication covering mostly rock guitar styles (+ some blues/jazz/funk etc). interesting articles/interviews, equipment tests, workshops & record reviews. web-page under construction. (oct.09)

gaffa (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish monthly music paper covering various shades of popular music & rock. valuable through coverage of the danish music scene. quite commercial. free regionally. subscritions available only in denmark. (nov.09)

galore (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german music & culture press consisting of extensive & interesting interviews with musicians (along with actors, directors, authors etc). now includes a few book/record reviews. recommended. currently less music content. (nov.09)

gearhead (usa/english)
RJRPRES: another american mag interested in rock & cars. formerly came with a free 7" of exclusive material. recommended. irregular. back after 4 years with less music content. (nov.09)

generator (uk/english)
RJRPRES: glossy british monthly covering dance music, techno, house, jungle etc. interesting articles & record reviews. now incorporated in wax. probably discontinued.

gew-gaw (greece/english)
RJRPRES: another interesting greek zine in english covering psyche & garage rock etc. general high quality in both articles & reviews. comes with an excellent cd.track it down while it-s still available. continues as Peace Frog.

gilda (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish zine covering popular musics, cinema & art. recommended due to interesting articles/essays. discontinued.

girlyhead (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting u.s.zine making issues on special themes such as girls & cars, romance etc. music coverage centers mostly around rock with a garage slant & 60s pop. always something of interest. discontinued.

global rhythm/ rhythm music (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american monthly covering world music, afro, latin, plus some jazz, reggae, folk etc. both article & live-/record-reviews make worthwhile. several name changes starting off as rhythm music magazine. discontinued.

glut (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine from the same people as jersey beat. this one covers only singles, and is a valuable new source of info within this field. discontinued.

goar (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german underground rock fanzine with lots of interviews & record reviews. comes with hard-vinyl eps of new material. worth checking out. discontinued.

goldmine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: leading american record collectors mag covering all kinds of artists/groups through long knowledgable articles, interviews, discographies, informative record reviews (+ set-sale/auction lists). my last paid subscription never started!

gonzo circus (belgium/dutch)
RJRPRES: excellent belgian alternative rock & experiemental music bimonthly (formerly quarterly) along with other cultural contents. worth investigating. highly recommended. (nov.09).

*good times (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly covering music from the 60s & 70s and related rock & pop + some country, soul, blues etc. both articles & record reviews are worth your time. (nov.09)

gospel today (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american glossy gospel magazine covering both music & religious matters. (nov.09)

grand royal magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: cool new zine from the people in beastie boys covering rap, funk etc and letting george clinton show his artwork. what more can you ask for. discontinued.

gray areas (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american counter-cultural quarterly with music coverage of live tapes, bootlegs, private videos etc. Also excellent interviews, very valuable annotated tapeographies etc. non-music content of variable value. discontinued.

great god pan (usa/english)
RJRPRES: californian zine covering alternative & experimental rock & punk + non-music topics. irregular. probably discontinued.

great white noise (canada/english)
RJRPRES: canadian double fanzine (incl.absolutely indie) featuring rock & canadian artists. probably discontinued.

green mountain jazz messenger (usa/english)
RJRPRES: tabloidsize newspaper covering the jazz activity in the northeast of the usa. quality interviews and record/live reviews make this of interest to the jazz public everywhere. now fused with jazz improv.

grim humour (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british fanzine covering industrial (& other) rock, plus movies, literature etc. lots of record reviews. first 750 copies comes with a free 7" of exclusive material. well worth seeking out. probably discontinued.

grindstone magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running zine covering roots music, rockabilly, country etc. important for coverage of fairly unknown musicians/groups. irregular, about one issue per year. worth tracking down. discontinued.

groove (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent french monthly covering rap & other black musics like r&b and reggae with a healthy dose of artists/groups from the national scene. interesting articles & well informed reviews. now probably with a new publisher. (nov.09)

groove (germany) (germany/german)
RJRPRES: long-running german dance music magazine also covering electronica and club culture from both the local german & the international scene. lots of interesting articles & record reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

gränslöst (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: very interesting new swedish magazine covering a wide variety of musics from experimental jazz to world music, contemporary etc. some long interviews & record reviews combined with the breadth of scope make this very interesting. discontinued.

guitar magazine (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british guitar monthly covering mainly british & u.s.rock guitarists + some blues. the general high quality of the articles, instructional material & record reviews make this worth your attention. current status unknown. (nov.09)

*guitar player (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly publication for guitar players with articles/interview & instrumental instruction. mostly rock but also some jazz/classical. of interest to general music fans too. (nov.09)

guitar world (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american guitar instruction monthly. covering mostly rock guitar. (nov.06)

guitar world acoustic (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy bimonthly mag covering acoustic guitar playing in rock music (mostly), country etc. detailed transcriptions with tabs/lyrics etc. articles of interest to non-players too. (nov.06)

h23 (usa/english)
RJRPRES: strange american experimental music fanzine. last seen the minimal(ism) issue from dec.91. interesting. discontinued.

hails & horns (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american metal bimonthly covering everything from heavy to extreme. lots of interesting articles/interviews, record reviews etc. check it out. (nov.09)

hairy hi-fi (uk/english)
RJRPRES: mostly handwritten british indie-rock fanzine with the usual dose of interviews & record reviews. very nice layout. worth contacting. discontinued.

halana (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent zine covering jazz, experimental & contemporary music through long articles/interviews. comes with eps/cds of exclusive material. highly recommended. discontinued.

hard force magazine (france/french)
RJRPRES: french heavy metal bimonthly which covers some alternative metal as well. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

hard-rock magazine (france/french)
RJRPRES: french glossy metal monthly. quite good. probably discontinued.

*harmonie (france/french)
RJRPRES: french magazine covering progressive rock both national & international. lots of record reviews make this worth checking out. (nov.09)

harp magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s. glossy magazine covering mostly rock & folk with a focus on songwriting. nice mix of known & fairly unknown artists/groups. lots of well-informed record reviews. now sadly discontinued.

hartbeat (germany/english)
RJRPRES: excellent german fanzine written in english covering various musics from garage to world music. always interesting due to amount of info found. now comes with hard-vinyl ep. worth looking for. irregular. discontinued.

hayfever (germany/german)
RJRPRES: excellent german zine covering mostly shades of indie/alternative rock both national & international. comes with a free ep of exclusive material. now discontinued in printed form, but continues on the net. (nov.06)

hearsay magazine (uk/english)
RJRPRES: impressive british mag covering mostly singer-songwriters within rock, pop, folk etc. informative article & interviews plus long record reviews should make you want to check this one out. recommended. discontinued.

heartbeat (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish zine covering indie & alternative rock, electronica etc. probably discontinued.

heartsong review (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american magazine covering mostly new age & other spiritual musics. main part is record/cassette reviews + some interviews. reprints some of its own reviews to function as a resource guide. gives much hard-to-find info. discontinued.

*heaven (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: bimonthly review magazine with some interviews. covers a lot of ground from rock & pop to country, roots music, world music, folk, reggae, blues, jazz, soul etc. easy to recommend if you read dutch. (nov.2009)

heavy rock (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: spanish metal monthly. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

hello sailor (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s.fanzine covering mostly indie rock through interesting interviews and some record reviews. nice start and worth checking out. discontinued.

helvete magazine (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian quarterly covering most things metal from extreme to prog. (nov.09)

here -tis (usa/english)
RJRPRES: fantastic zine covering mostly 60s & 70s rock, garage & otherwise, pluss some articles on the music press. long well researched articles & reviews make this one essential. sadly discontinued.

herencia de los munster (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: this fanzine was one of spain-s best music publications covering mostly garage rock + related. sadly munster has decided to discontinue the mag. came with a hard-vinyl ep. discontinued.

hi folks (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: excellent italian bimonthly covering a wide variety of roots/world musics + others. high quality both in articles and reviews. recommended. discontinued.

hip hop connection (uk/english)
RJRPRES: britain-s leading rap/hip hop magazine. covers both old & new acts through mostly short interviews/articles + record reviews. recommended. printed edition discontinued. digital only. (nov09)

*hittin- the note (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running u.s. quarterly subtitled: because music matters. focusing mostly on american rock, classic & new, plus some blues etc. general high quality and some extensive articles & record reviews make this one to check out. (nov.09)

hm (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: impressive italian metal fortnightly. one of the best of the market internationally. discontinued.

holding together (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british jefferson airplane fanzine + other related acts. news, reviews, interviews etc. recommended to both fans and others. (nov.09)

holngesher (france/french)
RJRPRES: new french hardcore fanzine. well worth seeking out. probably discontinued.

*hot press (ireland/english)
RJRPRES: irish fortnightly paper covering politics, culture, film & music. music content valuable for interviews/reviews of the irish music scene, in addition to general high quality of writing. highly recommended. (nov.09)

house of pain (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american rock & punk fanzine containing mostly interviews & short record reviews. not bad. probably discontinued.

howl (germany/german)
RJRPRES: large format german alternative rock magazine which also covers books, b-movies etc. high quality interviews, lots of record reviews + a free hard-vinyl ep of unreleased material make this recommended. discontinued.

*humanbeing lawnmower (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quality zine from new york covering mostly garage rock, punk & related pluss comics etc. recommended. irregular. (june 2009)

hurly burly (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: new spanish zine covering free improvised music & jazz. informative articles/interviews & record reviews make this well worth your time & support. now bilingual spanish/english. probably disontinued.

hyacinth (france/french)
RJRPRES: this french indie-rock fanzine is growing fast. lots of valuable interviews with mostly american guitar bands + a heavy dose of live/record reviews. discontinued.

hype magazine (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly indie-rock zine. not bad. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

höhlenbewohner (switzerland/german)
RJRPRES: swiss metal monthly giving space to both german & swiss artists. quite interesting. probably discontinued.

i/e magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: bimonthly us magazine covering a wide variety of genres from progressive rock & techno to electronic avant garde. both articles/interviews & reviews keep a high standard, so this is one to seek out. printed edition discontinued. see also blog. (nov.09)

ice magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly cd newletter. hard to beat for up-dated news on future cds. recommended. probably discontinued.

impact (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: shortlived swedish magazine covering the international rock scene from mostly the 60s & 70s plus some country (+ cinema). some extensive articles make this a valuable source of information. discontinued.

*improjazz (france/french)
RJRPRES: interesting xeroxed french fanzine covering jazz, the improvised avant-garde scene and related. excellent interviews & reviews. absolutely worth your support. (nov.09)

improvisor (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american free improvisation magazine with interviews, theoretical articles + reviews of a lot of strange & beautiful music. a very important independent publication worthy of support. discontinued.

*in the basement (uk/english)
RJRPRES: important british quarterly covering classic soul music + some gospel etc. excellent articles & informative reviews make this one of the very best within its field & a valuable source of information. highly recommended. (nov.09)

indic (l-) (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent french mag covering both the national & international scene focusing on indie rock, dance music etc. valuable for french music coverage. recommended. probably discontinued.

indiecator (germany/german)
RJRPRES: general glossy indie-rock mag. comes in english language edition too. probably discontinued.

industrial metal (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american metal fanzine covering both mainstream & alternative metal. worth checking out. probably discontinued.

industrial nation (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american industrial music fanzine which is steadily growing, now up from a-5 to a-4 format. informative interviews and an extensive review section make this one of the best info sources on this type of music. discontinued.

*inrockuptibles (les) (france/french)
RJRPRES: intellectual top quality french magazine with about equal parts of music, cinema & literature. music content based on long informative interviews and knowledgeable reviews. weekly from 1995. a must. (nov.09)

insample (new zealand/english)
RJRPRES: small but interesting xeroxed fanzine covering international rock (finnish in my copy) & more experimental music. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

insight (usa/english)
RJRPRES: promising new fanzine covering indie rock. lots of cartoons. probably discontinued.

interview (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s.monthly mostly consisting of interviews with famous(?) people from the world of arts, movies, music, fashion etc. some record reviews. music content now down to a minimum. (nov.09)

isola che non c-era (l-) (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian magazine covering the national italian music scene from singer-songwriters to rock. general high quality on both articles and reviews. an important publication, but printed edition probably discontinued. (nov.09)

jaboni youth (usa/english)
RJRPRES: a new personal favourite among the fanzines. covers mostly the independent & experimental side of rock & related, both articles and the massive amount of record reviews are interesting & thought-provoking. absolutely worth your time. discontinued.

jam magazine (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish music paper covering various danish & international acts through columns, interviews & reviews. important for coverage of new danish acts and records. discontinued.

jazid (uk/english)
RJRPRES: glossy bimonthly covering acid jazz, dance music, rap, soul, trip-hop etc. has now grown into a very valuable source of information with lots of articles & reviews. discontinued.

jazz actuel (france/french)
RJRPRES: french zine covering the jazz scene around tours in the centre region. some valuable interviews/articles in addition to concert previews. discontinued.

jazz around (belgium/french)
RJRPRES: new belgium jazz mag given out free locally. a few articles/ interviews & record reviews plus news & concert info. probably discontinued.

jazz changes (spain/english)
RJRPRES: new magazine covering themes related to jazz schools & education. very interesting articles by scholars & jazz musicians. well worth checking out. discontinued.

jazz educators journal (usa/english)
RJRPRES: bimonthly from the intern.association of jazz educators with articles & reviews related to jazz studies. of interest also to the general public due to extensive interviews & solo transcriptions. discontinued.

jazz express (uk/english)
RJRPRES: slim but interesting british jazz monthly. well worth investigating. discontinued. now incorporated in boz.

jazz forum (poland/english)
RJRPRES: polish jazz mag previously with an english ed. excellent with a very international scope. international edition discontinued.

jazz forum (polish) (poland/polish)
RJRPRES: long-running polish jazz magazine. previously with english & german editions. now only in polish. (nov.09)

jazz freak (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: bimonthly dutch jazz magazine. interesting record review section. recommended. now discontinued.

jazz hot (france/french)
RJRPRES: this long-running french jazz magazine continues to cover the national & international jazz scene in a very thorough & knowledgeable way. quite expensive, but absolutely recommended. now sadly discontinued.

jazz improv (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent quarterly focusing on jazz studies with workshops, transcriptions, composition analysis etc, + record reviews, book reviews/excerpts. a must both for jazz students & general jazz fans. will continue as jazz inside. (nov.09)

jazz improv new york (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent free guide to the jazz scene in new york. includesfeatures, interviews, live reviews, extensive record reviews & club/concert lists etc. downloadable in pdf format. will continue as jazz inside new york. (nov.09)

jazz in time (belgium/french)
RJRPRES: belgian jazz monthly with excellent coverage of primarily belgian & european jazz. articles both on certain themes and various artists + live/record reviews. now including: blues notes. now unfortunately discontinued.

*jazz journal international (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british jazz monthly with a long history. mostly covering more traditional jazz, but sometimes featuring avant-garde musicians too. good writing and knowledgeable reviews. now incorporates jazz review. (nov.09)

jazz life (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: impressive japanese jazz monthly including articles, lots of record reviews plus tutorials, solo transcriptions and sheet music. recommended. (nov.09)

jazz live (austria/german)
RJRPRES: austrian jazz (and blues) magazine, covers both national & international jazz. especially valuable for its coverage of the eastern european scene. extensive record review section. discontinued.

*jazz magazine (france/french)
RJRPRES: another long-running french jazz monthly with excellent coverage of both the french & international jazz scene. interesting interviews/articles + lots of well-informed live/record reviews. recommended. now incorporating jazzman. (nov.09)

jazz not jazz (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian quarterly covering mostly jazz & contemporary music both local & international. interesting articles & reviews make this wanted for inclusion in the rojaro. current status uncertain, probably discontinued.

jazz now (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american jazz monthly with scene reports, interviews & reviews. valuable for regional coverage of california. discontinued.

jazz on cd (uk/english)
RJRPRES: glossy british jazz magazine covering both national & international jazz old & new. discontinued.

jazz player (usa/english)
RJRPRES: instructional bimonthly covering all aspects of jazz through workshops, long interviews, columns and reviews. all issues include a play-a-long cd with transcriptions. recommended both to jazz students and fans. discontinued.

*jazz podium (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german jazz monthly with important articles/interviews on both german & other jazz musicians. also extensive sections of news, live/record reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

*jazz rag (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british bi-monthly magazine covering mostly traditional & mainstream jazz. lots of news items & record reviews + some articles & live reviews. (nov.09)

jazz report (canada/english)
RJRPRES: canadian jazz quarterly now in its 8th year. a lot of the reviews are written by musicians. important coverage of canadian jazz. an intersting addition to the international jazz publications. check it out. discontinued.

jazz review (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent british jazz bimonthly (previously monthly). in addition to the usual artist features & reviews, you'll regularly find articles relating to var.aspects of the jazz scene. absolutely recommended. now part of jazz journal international.

*jazz special (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish jazz bimonthly. important coverage of the danish jazz scene + general articles/reviews of jazz internationally. recommended. (nov.09)

jazz stage (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish jazz bimothly (formerly quarterly) covering a wide variety of jazz trends from trad to acid jazz + blues. quite interesting. now changed to large format. discontinued.

jazz swing journal (france/french)
RJRPRES: french mainstream jazz monthly. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

jazz talk (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new jazz mag. probably discontinued.

*jazz thing (germany/german)
RJRPRES: interesting german bimonthly covering most shades of jazz with touches of world music, soul etc. well worth your time. (nov.09)

jazz uk (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british bimonthly jazz magazine concentrating on the national scene through concert listings plus some articles, reviews & workshops. a valuable source of information. pdf-versions on the net often lacking in quality. (nov.09)

jazz zeitung (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german jazz monthly covering both the local & international scene. slim, but quite valuable. (nov.09)

jazz-halo (belgium/dutch)
RJRPRES: belgian jazz magazine. valuable articles/interviews & book reviews make this worth your time if you read the language. discontinued.

*jazz-n-more (switzerland/german)
RJRPRES: swiss bimonthly covering mainly jazz plus some blues, roots music etc. with focus on both the national & international scene, the magazine is a valuable source of information. well worth your attention. (nov.09)

jazz; the magazine (jazz fm) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: english jazz bimonthly, formerly titled; jazz fm. covered a wide variety of jazz styles. discontinued.

jazzism (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch bimonthly covering both the national & international contemporary jazz scene + some blues. comes with a free cd. well worth checking out. (nov.09)

*jazzit (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian jazz bimonthly covering mostly the national scene plus a mix of international jazz stars. high quality extensive articles/interviews and live reviews + some record reviews. recommended. subscriptions with or without cd. (nov.09)

*jazziz (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american monthly jazz magazine covering all aspects of jazz through articles, columns & reviews. leaning towards fusion & modern commercial trends, but with a generous helping of more avant stuff. now quarterly with web ed. (nov.09)

jazzman (france/french)
RJRPRES: french jazz monthly covering both national & international artists old & new. general high quality on articles & reviews. now incorporated into jazz magazine. (nov.09)

jazznu/ jazz (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch jazz monthly with good coverage of both the national & international jazz scene. informative interviews + live/record reviews. continued as a bimonthly called "jazz" incorporating more blues, world music & r&b etc. (nov.09)

*jazznytt (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: long-running norwegian jazz magazine. covers mainly the national scene, but it has lately started covering international jazz too + some world music. now in bimonthly newsprint edition. vital source of national jazz info. (nov.09)

*jazzosphère (france/french)
RJRPRES: important french quarterly covering the european & international jazz & improvised music scene through interviews & informed record- & live reviews. absolutely worth your support & attention. current status uncertain. (nov.09)

*jazzthetik (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly jazz magazine formerly concentrating on avant-garde & free-improvisation. now with extensive non-jazz coverage. quite high-brow both in layout & writing, but very valuable within its field and easy to recommend. (nov.09)

*jazztimes (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american jazz monthly. articles often concentrating on performers on a certain instrument. extensive book/video/record review sections. highly recommended. (sept.2009)

*jazzwise (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british jazz magazines covering a variety of styles from traditional to avant-garde. articles, record/book reviews & solo transcriptions. worth your attention. (nov.09)

jeanne d-arc (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian general mag for women. only 1 article will be included in RoJaRo.

jefferson (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish blues quarterly with good coverage of both the scandinavian & international blues scenes through articles, interviews, regional reports & live/record reviews. (nov.09)

*jello submarine (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: new norwegian zine covering various shades of rock (norwegian & international) old & new with a slant towards garage & progressive. quality articles & long record reviews make this well worth your time. resurrected. (nov.09)

jersey beat (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running interesting american fanzine covering mostly the local rock indie scene in new jersey. good interviews & the usual ton of reviews. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

jid newsletter (germany/german)
RJRPRES: a very informative newsletter from one of europe-s leading jazz archives. each issue deals primarily with one subject. highly recommended. current status unknown.

jockey slut (uk/english)
RJRPRES: now monthly, and still one of the best magazines covering dance music of all varieties, techno, house, jungle, triphop, dub etc. lots of articles, short reviews etc. discontinued.

jocks (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british monthly dj magazine. probably discontinued.

journal of country music (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american country music magazines of high quality. long interesting articles & record-/book-reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

juice (germany/german)
RJRPRES: quality german rap monthly covering both the german & international scene. general high quality articles/interviews & lots of reviews make this one a must. comes with a free cd with some exclusive music. (nov.09)

juke blues (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british quarterly covering international blues and r&b. many thorough historical articles + news and live/record reviews etc. worth checking out. (nov.09)

*jukebox magazine (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent french record collectors monthly. very well-researched articles, discographies & reviews plus extensive record cover portfolios. covers both french & international artists/groups. strongly recommended. (nov.09)

jungle (finland/finnish)
RJRPRES: excellent finnish indie rock fanzine with articles/reviews both on finnish & international rock. it-s all in finnish, so language might prove a problem for some. discontinued.

kahoutek (new zealand/english)
RJRPRES: mostly new zealand rock scene. probably discontinued.

keep on rockin- (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british fanzine concentrating on 70s rock. probably discontinued.

kerrang (uk/english)
RJRPRES: long-running british heavy metal & rock weekly. keeps you well informed on things metallic through interviews and lots of live/record reviews. still excellent, but expensive. (nov.09)

keyboard (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american monthly for keyboard players. in addition to articles on equipment and instumental instruction, there-s lengthy interviews of more general interest. (nov.09)

kicks (usa/english)
RJRPRES: a tremendous amount of knowledge & devotion goes into producing each issue of this bible of garage rock of various shades old & new. extermely well researched article and tons of reviews of things beautifully obscure. discontinued.

kim (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish quarterly focusing on female musicians both well-known & new. covers a variety of music styles from rock & jazz to classical music. always interesting. sadly discontinued.

kind of love in (a) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: julie driscoll/tippetts fanzine +related stuff. a good read and recommended to everybody interested in this artist. discontinued.

kingsize (norway) (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian (& now swedish) hip-hop magazine covering rap, grafitti & breakdancing etc. valuable mostly for the coverage of the norwegian/swedish rap scene. norwegian edition discontinued. (nov.09)

kitty magik (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent u.s.zine covers mostly indie/alternative rock & punk with a focus on female performers, but touches on other types of music. steadily growing and absolutely worhty of you attention. discontinued.

*koid-9 (france/french)
RJRPRES: another impressive french quarterly zine covering progressive and related rock both in france and on the international scene. recommended. (nov.09)

kountry korral (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish country music quarterly with some nice historical articles. quite good record reviews too. (nov.09)

la musik (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: excellent new magazine covering a wide range of popular musics from rock to soul to jazz etc. thorough articles & record reviews make this an important addition to the music press in scandinavia. discontinued.

larsen fanzine (france/french)
RJRPRES: very interesting new addition to the fantastic world of french alternative rock fanzines. comes in form of a cd-format book with a mini-cd of new exclusive tracks. covers both french & international groups + comix. discontinued.

*latin beat magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly concentrating on various aspects of the latin music scene both historical & current. articles & reviews are written in english or spanish. a very valuable source of information within its field. (nov.09)

latin percussionist (usa/english)
RJRPRES: slim but interesting bi-annual zine covering latin percussion music through interviews, columns, workshops, solo transcriptions & reviews. formerly titled (first 2 issues): latin american percussion newsletter. discontinued.

leak cd magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american magazine subtitled: the source for contemporary acoustic & rock music. covers mostly new artists within folk and related musics, plus some rock. transcribed lyrics to all songs included on the cd. probably discontinued.

left of the dial (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very promising zine covering mostly alternative rock, punk (& related) through extensive interviews & feature articles. absolutely recommended. now web only. (nov.09)

lemon (australia/english)
RJRPRES: australian alternative rock fanzine covering both the national & international scenes through interviews & record reviews. comes with hard-vinyl singles. discontinued.

lil- rhino gazette (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering alternative music (+ comix) through nice long interviews & lots of reviews. absolutely worth checking out. probably discontinued.

lime lizard (uk/english)
RJRPRES: glossy british indie-rock monthly. comes with a cassette. lots of interviews & reviews on mostly new acts. discontinued, but restarted as the new magazine: the lizard.

*lira (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish bimonthly covering folk & world music both national & international through articles & record reviews. fills a void in the scandinavian music press. easy to recommend. now with free cd. (nov.09)

*living blues (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent long-running american blues bimonthly. informative historical articles, interviews and an extensive record review section make this one of the best blues publications worldwide. strongly recommended. (nov.09)

living tradition (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: bi-monthly covering traditional music mostly from ireland, scotland & britain. feature articles/interviews, live reviews & extensive record reviews make this excellent magazine worth your attention. (nov.09)

lizard (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british bimonthly mag covering indie rock and other current music trends. strong record reviews and generally interesting articles make this a promising start. discontinued.

lo-fi (usa/english)
RJRPRES: bills itself as the magazine all about today-s retro cool culture. covers garage, rockabilly, surf, ska, instro rock etc. discontinued.

lollipop magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly mag covering mostly alternative/indie rock, punk etc plus some movies. worth your attention. probably discontinued.

longueur d-ondes (sur la meme) (france/french)
RJRPRES: french rock quarterly concentrating mostly on the national rock scene. valuable primarily for this french content and its willingness to give space to new acts. now resurrected in new bi-monthly formula. discontinued.

loose lips sink ships (uk/english)
RJRPRES: beautiful new zine from steve gullick of careless talk costs lives. articles & interviews mostly covers alternative/indie rock, but touches on a variety of popular musics. high quality photography & layout. discontinued.

*lost in tyme (greece/english)
RJRPRES: excellent greek garage & psych rock zine covering both the national & international scenes. comes with a free cd of exclusive material. strongly recommended. (nov.09)

lowlife (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting american fanzine covering a wide variety of mostly experimental/alternative rock. discontinued.

magic (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly (formerly bimonthly) covering mostly international indie pop and rock. high standard both on articles and reviews makes this a worthy continuation of the excellent magic mushroom. recommended. (nov.09)

magic mushroom (france/french)
RJRPRES: this french indie-rock fanzine now continues as magic. mostly interviews with british & american acts + demo/record reviews. by now easy to recommend. discontinued.

*magnet (usa/english)
RJRPRES: rock magazine subtitled: real music alternatives. lots of interesting articles & reviews. this has now gone from monthly to bi-monthly. one of the best within its field. current status uncertain. (nov.09)

mandocrusian-s digest (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american tabloid for mandolin players with instructional articles + various reviews of books & records. indispensable to people interested in the mandolin, but also of interest to the general public. discontinued.

margen (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: spanish magazine focusing on electronic, progressive rock and experimental music. quite interesting for coverage of obscure artists through both interviews & record reviews. comes with free(?) cds. (nov.09)

màs jazz (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: new spanish jazz bimonthly. current status unknown. possibly discontinued.

matte (usa/english)
RJRPRES: promising magazine subtitled; creative independence in art, film and music. music content focus mainly on various shades or indie rock. worth your attention. discontinued.

*maverick (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent british monthly subtitled: the new voice of country music. covers both traditional & alt.country, and touches on americana, folk, blues, rock etc. highly recommended. (nov.09)

maximum rocknroll (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running monthly bible of punk & hardcore. combines music articles/interviews with political stuff. lots of scene reports, columns & short record reviews. important information source, and strongly recommended. (nov.09)

mean magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy u.s. cultural bimonthly covering a wide variety of popular musics from rock & metal to rap & dance (plus cinema, literature etc.). always full of interesting articles. discontinued.

mediators (france/french)
RJRPRES: promising french alternative rock monthly which was discontinued after 4 issues.

melody maker (uk/english)
RJRPRES: long-running british music weekly. covers the contemporary popular music scene in general with a leaning towards new indie-rock. large live reviews section. an important source of information. now discontinued.

merlin-s music box (greece/greek)
RJRPRES: excellent greek alternative rock fanzine. articles/interviews on both greek & international acts + a substantial reviews section. well worth seeking out if you understand the language. discontinued.

*metal hammer (uk/english)
RJRPRES: well-known metal monthly with lots of national editions around europe. glossy with lots of full colour pictures covering a wide variety of metal music and hard rock through the usual articles + reviews. not bad at all. (nov.09)

metal hammer thrash (uk/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly special ed.of metal hammer covering thrash-metal & related. discontinued.

metal kollektor (uk/english)
RJRPRES: free collectors- supplement to kerrang featuring short articles, family trees, discographies, etc. discontinued.

metal shock (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian heavy metal monthly. quite good. current status unknown. current status unknown. possibly discontinued.

metal shuffle (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian metal mag. worth checking out if you understand the language. discontinued.

metal star (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german hardrock monthly covering mostly heavy metal. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

metalized (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish metal bimonthly (formerly quarterly). covers various shades of the contemporary metal scene. recommended. (nov.09)

miks (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: new norwegian music magazine covering a wide variety of popular musics from rock to rap (+ some jazz). mainly record reviews + some short interviews/articles. folded after 2 issues.

minotaurus (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting new american fanzine covering mostly rock on the experimental dark side. recommended. probably discontinued.

mississippi rag (usa/english)
RJRPRES: monthly american trad-jazz paper with excellent articles/interviews and general quality coverage of this part of the jazz scene + ragtime. thorough live/record reviews. web-only from 2007. pagination from private print-outs 2008. discontinued.

mississippi saxophone (usa/english)
RJRPRES: one of a kind blues harmonica magazine, sadly discontinued.

*misty lane (italy/english)
RJRPRES: irregular italian zine mainly garage rock from the 1960s onward (+ some b-movies). interesting choice of (mostly obscure) artists covered make this one a must for the inquisitive fans. highly recommended. (nov.09)

mixmag (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british monthly covering all shades of dance music (techno, house, ambient, jungle, rap, triphop, etc), djs & club culture. (nov.09)

*modern drummer (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american monthly for both rock & jazz drummers with the usual amount of interesting interviews, instructional columns, equipment presentations and reviews. most interviews of interest to the general public. recommended. (nov.09)

modern rock magazine /rock mag (usa/english)
RJRPRES: small fanzine covering various forms of rock, psychedelia, noise & avant-garde through small philosophical essays, letters, interviews & some quite interesting record reviews. always worth your attention. issues #1-6 titled: rock mag. dicontinued.

*mojo (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british monthly with the focus on rock/popular music from the 60s & early 70s with extensive articles & record reviews. also covers some new artists. lots of reviews. one of the best within its field and recommended. (nov.09)

mole (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine billed as The magazine by for and about the nihil generation. covers underground rock (+ comix, fiction etc). recommended. probably discontinued.

mommy and i are one (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s.zine covering mostly alternative/indie type rock along with stories, comics etc. recommended. discontinued.

mondo 2000 (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american cyber magazine also covering related musics. worth checking out. probably discontinued.

monster (norway) (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian edition of glossy scandinavian bimonthly covering a variety of rock types from prog to black metal etc. steadily growing and worth checking out. previously some articles written in swedish. continues as: norway rock magazine.

morai gero (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine covering mostly japanese noise, rock & experimental music. some articles also in japanese. absolutely worth your attention. probably discontinued.

*morning (france/english)
RJRPRES: beautiful limited edition zine published by the illustrator iker spozio. covers popular music from the 60s & 70s through extensive interviews. absolutely recommended. (nov.09)

moshable (denmark/english)
RJRPRES: this danish alternative rock fanzine is written in english. good coverage of scandinavian acts along with more well-known british & american names. lots of short record reviews. worth checking out. discontinued.

motorbooty (usa/english)
RJRPRES: always interesting american fanzine with excellent articles on acts from mc5 to firesign theatre and blowfly. comix & non-musical articles. recommended reading. irregular. discontinued.

moxie (usa/english)
RJRPRES: small new mag from new york covering a wide variety of musics from blues & garage rock to singer/songwriters & dance music (+ comics etc). promising start & well worth inclusion in the rojaro. probably discontinued.

mucchio selvaggio (il) (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: impressive long-running italian rock (& cinema/literature) weekly. mostly mainstream but not exclusively. now back to monthly. absolutely worth your attention, but expensive for foreigners. rotten subscription service. (nov.09)

muckraker (usa/english)
RJRPRES: small xeroxed zine with excellent coverage of various artists from free improvisation to noise rock etc. very long and interesting interviews make this a must. highly recommended. discontinued.

music (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine from new york with articles covering rock, jazz, contemporary music, experimental etc (& art). off to a promising start. probably discontinued.

music & computers (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy u.s. bimonthly covering mostly technical issues connected with making music with computers. quite interesting. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

music (italy) (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian mainstream monthly covering various forms of popular musics/cinema etc. general high quality & worth checking out. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

music city news (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american country music monthly consisting of short articles, a few record reviews & an extensive news section. discontinued.

music from the empty quarter (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent british industrial music fanzine which also covers various kinds of experimental music. record review section especially valuable as an information source. recommended. discontinued.

music matters review (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting american zine covering folk, roots, blues, singer/songwriters and related musics. space is given to both known & fairly unknown talent through both interviews and some extensive record reviews. discontinued. continues on the web.

music paper (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: versatile american monthly covering various forms of contemporary popular music. articles on artists, technique, intrumental instruction and business etc + some reviews. discontinued.

musica jazz (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: important italian monthly jazz magazine that comes with a cd. well-researched articles, interviews & reviews on both italian and intern.jazz + a large mid section related to the music on the cd. highly recommended. current status uncertain.

musicclub (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: incredibly varied free italian monthly with articles/reviews on everything from avant garde to deathnoise (plus cinema comix etc). worth tracking down. probably discontinued.

musiche (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: a very thorough magazine covering news, live- & record reviews and interviews within the avant garde field (mostly). now published irregularly. excellent and a personal favourite. discontinued.

musician (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american glossy music monthly covering mostly rock, but also touching on jazz, country, rap etc. important for long well-researched interviews + staged meetings between musicians. recommended. now discontinued.

musik (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish music magazine covering classical music, folk music, world music & jazz. published in co-operation with sveriges radio p2 & sveriges rikskonserter. important coverage of the contemporary swedish music scene. (may 99)

musiker magasinet (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish mag for musicians covering both the musical & technical side. mostly rock, but touches on other types of music. recommended for features on musicians/groups. (nov.09)

musikermagasinet (norway) (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian version of the swedish magazine with the same name. articles on norwegian and international artists in addition to equipment tests, workshops etc. folded after eight issues.

*musikexpress (germany/german)
RJRPRES: long-running glossy german monthly covering various popular musics like rock, soul etc. lots of info on both the national & international scene through articles & reviews. formerly called musikexpress sounds. comes with a free cd. (nov.09)

musikk fokus (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian bimonthly focusing on music in norway. some coverage of jazz and popular musics. only specially selected articles/reviews indexed. current status unknown.

musikk praksis (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian bimonthly. mostly technical/equipment articles & tests, but some valuable interviews. (nov.09)

mute (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: important new norwegian quarterly covering rock and other types of popular music through extensive articles & record reviews related to both the national & international scene. highly recommended. discontinued.

muz (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian rock & related bi-monthly. some interesting articles on both italian & international artists make this worth seeking out. discontinued.

muzik (uk/english)
RJRPRES: glossy monthly covering most shades of dance music, like techno, jungle, house, rap etc. lots & lots of record reviews (plus the articles/interviews) make this a very valuable source of information. recommended. discontinued.

mzee (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german rap magazine. good european coverage. scene reports, reviews etc. discontinued.

*natt & dag (oslo) (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: free monthly culture & lifestyle newspaper. quite an extensive coverage of music, both national & international. important source of info on the norwegian scene. (nov.09)

nd (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american avant-garde music & mail-art magazine engaged in contact/exchange/documentation among artists & others interested. strongly recommended. irregular. probably discontinued.

nerve (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new american rock exploitation monthly. follow-up to the excellent reflex magazine, but with a whole new angel & style. discontinued.

net (usa/english)
RJRPRES: slim american alternative music monthly. short articles, record reviews & various charts. probably discontinued.

neurótica (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: spanish fanzine covering mostly alternative rock both national & international. comes with exclusive 7"s. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

new age voice (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy monthly covering new age, world music, ambient, electronica, celtic, folk & native american music through interviews, reviews & columns. a valuable source of information within its field. bimonthly free cds included. discontinued.

new beats (france/french)
RJRPRES: slim french black music monthly. focuses on new artists. discontinued.

new folk sounds (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch folk music bimonthly covering both the national & international scenes. general high quality and worth checking out. (nov.09)

new funk times (germany/english)
RJRPRES: german english language george clinton & p-funk fanzine. discontinued.

new kind of kick (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish alternative rock fanzine with excellent coverage of swedish & others scandinavian acts through articles & demo/record reviews. discontinued.

new music scene (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: personal xeroxed fanzine with interviews, comments & record reviews. a good read. discontinued.

*new musical express/ nme (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british music weekly covering most aspects of the current popular music scene. always trying to seek out new trends. still important. (nov.09)

next big thing (uk/english)
RJRPRES: a big welcome back to this legendary garage rock fanzine. short handwritten articles. informative and strongly recommended. comes with a free 7" of exclusive material. printed edition discontinued.

niagara (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german alternative rock fanzine covering some cinema too. quite nice. probably discontinued.

nice slacks (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new american alternative rock fanzine with long informative interviews + lots of live/record reviews. absolutely worth checking out. now sadly discontinued.

nipple hardness factor (usa/english)
RJRPRES: totally unpretentious american zine dedicated to 7-inch singles. like issue # 1 stated: for a geek like you. see for yourself. discontinued.

*nja bulletin/ jazz bulletin (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch jazz quarterly published by the netherlands jazz archive covering the national jazz scene old & new. well-researched articles & reviews of new records. valuable information source. now called: jazz bulletin. (nov.09)

nm messitsch (germany/german)
RJRPRES: new german music monthly covering various popular musics from industrial to surf. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

*no depression (usa/english)
RJRPRES: fantastic bimonthly focusing on alternative & traditional country, roots music & other americana. lots of interesting articles, live-/record- reviews make this one of the best mags out there. continues as a semi-annual bookzine. (nov.09)

no idea (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent american fanzine covering underground music of the hard guitar variety. comes with vinyl 7"ers of interesting new material. in all a recommendable mag. irregular. discontinued.

no trend press (germany/german)
RJRPRES: large german fanzine covering alternative rock and some metal. lots of interviews + reviews of various record formats (+ demos) makes this one to seek out. recommended. discontinued.

noise for heroes (usa/english)
RJRPRES: another impressive american alternative rock fanzine. quite international in scope with good coverage of the finnish & french underground. personal & informative record reviews. strongly recommended. now sadly discontinued.

noise gate (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british zine covering improvised & electronic music etc. probably discontinued.

noise works (usa/english)
RJRPRES: alternative rock on the dark side. probably discontinued.

*nordic vision (norway/english)
RJRPRES: bimonthly norwegian magazine covering various shades of nordic extreme metal, black death etc (+ some art, cinema etc). extensive articles & reviews make this an important publication. continuation of 1990s zine of the same name. (dec.08)

*norway rock magazine (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian bimonthly covering a variety of rock types from prog to black metal etc. worth checking out. formerly titled: monster (nov.09)

nostalgia (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british quarterly devoted to the music before 1950 through articles/interviews/news + reviews of current book/record/cassette releases of this music. informative & well-researched. an important source within its field. probably discontinued.

notes (france/french)
RJRPRES: interesting long-running french fanzine covering progressive rock & the avant-garde/experimental scene. informative interviews & reviews of often quite obscure artists make this mag valuable as an information source. discontinued.

nothing but record reviews (usa/english)
RJRPRES: one-man record review mag from new york which incl.some videos/cassettes too. personal and rewarding. discontinued.

nouvel os (le) (france/french)
RJRPRES: another of those excellent french alternative rock fanzines that just keeps appearing. comes with a mini-cd of exclusive material. recommended. probably discontinued.

now & then (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: nice collectors mag. continues as a part called då in the swedish magazine, pop. discontinued.

now dig this (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british rock&roll monthly with well-researched articles/interviews and an extensive record review section. thouches on blues and rhythm&blues. recommended within its field. (nov.09)

nucleus (germany/german)
RJRPRES: new german zine covering a wide variety of rock from art-/progressive to jazzrock etc. lots of interviews & reviews, plus a free vinyl ep make this a promising start. probably discontinued.

nuove dimensioni musicali (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian magazine covering various contemporary musics from new age to electronic music and world music. a valuable source of information with interesting articles & record reviews. recommended. discontinued.

nuthing sacred (usa/english)
RJRPRES: underground magazine that covers the more extreme edges of rock, performance artists, fiction etc. probably discontinued.

octopus (france/french)
RJRPRES: a new mag from the people behind the discontinued hyacinth. coverage of both french and international alternative rock, jazz, avant garde & other shades of experimental music. easy to recommend. discontinued.

off the hip (australia/english)
RJRPRES: excellent rock (garage, powerpop & other) zine from australia. extensive articles covering both the australian & international scenes. comes with a free cd. very easy to recommend. discontinued.

off the record (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch bimonthly covering mostly contemporary rock & pop (+ some cinema, games etc). (nov.09)

*offbeat (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new orleans & louisiana music monthly. covers both established artists/groups and new acts within the jazz, rock, blues, roots etc music scenes. high quality articles & reviews (plus tons of info) make this a must. (nov.09)

old time country (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american quarterly concentrating on old country music through articles, interviews & book/record reviews. now discontinued.

old-time herald (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly dedicated to various forms of old-time music. (nov.09)

on the one (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new american jazz quarterly. covers mostly new trends in jazz. well worth seeking out. discontinued.

ondskan (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish quarterly zine covering mostly swedish indie pop/rock/electronica artists/groups, unknown to well-known. always interesting articles + some extended reviews. highly recommended. discontinued.

one shot (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine dedicated to one-hit wonders. quality writing. recommended. probably discontinued.

ongaku otaku (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very impressive new fanzine covering independent japanese rock & experimental music through articles & reviews (+ some cinema/art). lots of info to be found here, and a good read. recommended. discontinued.

oor (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch fortnightly mainstream culture magazine covering lots of music (+ art/literature/cinema/etc). quite interesting in general & recommended. (nov.09)

opprobrium (new zealand/english)
RJRPRES: another excellent fanzine from new zealand covering the more experimental shades of rock and noise. obscure artists, long articles and informative reviews. what more do you need? recommended. discontinued.

opscene (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch bimonthly magazine covering mostly alternative rock from punk to experimental. international in scope with a very nice review section. always interesting to read, and recommended. discontinued.

option (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting alternative american magazine covering most musical bases. glossy without loss of integrity. hundreds of record reviews and in my opinion a real must for information seeking music lovers. discontinued.

opus (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: excellent danish music mag with articles on cultural aspects of contemporay popular music. now discontinued.

*orkester journalen; om jazz (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: long-running swedish jazz bimonthly (formerly monthly) mainly valuable for coverage of the swedish scene & mainstream jazz in general. very expensive abroad. (nov.09)

orkus (germany/german)
RJRPRES: impressive german rock monthly covering gothic, romantic industrial, electro etc. one of the best within its field. comes with a free cd. check it out. (nov.09)

out of time (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: a wonderful alternative & roots music bimonthly covering country, folk, blues, rock etc. lots of reviews and some interesting articles. now web only, paper edition discontinued.

outasite (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent teen scene mag covering rock & pop along with movies & television etc in the 50s & 60s through long, interesting articles & interviews. absolutely recommended. current status unknown. discontinued.

*outburn (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this quarterly presents itself as covering subversive & post-alternative music, which seems to mean a mix of rock, goth, industrial, metal with a touch of electronica, noise, techno etc. lots of interesting articles & reviews. (nov.09)

ox; faces the facts (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly zine dedicated to alternative guitar rock & punk. excellent interviews & a large review section. as an additional bonus each issue now comes with a cd. if you read german, get it. (nov.09)

oxford american (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: highly respected american magazine covering various aspects of southern culture. regularly publishes music issues of great interest & quality. highly recommended. (nov.09)

panomarade (france/french)
RJRPRES: very nice french fanzine covering experimental music often related to john zorn, + noise, jazz, progressive rock etc. well worth your attention. discontinued.

papel do jazz (o) (portugal/portuguese)
RJRPRES: new quarterly academic jazz magazine from portugal. interesting articles in portuguese & english covering both the national & international jazz scene. discontinued after issue #4.

party fears (australia/english)
RJRPRES: informative fanzine from perth australia. excellent coverage of the local scene through interviews & reviews. status uncertain as it has not arrived lately. recommended. discontinued.

*paste magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent monthly covering popular musics from indie singer-songwriters & folk to indie-rock (+ quality coverage of literature & films). interesting articles/interviews + extensive record reviews + free cds/dvds. highly recommended. (nov.09)

pawholes (usa/english)
RJRPRES: entertaining grrrl mag with some indie music articles & reviews among other more general coverage. irregular. discontinued.

*peace frog (greece/english)
RJRPRES: excellent continuation of the greek Gee-Gaw fanzine covering the same mix of psych & garage rock both national & international. comes with a compilation cd. easy to recommend. (my pagination). current status unknown. (nov.09)

peace warriors (france/french)
RJRPRES: french mag covering rock, jazz etc. of the more experimental kind. very interesting both for its coverage & quality, and absolutely worth your attention. discontinued.

*penguin eggs (canada/english)
RJRPRES: canadian folk, roots & world music (incl.country & blues) quarterly covering both new and established artists. well worth seeking out. small french language section. (nov.09)

percussive notes (usa/english)
RJRPRES: academic journal from percussive arts society, containing some very interesting articles & reviews related to the scope of the rojaro, even though the main focus is on classical music. (nov.09)

perfect sound forever (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent webzine now back to bimonthly format. always interesting. check it out. (nov.09)

performing songwriter (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bimonthly magazine concentrating on songwriting through informative interviews with artists, columns + some reviews. highly recommended. discontinued.

permission (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent quarterly covering gothic rock & related dark stuff. one of the best i-ve seen within it-s field, and i would like to include it. recommended. probably discontinued.

persona non grata (germany/german)
RJRPRES: impressive long-running german zine covering the international & national alternative & experimental rock & pop scene (+ other cultural topics). highly recommended. (nov.09)

piano & keyboard (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american instrumental bimonthly covering mostly classical music, but opening up to contemporary popular music & jazz lately. interviews interesting to the general public. discontinued.

*pipeline (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british instrumental music quarterly fanzine covering popular music from the 50s to date. long very informative articles, interviews & reviews make this an invaluable source of information. recommended. (nov.09)

pit magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent american metal quarterly fanzine mostly covering shades from speed to death. recommended. current status unknown.

plan b (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent bimonthly zine covering adventurous new indie rock & other popular musics (+ some cinema & literature). always a treat to read and highly recommended. discontinued.

planet jazz (canada/english)
RJRPRES: new canadian jazz quarterly covering a wide range of jazz styles (+ some blues) both national & international. these people ripped me off. discontinued.

*platenblad (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: long-running collectors- zine covering mostly rock & pop music. quality articles & reviews. recommended if you read dutch. (nov.09)

*platesamleren (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: excellent collectors- magazine covering classic rock & pop music. very thorough pictorial discographies make this an important source of information. recommended, even if you don-t read norwegian. (nov.09)

pop (sweden) (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: excellent swedish mainstream music magazine covering mostly rock & pop. some coverage of swedish acts, but generally international in scope. quality interviews & reviews. first issues included Då. now sadly discontinued.

pop culture press (usa/english)
RJRPRES: another american zine with general information on mostly indie/alternative rock. the quality of both articles & reviews make this worth your attention. comes with a cd (formerly flexi). discontinued.

popnausea (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine with interviews & reviews of indie/alternative rock acts, plus some fiction, comics etc. (music & bric-a-brac). quite nice. probably discontinued.

popsided (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly zine covering the pop side of rock, singer-songwriters etc. lots of record reviews + some interviews & articles. international in scope. absolutely worth your attention. discontinued.

*popular 1 (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: long-running spanish mainstream rock monthly. mostly international in scope, but some national coverage. high quality articles & reviews. excellent & recommended. (nov.09)

popular music (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very important academic journal covering various aspects of popular music, rock, world music etc. mostly long articles & book reviews. current status unknown.

popwatch (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent fanzine covering mostly american alternative rock (& some jazz/improvised music) through long interesting interviews (+ lots of reviews). highly recommended reading. irregular. probably discontinued.

*prog-résiste (belgium/french)
RJRPRES: belgium quarterly covering various shades of progressive & symphonic rock touching on jazzrock, postrock etc too. high quality articles & reviews make this easy to recommend. (nov.09)

prognetik (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian fanzine covering symphonic and progressive rock old and new. mostly long reviews, but adds more articles/interviews as it grows. now continued in the magazine called tarkus.

*progression (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly magazine subtitled: journal of progressive music. covers mostly prog rock (also well-known mainstream acts) with some synth music. some long interviews and general high quality reviews. (nov.09)

propaganda (usa/english)
RJRPRES: another american semi-annual fanzine covering the dark/gothic scene. music coverage is quite good, but the other occult stuff i-m personally more sceptical about. discontinued.

*psych trail mix (usa/english)
RJRPRES: stapled black&white u.s. zine covering the international psych rock scene (+ some punk) from the 60s to date through interviews, live- & record reviews. well worth checking out. no pagination. (nov.09)

psychedelic reaction (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british zine covering the international psychedelic rock scene worldwide. off to a nice start and well worth your attention. probably discontinued.

ptolemaic terrascope (uk/english)
RJRPRES: english zine of major importance. covers a lot of music old & new from psychedelia to english folk through high quality interviews/articles/reviews. free ep/cd with unreleased music. discontinued, but u.k. website active. (nov.09)

puls furore (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: irregular newspaper resulting from a fusion of puls & rock furore. covers mostly rock, but also includes jazz, techno, roots etc (+ film/literature). important for coverage of the national scene. now back to only Puls. discontinued.

puls/ puls furore (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: long-running norwegian music paper covering both norwegian & international music (& film). mostly rock, but some coverage of other genres incl.jazz. discontinued.

pulse (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy mainstream music magazine covering most popular music styles like rock, rap, electronica, dance, jazz, world, reggae, country etc (& cinema). free in tower records stores. discontinued.

puncture (usa/english)
RJRPRES: entertaining & informative alternative rock fanzine from portland. lots of articles/interviews/reviews on mostly new & indie acts. recommended. discontinued.

punk (usa/english)
RJRPRES: rebirth(?) of the legendary punk & new wave zine of the late 70s. so far only the 25th anniversary issues (vol 2 #0) published as far as i know. a lot of well know contributors make this one quite interesting. discontinued.

punk planet (usa/english)
RJRPRES: valuable new addition to the punk magazine flora with guest editorials, scene reports, interviews & record reviews (+ politics etc), much in the mrr style. easy to recommend. discontinued.

pussycat magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this new fanzine has taken a great leap with it-s issue no 4. excellent coverage of indie/alternative rock + some rap, jazz etc. no 4 came with free vinyl 7" with exclusive tracks. check it out. discontinued.

q magazine (uk/english)
RJRPRES: english mainstream monthly covering music (& some film/video). generally informative with lots of record reviews + interviews/background articles. recommended as an information source, but not for the adventurous. (nov.09)

quote magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: very promising new swedish rap/hip hop zine (+ some reggae, soul etc) covering interesting artists & groups both local & international. hope they are able to keep it up. one of the very best. discontinued.

racecar (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new personal u.s. fanzine covering artists & records mostly related to rock, progressive etc. up to a nice start, and worth your interest. discontinued.

radikal (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly covering rap & the hip-hop culture both nationally & internationally. off to a very promising start and worth your support. probably discontinued.

rage (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british dance/rap/indie/etc fortnightly. discontinued.

rage (france) (france/french)
RJRPRES: french indie rock monthly. not bad at all and worth your attention. probably discontinued.

ragga (france/french)
RJRPRES: glossy french reggae monthly covering all shades of reggae music, like roots, dub, ska, ragga, world music etc. an excellent publication with lots of valuable information within its field. comes with a free cd. discontinued.

rap et ragga (france/french)
RJRPRES: french magazine covering rap, reggae & some soul etc. well worth seeking out for coverage of the national music scene and the general high quality. probably discontinued.

rap pages (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent american rap bimonthly. strongly recommended for general content and focus on many fairly unknown artists. started up again for some months in 2000 with a new address, but soon stopped arriving. discontinued.

rap sheet (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting american rap monthly tabloid. quite informative & absolutely worth checking out. probably discontinued.

raro! (itlay/italian)
RJRPRES: italian collectors- monthly covering a wide variety of both italian & international popular music & rock. quality articles, discographies & record reviews make this one worth your attention. check it out. (nov.09)

raygun (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy rock magazine that bills itself as "bible of music & style". focus on alternative bands & artists. lay-out is getting a little bit easier to read. quite high standard both on articles & record reviews. new edition not so interesting. discontinued.

razorcake (usa/english)
RJRPRES: impressive u.s. zine covering the underground punk, hardcore & alternative rock scene. always lots of interesting articles/interviews, columns & reviews. an important source of information. highly recommended. (nov.09)

real groove (new zealand/english)
RJRPRES: monthly magazine free locally in aukland, new zealand. covers a wide variety of popular musics such as rock, rap, reggae, country etc. good national coverage. probably discontinued.

*record collector (uk/english)
RJRPRES: england-s record collectors monthly with high quality articles, discographies & record reviews. mostly featuring rock & pop artists/groups, but touches on country, soul etc. a very important information source. (nov.09)

record collectors- magazine (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese collectors- monthly covering most types of popular music & rock. extensive articles & lots of record reviews. recommended for readers of japanese. (nov.09)

record hunter (uk/english)
RJRPRES: supplement to vox covering the reissue scene. now usually integrated in the vox pagination, and is only indexed as "rhu" when issued seperately. discontinued.

*red hot rock magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish magazine mostly covering the rock & metal tradition with a touch of blues etc. excellent articles and reviews. worth your time & still growing. difficult to get hold of outside sweden. (nov.09)

reflex (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent indie rock zine. sadly transformed into the much less interesting nerve. discontinued.

reggae directory (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american reggae fanzine with important special articles/discographies/lists. worth investigating, but write first as it hasn-t arrived in some time. probably discontinued.

reggae report (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american reggae magazine with interviews, scene reports, news & record reviews. keeps you informed on what-s happening in the international reggae world. worth investigating. discontinued. now web only.

rejoice (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quality gospel bimonthly which sadly has suspended publication for the moment. discontinued.

release music magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish magazine covering industrial rock & related. worth your attention. discontinued.

*relix (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bimonthly magazine covering mostly 60s & related musics. formerly special focus on grateful dead. now expanding scope to cover both old & new artists/groups. quality interviews/reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

remix (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy monthly (as of 2001) magazine subtitled: underground music production - dj performance. covering both the musical and technical side of electronica, dance music & rap. interesting articles/interviews, plus tests of new equipment. (nov.09)

represent (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british hip-hop magazine off to a promising start. recommended. probably discontinued.

request (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy mainstream music magazine covering a wide variety of popular musics from rap & rock to world music & blues. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

rer quarterly (uk/english)
RJRPRES: important british fanzine with theoretical & philosophical articles on themes related to the experimental music scene. mostly written by musicians this mag is indispensable. comes with exclusive cd. now titled; unfiled. discontinued.

resonance (uk/english)
RJRPRES: important magazine within the field of improvised and experimental music published by london musician-s collective. both article & reviews are excellent. now with free cd of exclusive material. highly recommended. discontinued.

revolver (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy monthly magazine billing itself the world-s loudest rock magazine. started out as a general rock music mag, but soon turned into a more specialized metal & punk publication. mostly short articles, but always something of interest. (nov.09)

*revue & corrigee (france/french)
RJRPRES: vital french quarterly magazine covering experimental/improvised music both national & international. often features interesting artists not known to the general public. reviews of many obscure records also makes this mag important. (nov.09)

riddim (germany/german)
RJRPRES: excellent german bimonthly covering the german & international reggae & dancehall scenes through articles and an extensive reviews section. one of the best within its field. (nov.09)

rimfrost (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian zine covering goth & metal music, fashion & lifestyle. (nov.09)

rip (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american heavy metal monthly. mostly short articles with lots of pictures, but informative record reviews. one of the better mags within its field. now discontinued.

rip it up (new zealand/english)
RJRPRES: monthly paper from new zealand covering mostly rock (both international & national) plus other contemporary musics, film etc. generally quite high standard, and valuable for the national coverage. recommended. (nov.09)

ripple (finland/finnish)
RJRPRES: alternative rock probably discontinued.

*roadtracks (germany/german)
RJRPRES: long-running german zine covering international rock, roots and related (+ some film & literature etc). extensive reviews section pluss interesting articles make this an interesting read. check it out. (nov.09)

rock (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian quarterly covering traditional rock & roll. interesting & worth investigating. probably discontinued.

*rock & folk (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent long-running french mainstream rock monthly. now incorporating other popular musics such as rap, reggae, dance etc. good coverage of both the french & international scene. highly recommended. (nov.09)

rock & roll musik-magazin (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german bimonthly fanzine covering 50s & early 60s rock&roll and related. general high quality on articles/discographies & record reviews makes this recommended reading within its field. (nov.09)

*rock -n- reel / r2 (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british folk & roots fanzine with informative articles/interviews and an enormous amount of record reviews. often changing formats, but always a valuable information source. worth investigating. now back as bimonthly with free cds. (nov.09)

rock de lux (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: excellent spanish rock monthly covering both the spanish & international scene. well worth checking out. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

rock furore (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian rock bimonthly first covering exclusively the norwegian scene, later broadening its scope with extensive coverage of foreign acts. including a free cd. valuable information on norwegian rock. now incorporated in puls furore. discontinued.

rock hard (germany/german)
RJRPRES: long-running german metal monthly covering all varieties on the metal scene from classic & heavy to extreme & prog. lots of interesting articles & reviews make this one of the best within its field. highly recommended. (nov.09)

rock hardi (france/french)
RJRPRES: long-running french garage/underground rock fanzine. worth investigating. irregular. (nov.09)

rock house (norway/english)
RJRPRES: excellent norwegian fanzine covering both scandinavian & international early 60s rock music. written in english. interesting articles/interviews + knowledgeable reviews make this one to get. discontinued.

rock jet (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese quarterly magazine covering popular music through special editions focusing on a few artists both japanese & international within a variety of genres from rock, punk, reggae, blues etc. very extensive articles. (nov.09)

rock mania (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new u.s. zine covering power pop. off to a very promising start, and easy to recommend. probably discontinued.

rock sound (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british music monthly covering mostly alternative rock & (nu)metal, but touches on dance music, rap etc. quite good. (nov.09)

rock spirits (france/french)
RJRPRES: french glossy rock quarterly. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

rock&roll confidential (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american rock newsletter with important coverage of anti-censorship struggle. recommended. (nov.09)

*rock-a-rolla (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british bimonthly covering various shades of the indie scene, rock, metal, electronica etc. some quite extensive articles and the general focus make this one worth your attention. (nov.09)

*rockerilla (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian music (+ film) monthly covering mostly alternative rock through high quality interviews & reviews. a personal favourite & one of the reasons for starting the rojaro. very valuable information source and highly recommended. (nov.09)

rockin- fifties (germany/german)
RJRPRES: long-running german quarterly covering rock-n-roll and rockabilly + some rhythm-n-blues, country, doo wop, western swing, cajun, zydeco, blues etc. easy to recommend within its field. (nov.09)

rockin- on (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese monthly covering both contemporary & classic rock, prog, metal, punk etc. quite impressive, but written completely in japanese. (nov.09)

rockoon (germany/german)
RJRPRES: new german monthly covering contemporary rock from glam & j-rock to emo & metal. off to a promising start and worth checking out. (nov.09)

rockpile (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running monthly zine covering mostly the indie/alternative rock & punk scene (+ some rap etc). valuable for coverage of fairly unknown artists/bands. well worth checking out. discontinued.

rockrgrl (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this u.s. quarterly magazine covers rock, folk, indie etc focusing on female performers and their work. easy to recommend both for its scope and quality of content. discontinued.

*rocks (germany/german)
RJRPRES: new german bimonthly covering various shades of classic rock & metal old & new + some blues etc. off to a promising start with general high quality articles & record reviews. comes with a free cd. (nov.09)

roctober (usa/english)
RJRPRES: beginning as a slim personal zine with short articles & some record reviews, this one has grown to be one of the best around. often featuring a theme/artist, always very interesting. covers a wide variety of popular musics. recommended. (nov.09)

roland users group (usa/english)
RJRPRES: free magazine from manufacturer roland. some interesting articles in every issue, but mostly info on new products etc. current status unknown.

rollerderby (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very personal fanzine from lisa carver featuring music & other things on her mind. music interviews are often interesting. worth checking out. discontinued.

*rolling stone (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running american fortnightly mainstream magazine covering music & politics. known for its quality interviews & record reviews. no longer groundbreaking, but still quite good. (nov.09)

rolling stone (france) (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly edition featuring mostly self-produced articles & reviews (+ previously some from the u.s.edition in english). covers all kinds of popular musics from rock to rap etc both national & international. discontinued.

*rolling stone (germany) (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly edition featuring mostly self-produced articles & reviews (+ some translated from the u.s.edition). covers all kinds of popular musics from rock to rap etc both national & international. recommended. (nov.09)

rubberneck (uk/english)
RJRPRES: interesting a-5 fanzine covering the improvised music/avant garde scene in england and elsewhere. this valuable source of information within its field is a one-person labour of love and absolutely worthy of support. discontinued.

ruckus (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new fanzine billed as "a girl-s rock and roll rag". no record reviews. probably discontinued.

rude international (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine covering ska, ska-punk + some rock steady, reggae, punk & other related musics (+ other facets of the ska subculture). quality articles & record reviews. probably discontinued.

rumba (finland/finnish)
RJRPRES: finnish fortnightly rock tabloid covering both the national & international scenes. (nov.09)

rumore (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian alternative rock & related (+ some literature, cinema etc) monthly from a former associate of rockerilla. quality articles & reviews. easy to recommend. (nov.09)

runt (usa/english)
RJRPRES: personal zine from lara cohen covering fairly unknown rock groups. i-ve seen only the split issue, but i-d like to see other issues for possible indexing. probably discontinued.

ruta 66 (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: excellent spanish rock monthly covering various shades of the international alternative scene + historical articles. very informative with lots of record reviews. one of the best. current status unknown. (nov.09)

rytmi musiikki (finland/finnish)
RJRPRES: long-running finnish bimonthly. previously a jazz magazine which now also covers a wide variety of popular music from rock & metal to rap & reggae (+ equipment etc). seems very interesting. (nov.09)

sample magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent zine covering various types of popular musics from indie rock & country to jazz & improvised. interesting interviews, but it is the extensive record review section that makes this one of the best i-ve found. discontinued.

savage (sweden/english)
RJRPRES: swedish garage rock zine covering the international scene through interesting article & lots of record reviews. a promising start. probably discontinued.

saxophone journal (usa/english)
RJRPRES: longrunning bimonthly covering all aspects of saxophone playing (both jazz, rock & classical music) through workshops, columns, reviews and long interviews. includes an instructional cd with transcriptions. recommended. (nov.09)

say what (france/french)
RJRPRES: thick xeroxed french rock fanzine covering mostly french rock. well worth getting. discontinued.

schwann inside (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new monthly magazine covering jazz & classical music. each issue contains a few interesting articles and record reviews. quite expensive in relation to the limited content. extensive listings of new recordings with catalog numbers. discontinued.

scram magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: long-running zine subtitled; a journal of unpopular culture. not entirely true as they cover a lot of fairly popular artists old & new. touches on non-music topics too for good measure. highly recommended. probably discontinued.

scrawl (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new mag covering various musics like indie rock, rap, experimental etc. interesting articles & personal record reviews make this one to get. probably discontinued.

scream magazine (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: long-running norwegian language metal magazine with articles & reviews covering both national & international acts. (nov.09)

se7e (portugal/portuguese)
RJRPRES: large format portuguese weekly covering music, cinema etc. well worth investigating. probably discontinued.

second skin (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very personal fanzine into various shades of alternative rock with good interviews & valuable reviews. worth seeking out. discontinued.

seconds (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine consisting of transcribed interviews with mostly rock & rap musicians. now includes a few record- & book reviews. recommended. discontinued.

select (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent british monthly covering most shades of contemporary popular musics with a focus on alternative rock. now sadly discontinued.

seven; scat records quartetly (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly covering underground rock. tons of singles reviews. sadly discontinued.

sex (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish semi-annual magazine interviewing people from various strains of popular culture incl.music. interesting choice of artists covered. recommended. discontinued.

sex sells magazines (usa/english)
RJRPRES: fantastic (but highly irregular) zine with extensive interviews of musicians, artists & other personalities. issue no 2 came with an original picture by steve keene. highly recommended. current status unknown. discontinued.

*shindig! magazine (uk/english)
RJRPRES: fantastic uk zine covering mostly 60s rock (psyche, garage, beat etc) & related. extensive well-researched articles on both well-known & lesser known artists make this one a must to seek out. now bi-monthly. (nov.09)

show kai (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering alternative japanese rock. comes with cassettes of exclusive material. all very impressive & recommended. irregular. probably discontinued.

*signal to noise / soundboard (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly magazine with focus on improvised, experimental music & jazz with touches of funk, rock, world music etc. covers a lot of ground most mags choose to neglect. excellent articles & reviews too. highly recommended. #1-6 as soundboard. (nov.09)

sin international (usa/english)
RJRPRES: large format american mag covering various aspects of contemporary culture incl music. probably discontinued.

since (france/french)
RJRPRES: french alternative rock fanzine. mostly international in coverage. usual dose of interviews & record reviews. irregular. probably discontinued.

*sing out (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american long-running folk quarterly featuring song transcription, articles, reviews, etc. a very valuable source of info within folk & roots music. strongly recommended. (nov.09)

siren (uk/english)
RJRPRES: english alternative rock mag. discontinued.

sisubeat (finland/english)
RJRPRES: english language fanzine from the same team as jungle in finland. covering mostly the finnish rock scene, plus some international artists. valuable for info on finnish rock in a language lots of people can read. irregular. probably discontinued.

ska-tastrophe (usa/english)
RJRPRES: folded newspaper covering ska music old & new. both articles & reviews make this one of the best i-ve seen within its field. highly recommended. (nice informative website too). probably discontinued.

*skug (austria/german)
RJRPRES: important austrian quarterly subtitled journal für musik, but it also covers art, cinema & literature along with most facets of contemparary popular music from electronica to rock etc. quite intellectual in style. not an easy read. recommended. (nov.09)

skyscraper (usa/english)
RJRPRES: important american zine covering hardcore, rock, punk & other kinds of popular music, mostly of the indie variety. the mags has grown fast and is always interesting to read. highly recommended. printed edition sadly discontinued.

slagwerkkrant (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch bimonthly drum magazine covering both rock & jazz drummers. high standard both on articles & workshops. (jan.06)

slam (austria/german)
RJRPRES: austrian bimonthly subtitled: alternative music magazine. covers mostly new rock & metal artists/groups. lots of record reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

slayer magazine (norway/english)
RJRPRES: norwegian death metal fanzine. english language. current status unknown. (nov.09)

small flowers press (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new zine covering the more avant side of alternative rock & jazz through extensive articles/interviews. really off to an excellent start so i hope they keep going. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

smashed blocked (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting xeroxed zine focusing on 60s music. worth seeking out. irregular. disontinued.

smilin- ears (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch bimonthly record collectors magazine with a focus on rock. some articles plus lots of news & sales lists. probably discontinued.

snackcake (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american zine covering mostly various indie-rock styles through articles, interviews & reviews. some issues come with 7"s containing exclusive material. discontinued.

snipehunt (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent u.s. zine covering alternative rock etc. discontinued.

snoozer (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: impressive japanese monthly covering the contemporary international pop & rock scene with a focus on new & up-coming artists/groups. recommended if you read japanese. (nov.09)

society pages (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent frank zappa fanzine with very informative interviews etc. a must for zappa fans & easily recommended to others as well. probably discontinued.

sockamagee (canada/english)
RJRPRES: canadian fanzine covering both rock/punk music and films. worth attention for interviews with groups not covered elsewhere. discontinued.

solo blues (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: spanish blues magazine. back issues available. uncertain current publication status. probably discontinued.

song of the west (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering cowboy & western music. excellent interviews & reviews of artists often unknown to the general public, make this a valuable information source. well worth investigating. discontinued.

songbook (uk/english)
RJRPRES: this new british quarterly zine focuses mainly on singer-songwriters, folk & roots music, but touches on a wide variety on popular musics. excellent articles & reviews. promising & recommended. discontinued.

*songlines (uk/english)
RJRPRES: this interesting world music magazine covers all shades of world music and touches on folk, gospel etc. high quality articles & reviews make this a joy. now comes free cd. (nov.09)

songstress (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british fanzine focusing on female singers. probably discontinued.

*sonic (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: important swedish quarterly taking over from both sound affects & pop. covers a wide varity of popular musics like rock, soul, rap, reggae, world music etc. high quality articles & reviews make this one to seek out. (nov.09)

sonic seducer (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly covering rock & metal of the darker variety like industrial, electro, goth etc. lots of interesting articles & interviews along with an extensive reviews section. comes with free cds. recommended. (nov.09)

sonik (france/french)
RJRPRES: new french alternative rock zine off to a promising start. worth your attention. probably discontinued.

sonora (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: impressive italian experimental music magazine. features artists within the international rock, jazz, contemporary music scene (+ art/literarture/cinema). long informative articles make this strongly recommended. cd suppl. bilingual. discontinued.

*soul bag (france/french)
RJRPRES: french quarterly magazine covering mostly blues, but also some r&b, soul, gospel, rap etc. the quality of both articles & reviews make this an important publication within its field. (nov.09)

soul plus jazz (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: like the title indicates, this new italian mag covers mainly soul and jazz, plus blues, improvised music etc. probably discontinued.

soul r&b (france/french)
RJRPRES: glossy french mag covering the contemporary r&b/soul music scene (both national & international). started out as a "hors série"-edition of the french black music mag, groove. a valuable source of info on r&b scene. current status unknown.

sound affects (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish alternative rock magazine covering various shades of the national & international indie scene. general high quality on both articles & reviews make this one of the better swedish music mags. discontinued after issue #43.

sound choice (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent network magazine covering various musics ++. now discontinued. a great loss.

sound collector (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting zine covering rock & prog to electronica etc. both articles & interviews are well worth reading. irregular. recommended. discontinued.

sound collector audio review (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new quarterly supplement to the excellent sound collector magazine. nothing but extensive reviews of albums old & new from a variety of genres. one of a kind & highly recommended. discontinued.

sound projector (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: incredible british annual publication covering the experimental & alternative music underground from jazz, impro & noise to rock, kraut & metal. some extensive articles/interviews, but mostly lots & lots of record reviews. simply the best! (nov.09)

soundi (finland/finnish)
RJRPRES: glossy finnish music monthly covering a wide variety of popular musics from rock to reggae. some regional coverage. (nov.09)

sounds celebrating resistance (usa/english)
RJRPRES: newspaper covering music & politics within a wide range of genres from rock & folk to rap & jazz. interesting articles/interviews + record/book reviews. sadly discontinued after issue #5.

soundtrack (belgium/english)
RJRPRES: long-running belgian film-music quarterly written in english. long interviews/filmographies/record reviews/etc keep you well informed on the film-music scene internationally. recommended. discontinued.

*soundvenue (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish bimonthly (?) covering the contemporary popular music scene from rock to rap etc. lots of interesting articles & reviews. (april 2009)

*source (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent american hip-hop monthly covering both rap music & politics. quite glossy/commercial, but keeps you well informed on what-s happening through interviews/reviews & awareness-rising articles. recommended. (nov.09)

space age bachelor (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting canadian zine covering various shades of popular music from indie-rock & electronica to easy listening & rap, sometimes hard to read due to layout, but absolutely worth the trouble. recommended. discontinued.

speed kills (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this american fanzine covers both alternative rock & the drag-racing scene. excellent long interviews and lots of record reviews of mostly indie issues. comes with an exclusive 7". easy to recommend. discontinued.

*spex (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly covering a variety of contemporary musical genres from rock to techno & rap. the quality & amount of info make this one of germany-s leading music publication. lots of record reviews. recommended. now bi-monthly. (nov.09)

*spin (usa/english)
RJRPRES: alternative music-s answer to rolling stone. equally glossy & commercial, but still manages to maintain some alternative profile. always interesting to read feat.mostly new acts (+ columns on aids research, politics etc). recommended. (nov.09)

spiral scratch (uk/english)
RJRPRES: newspaper style alternative rock mag, discontinued.

spirit (germany/german)
RJRPRES: interesting german fanzine covering mostly alternative rock + other cultural forms like radio plays etc. subtitled: ein lächeln im sturm. recommended, but current status unknown. probably discontinued.

*spirit (norway) (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: lifestyle mag also covering music, film, literature, etc. of value due to coverage of the norwegian music scene. free locally. (nov.09)

spleen (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this rock zine seems only to have lasted for 2 issues. quite good. discontinued.

spunk (australia/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting zine from down under covering mostly various shades of indie/alternative rock. comes with a vinyl ep of exclusive material (at least #3). highly recommended. irregular. discontinued.

staccato (france/french)
RJRPRES: french alternative & 60s music fanzine (+ detective books etc). informative articles/reviews + record reviews. mostly international in coverage. worth checking out. discontinued.

stain (usa/english)
RJRPRES: zine mostly covering the darker shades of rock & punk. the usual mix of interviews and record reviews well worth investigating. sometimes flexi's included. discontinued.

state (ireland/english)
RJRPRES: new irish monthly covering rock & popular music artists both mainstream & indie (+ some tv, film, literature & games). off to a promising start with interesting articles & reviews. worth your attention. printed edition discontinued.

stick it (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quarterly drum magazine subtitled: drumming for everybody. covers both rock, jazz & other popular musics through a mix of interviews, workshops & reviews. comes with a free cd. absolutely worth your time. discontinued.

sticks & stones (usa/english)
RJRPRES: from a very humble beginning this zine has grown into a very interesting publication with excellent feature articles & lots of reviews. covers mostly rock but touches on both country & jazz. recommended. discontinued.

stop breathing (usa/english)
RJRPRES: after reading about this zine for some time i finally got hold of it, and i-m very impressed. long interesting interviews & extensive record reviews about mostly indie rock & alt country acts make this a new personal favourite. discontinued.

stop smiling (usa/english)
RJRPRES: quality zine covering different themes in each issue. music content mostly independent alternative shades of rock & related. now revamped, non-theme & bimonthly, but still recommended. probably discontinued.

storyville (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british quarterly covering traditional jazz through well-researched articles & record/book reviews. very valuable within its field. discontinued.

straight no chaser (uk/english)
RJRPRES: english quarterly billed as: magazine of world jazz jive, or: interplanetary sounds; ancient to future. features mostly acts on the jazz/dance music/rap horizon through articles, record reviews & columns. discontiuned.

strange days (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: excellent japanese monthly covering mostly various shades of classic rock from prog & psych, to hard & blues rock etc. extensive articles & lots of record reviews. recommended if you read japanese. (nov.09)

strings (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american violin-family instructional bimonthly covering mostly classical music, but also various more popular musics incl jazz. interviews often of interest to the general public. (nov.06)

strobe (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy american magazine covering mostly current us indie rock, plus some art. interesting for the coverage of unsigned & fairly obscure bands/artists. probably discontinued.

suburban voice (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american alternative rock fanzine covering mostly guitar rock & punk. nice interviews & lots of reviews. worth investigating. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

sun ra quarterly/research (usa/english)
RJRPRES: unique documentation of sun ra-s jazz world & the musicians around him through interview transcriptions. a must for people interested in this visionary musician. discontinued.

sun zoom spark (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british monthly covering indie rock and other current trends. quite interesting. discontinued.

super som (portugal/portuguese)
RJRPRES: glossy portuguese rock monthly. some national coverage. probably discontinued.

superdope (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent fanzine from san francisco changing formats according to time/money/etc. always interesting coverage of alternative rock acts through outspoken interviews & personal record reviews. worth investigating. discontinued.

sweden rock magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: important swedish metal & hard rock monthly. lots of interesting articles & interviews along with an extensive record & live reviews section make this easy to recommend. (nov.09)

swellsville (usa/english)
RJRPRES: strange american fanzine with variable content often by various known/unknown persons within the alternative rock scene in america. always readable though sometimes quite obscure. worth investigating. discontinued.

swing journal (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese jazz monthly. very important for keeping up with japanese releases. excellent discographies. recommended. (nov.09)

swingset (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very promising new zine covering rock, jazz & experimental music (+ art etc). high quality articles & reviews. urgently recommended. probably discontinued.

tail spins magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american zine covering indie/underground rock, punk etc. valuable for articles on fairly unknown new groups/artists, and the extensive review section. well worth your attention. discontinued.

*tape op (usa/english)
RJRPRES: bimonthly subtitled: a magazine about creative music recording. includes interviews and some reviews mostly on alternative, indie & lo-fi rock. interesting focus on the field of recording. from #11 expanded & even better. free in usa. (nov.09)

*tarkus (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: norwegian progressive & symphonic rock fanzine born through a fusion of prognetic & hybris. interesting articles & lots of record reviews make this worthwhile (still in norwegian though) (nov.09)

taugenix (germany/german)
RJRPRES: interesting german zine covering only the german punk scene. comes with a free cd. check it out. (nov.09)

technikart (france/french)
RJRPRES: french cultural monthly covering music (mostly dance music & electronica), cinema, art, etc. you can do a lot worse than picking up this excellent mag. (nov.09)

teen looch (usa/english)
RJRPRES: small photocopied fanzine covering mostly american indie underground rock. quite interesting interviews and articles. discontinued.

telegraph (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: simply the best bob dylan magazine around and a must for all dylan fans. due to the editor-s death, the future of this excellent mag is uncertain. discontinued.

tempi dispari (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: very interesting glossy italian rock & related magazine. main focus on rock history through articles on important & more obscure artists/groups + record label profiles etc. excellent mag. discontinued.

*terrorizer (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent uk monthly covering various types of metal, hardcore, punk & industrial rock. a wealth of info on both known and fairly unknown acts & records make this one of the most valuable magazines within its field. highly recommended. (nov.09)

*there-s that beat! (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent quarterly from hitsville soul club of america covering classic soul from the detroit area & others parts of the usa. well researched articles covering labels and artists, often incl.discographies. highly recommended. (nov.09)

thicker (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new american fanzine covering mostly national indie rock. both interviews and live reviews are excellent, and you also get the usual small reviews. first 2 issues came with hard vinyl eps. well worth your attention. discontinued.

thora-zine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new fanzine subtitled; underground media monitor. off to a promising start and well worth investigating. discontinued.

throat culture (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting rock fanzine "dedicated" to lester bangs. both articles & reviews are of high quality and this is a fanzine to try to get. often with previously unissued l.bangs- material. current status unknown. discontinued.

*timemazine (greece/english)
RJRPRES: new greek zine concentrating on sixties rock and beyond. excellent articles & discographies. a few articles in greek, but most in english. comes with a cd of rare & unreleased material. check it out. (nov.08)

titi flambi (france/french)
RJRPRES: strange french fanzine that comes with a free 7". covers music, films etc. worth checking out. discontinued.

tone clusters (usa/english)
RJRPRES: extremely interesting long-running xerox zine covering jazz, rock, prog, experimental etc. extensive interviews & record/live reviews make this a must to check out for all open-minded music lovers. discontinued.

touch (uk/english)
RJRPRES: interesting independent black music monthly. subtitled; the voice of the underground. check it out. new series (same mag?) covers soul, rap, dance music etc. quite interesting. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

tout soul (france/french)
RJRPRES: french soul mag, quite commercial, discontinued.

tracking angel (the) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy quarterly covering most shades of popular music incl.rock, jazz, folk, country etc. lots of informative record reviews plus some articles/interviews. now sadly discontinued.

tracks (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s. bimonthly subtitled: music built to last. covers various shades of classic rock old & new + some jazz, world music, r&b etc. high quality articles & reviews. well worth your time. discontinued.

trad magazine (france/french)
RJRPRES: french traditional music (& dance) bimonthly with important coverage of both the french & international scene. touches on ethno & world music. a valuable source of information. recommended. (nov.09)

*trakmarx (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent british punk & rock webzine. i like it so much i print the whole thing out to include articles & reviews in the rojaro index. page numbers relates to my private printed copy. highly recommended. all issues found on the net.

*traverses (france/french)
RJRPRES: french zine covering the international progressive rock scene & related. serious treatment of fairly unknown artists/groups make this a valuable source of information. some back-issue downloads free on website. check it out. (nov.09)

trax (france/french)
RJRPRES: important glossy french monthly covering most kinds of dance music & electronica. lots of record reviews & artist profiles. highly recommended as a source of information within its field. each issue comes with a free cd. (nov.09)

true magazine (uk/english)
RJRPRES: new british glossy monthly covering black music (rap, soul, jazz etc) and related (art, fasion etc). some extensive interviews make this quite promising. discontinued.

trust (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german independent punk bimonthly covering mostly music but also politics etc. important coverage of both the german & international scene. lots of record reviews. worth checking out. (nov.09)

tuatara (netherlands/english)
RJRPRES: small dutch fanzine covering rock from new zealand. written in english. quite informative within its field. probably discontinued.

tuba frenzy (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent new american fanzine covering mostly indie rock. informative interviews/articles and lots of record reviews makes this one worth both your time and support. discontinued.

tubo (el) (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: basque/spanish political punk paper written in both languages. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

twist and shake (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent zine covering mostly garage, pop & rock from the 60s scene onwards. interviews with both fairly unknow artists/groups & former stars make this mag a very interesting read. discontinued.

ugly american (usa/english)
RJRPRES: another xeroxed zine covering rock on the dark side. some of the music content is really good, but my "european sensibility" (greg-s term) seems to miss the point of the rest of the magazines content. discontinued.

*ugly child (france/english)
RJRPRES: new french zine covering the international garage punk psychedelia scene & related rock varieties. written in english. off to good start, and well worth checking out. current status uncertain. (nov.09)

*ugly things (usa/english)
RJRPRES: fantastic american fanzine covering 60s garage + beyond. one of the best within this field and highly recommended. now biannual. (nov.09)

*uncut (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very interesting monthly covering rock music etc & cinema through quality articles & lots of reviews. nice balance between the two main topics. absolutely recomended. (nov.09)

uncut funk (usa/english)
RJRPRES: impressive american fanzine from david mills covering various forms of black culture with focus on music, mostly p-funk and rap. well-written & researched articles and reviews make this a personal favourite. irregular. discontinued.

*under the radar (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent u.s. quarterly mostly covering contemporary indie music, rock & other. always filled with a lot of interesting articles, interviews & reviews. recommended. (nov.09)

under the volcano (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american bimonthly fanzine covering mostly indie guitar rock, punk etc. slim but always interesting. current status unknown. (nov.09)

underground soundz magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: zine subtitled: a review of beatz from the streetz. this mag covers mainly various types of black music like rap, jazz, soul, funk & some world music. lots of reviews make this a valuable info source. recommended. probably discontinued.

unhinged (uk/english)
RJRPRES: excellent british fanzine covering alternative rock. tons of reviews in seperate supplement. well worth checking out. irregular. discontinued.

united jazz society (germany/german)
RJRPRES: local bi-monthly jazz (& blues) bulletin covering the NRW region in germany with a thorough concert guide & previews. includes record reviews and occational interviews of general interest. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

univibes (ireland/english)
RJRPRES: quality hendrix mag. possibly the best one out there and easily recommended to everyone interested in this artist. publishes special cds with previously unissued music by hendrix. (nov.09)

uno mas (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting american fanzine with some rock coverage along with photography, comix, fiction etc. worth checking out. discontinued.

unrestrained (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent u.s. zine covering various shade of extreme metal. one of the best within its field. current status unknown. (nov.09)

upside down (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent french alternative rock fanzine with lots of interviews & reviews. recommended. discontinued.

urb magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: longrunning large-format u.s.mag covering most aspects of dance music, techno, rap etc. interesting articles & record reviews. recommended, but big subscription problems twice. (nov.09)

urlo (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian quarterly focusing on the italian rock scene + some coverage of rap etc. very valuable information source within its specialized field. comes with hard-vinyl eps of unreleased italian music. recommended. discontinued.

velvet (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: very interesting italian monthly reviewing most popular musics (+ cinema). recommended, but current status unknown. probably discontinued.

vendetta (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent zine covering various shades of alternative/indie rock etc. well worth seeking out for coverage of fairly unknown bands & artists. discontinued.

ventilator blues (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new xeroxed fanzine with articles related mostly to rock music (+ non-music stuff). interesting interviews with both writers & artists/groups. no record reviews (at least in issue #1). worth your attention. discontinued.

venus (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s. zine covering music (& other arts) from a feminist/female perspective. features both known & fairly unknow artists/groups. absolutely worth your attention. (nov.09)

vibe (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american magazine covering rap/black music & related cultures. fairly glossy, but contains enough articles & reviews on music to merit your interest. discontinued.

*vibrations (france/french)
RJRPRES: swiss large-format monthly covering various forms of black music from jazz & world music to dance music & rap. interesting articles, columns & reviews make this well worth investigating. different contact info for switzerland. (nov.09)

victory review (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american acoustic music monthly covering the local scene. usually consists of a couple of interviews, lots of short record/cassette reviews + various news columns. worth investigating mostly for local coverage. (nov.09)

village noize (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering mostly indie rock through interviews and book/live/record reviews. always something of interest, and worth checking out. discontinued.

vintage soul (uk/english)
RJRPRES: xeroxed classic soul music fanzine with informative articles & reviews. recommended to soul fans and others interested. discontinued.

visions (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly covering rock, hardcore, indie etc. some coverage of the national rock scene. more interesting than a lot of other mags in this field. (nov.09)

viva la musica (switzerland/french)
RJRPRES: swiss improvised music/world music monthly mostly consisting of presentations of coming concert attractions + some feature valuable articles & record reviews. now only 1 large wrapped page. printed edition discontinued.

volume (uk/english)
RJRPRES: thick british cd-format magazine covering popular music acts through interviews & career surveys. important mostly for the included cd containing exclusive tracks from the artists covered. discontinued.

volume (france) (france/french)
RJRPRES: french music monthly from the people behind les inrockuptibles covering most shades of popular musics, rock, indie, world music, soul, rap etc. excellent articles & reviews. sadly folded after just 9 issues.

vox (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british mainstream music monthly covering a wide variety of popular musics. tons of record reviews ordered according to genres makes this a very valuable information source. one of the best of its kind & recommended. discontinued.

waco (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: spanish hardcore rock fanzine covering mostly national acts. comes with a cassette of exclusive material. well worth investigating. probably discontinued.

wahrschauer (der) (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german punk/hardcore/alternative rock fanzine. worth investigating. (nov.09)

wake up (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent french rock fanzine that comes with a free 7". recommended, but current status unknown. discontinued.

warped reality (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering mostly indie/alternative rock + arts/politics/poetry etc. steadily growing up to the (for now) last issue (#4) that came with a flexi. discontinued.

watt (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch rock monthly covering both mainstream & indie. discontinued.

*waxpoetics (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this bimonthly covering various shades of black music (& culture) old & new is simply the best! if your remotely interested in dance music, electronica, hip hop, jazz, afrobeat etc this one is an absolute must. what more can i say? (nov.09)

welch connection (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british bimonthly fanzine covering the group, man, + related. knowledgeable articles & reviews. recommended. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

wereldmuziek (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch world/traditional music quarterly. current status unknown. probably discontinued.

what goes on (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent velvet underground fanzine with long interviews, historical articles & reviews. a must for vu-fans and others interested. irregular. discontinued.

what wave (canada/english)
RJRPRES: excellent canadian fanzine covering various shades of the garage underground split between the 2 editors. lots of articles & record reviews + a cassette of previously unreleased material make this one to get. irregular. discontinued.

what-s that noise (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german independent music zine with thorough articles mostly on rock plus a lot of reviews. the free 7"s are usually very interesting. recommended. irregular. (this one stopped arriving for some reason). discontinued.

whump (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this rock zine is definitely one to try to get hold of. first issue 100 pages plus a double hard vinyl ep. covers rock leaning towards the experimental noisy variety, with several fairly obscure artists interviewed. recommended. discontinued.

why a pig (uk/english)
RJRPRES: essential new magazine for keeping up with underground cds of mainly rock artists. both excellent record reviews and collectors guides to specific artists/groups, plus a more general news listing. discontinued.

wild magazine (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish mainstream magazine covering mostly rock, but also some dance, indie etc. comes with a free cd with some exclusive tracks. worth checking out. discontinued.

wind-up toy (etc) (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very promising little zine covering mostly indie rock. interviews & live reviews. name varies, starting with wind up.. discontinued.

windplayer (usa/english)
RJRPRES: irregular (quarterly) magazine covering various aspects of windplaying (both woodwinds & brass) within jazz, classical etc. quality interviews/articles and tutorial columns make this of interest both to players & general public. discontinued.

wipe out (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american fanzine covering the rock underground with the usual ton of reviews + some interviews/articles. lots of interesting music covered from all over the globe. subtitled: guide for goners, but valuable to others too. irregular. discontinued.

*wire (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: very important british jazz monthly which has now broadened to include various shades of contemporary musics from dance music to experimental rock. level of writing is constantly high both in features & reviews. not to be missed. (nov.09)

woolybugger (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new fanzine covering mostly experimental, indie & obscure shades of rock etc. the quality of both the interviews & record reviews make this worth seeking out. plans an all essay issue. discontinued.

*word (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: high quality glossy british monthly covering music (mostly mainstream), cinema, literature etc. excellent articles & reviews make this one stand out. strongly recommended. (nov.09)

*world 1 music (spain/spanish)
RJRPRES: spanish world music bimonthly covering both spanish & international artists. also includes jazz, flamenco, blues, brazilian etc. always interesting so if you read spanish, this is one to get. (nov.09)

world music (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian world music magazine also covering some jazz/prog-rock/reggae/etc. both articles & reviews are well-researched. sometimes bilingual italian/english. probably discontinued.

world music (england) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british world music zine. discontinued.

world on a string (japan/english)
RJRPRES: small japanese zine written in english concentrating on the rock scene in osaka. comes with a free cassette + various gifts. worth investigating. discontinued.

x-ray (uk/english)
RJRPRES: monthly magazine from the radio station xfm covering mostly contemporary rock etc. comes with a cd containing some exclusive tracks from xfm radio sessions. discontinued.

xlr8r (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s. bimonthly subtitled: accelerating music & culture. covers a lot of ground mostly related to new trends on the alternative experimental music scene. highly recommended for the curious music fan. free cd only to u.s. subscribers. (nov.09)

*xroads (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly covering americana, rock, folk, country, blues, soul etc. some french artists included. general high quality articles & reviews. recommended. formerly known as crossroads. (nov.09)

*xxl (usa/english)
RJRPRES: glossy u.s. quarterly covering mostly rap + some r&b, soul etc (+ non-music articles). lengthy articles make this worth attention. (nov.09)

yakuza (usa/english)
RJRPRES: u.s. fanzine covering the experimental jazz & rock scene, in addition to more personal articles from the editor. interesting both for the content & quality of writing. easy to recommend. sometimes comes with recorded supplements. discontinued.

yeah yeah yeah (usa/english)
RJRPRES: interesting new zine covering rock, britpop, indie etc. both the interviews & reviews are good enough to make this worth your time. discontinued.

yellow pills (usa/english)
RJRPRES: xeroxed pop/rock fanzine with interesting interviews & lots of record reviews. current status unknown, discontinued.

*yeti (usa/english)
RJRPRES: excellent new zine/book from the man behind chemical imbalance. yeti covers a wide variety of popular musics like rock, progressive, roots, funk etc (+ art, cinema, photography, comics, literature etc) + cd of exclusive material. (nov.09)

you could do worse (usa/english)
RJRPRES: this one takes over for the excellent "file 13" and continues the tradition of covering a wide variety of music from rap to avant-garde. a very promising start. discontinued.

your flesh (usa/english)
RJRPRES: impressive american zine covering a wide variety of alternative musics from rock to avant-garde jazz (plus art, politics etc). extensive and honest interviews & a large section of personal record reviews. a personal favourite. discontinued.

ysb magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly covering mostly rap & r&b. discontinued.

*zero (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish quarterly covering both local & international rock, synthpop, electronica etc. a fine mix of well-known & new artists/groups make this easy to recommended. (nov.09)

zero tollerance (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british metal bimonthly subtitled: representing the sonically unacceptable. leaning towards the more extreme forms of metal. general high quality. comes with a free cd. recommended. (nov.09)

zillo (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german independent music magazine covering both german & international artists. not bad. (nov.09)

zip code (uk/english)
RJRPRES: english indie rock fanzine. discontinued.

zoo magazine (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: new danish bimonthly covering mostly mainstream rock & pop plus some indie. important for coverage of danish artists/groups, and generally one of the best mags from denmark. excellent. discontinued.

zounds; das musikmagazin (germany/german)
RJRPRES: glossy german mainstream music monthly covering some film too. lots of info on both german & international artists. discontinued.