(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. now 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. probably discontinued.

*78 quarterly (usa/english)
RJRPRES: very thorough articles on 78-records and related themes/artists, irregular. (feb.06)

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

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. now discontinued.

abus dangereux (france/french)
RJRPRES: excellent french bimonthly on underground rock, both french & international. comes with a mini-cd of unreleased material. a personal favourite. (june 2001)

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. (dec.05)

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. probably 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. (oct.2005)

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. current status unknown.

*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. probably 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. (sept.05)

*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. (may 2007)

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. probably discontinued. (feb.07)

*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. (sept.05)

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. probably discontinued. (march.03)

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. probably discontinued (feb.07)

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. (jan.05)

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. (jan.2006)

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. (jan.06)

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. (april 2007)

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". probably 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. now back after a short break. (jan.08)

*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. (dec.2007)

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. probably discontinued.

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. now a part of eye-fi, which only covers equipment etc.

*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. (april 06)

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. now only 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. (jan.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. (nov.05)

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 new fanzine covering garage rock old and new. well worth trying to get hold of. probably 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. irregular. (dec.05)

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. probably 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.

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. (sept.05)

*bassics (usa/english)
RJRPRES: formerly canadian mag on bass players/playing. excellent articles. comes with a free cd. recommended. quite expensive for foreigners. (feb.2006)

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. (dec.2005)

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. recommended. (sept.2005)

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.

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. (jan.06)

*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. (dec.2005)

bizz (brazil/portuguese)
RJRPRES: brazilian rock monthly. quite commercial. (jan.06)

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. irregular. (des.03)

*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. (may 2007)

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. probably 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. (jan.06)

block (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: excellent dutch blues mag with long articles (often incl.discographies) plus live/record reviews. quarterly. (jan.2006)

*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. (sept.2005).

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. (feb.06)

blue suede news (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american rock-n-roll fanzine also covering some blues. nice review section covering books/videos/records. quarterly. (jan.06).

*bluegrass unlimited (usa/english)
RJRPRES: oldest & most respected bluegrass monthly. excellent reviews & articles. recommended. (june 2008)

*blues & rhythm (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british blues and rhythm&blues magazine also covering some gospel music. general high quality articles and reviews. (feb.07)

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. (jan.06)

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 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. (aug.2005)

*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. (aug.07)

blå (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: monthly concert guide for the oslo jazz & experimental music club, blå. a couple of valuable interviews/articles in every issue. (jan.2006)

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. web-version in development.

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. printed ed.discontinued. web-version in development.

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. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. probably discontinued. back-issues available. (jan.06)

*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. (jan.06)

bulletin du hcf (france/french)
RJRPRES: french monthly covering traditional jazz through well-researched articles and reviews. (jan.2006)

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

*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. (sept.2005)

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! (oct.2007)

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. absolutely a valuable addition. (jan.2006)

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. (jan.06)

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. (april 08)

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. (aug.06)

*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. (dec.2003)

chitarre (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian guitar instruction monthly. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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.

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. (june 2007)

*city slangzine (norway/norwegian)
RJRPRES: new norwegian zine covering mostly punk & garage rock on the local & international scene. a welcome addition to the national music press. (des.2006)

*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. (nov.05)

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. (july 2005)

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.04)

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. new publisher, but still strongly recommended. (sept.2005)

coda; nouvelles cultures (france/french)
RJRPRES: french techno & dance culture monthly. (jan.06)

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. current status unknown, probably 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. (jan.06)

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). steadily growing and recommended. now comes with free cds. (dec.05)

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. (feb.2008)

country music round-up (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british country music paper covering both the national & international scene (incl.bluegrass). lots of info. monthly. (jan.06)

crank (usa/english)
RJRPRES: new interesting alternative rock fanzine with excellent interviews & some pretty nice record reviews too. get a copy & see for yourself. probably 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. probably 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. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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

crossbeat (japan/japanese)
RJRPRES: japanese rock monthly. current status unknown. possibly discontinued.

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. (oct.2005)

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. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. probably discontinued.

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.

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 it (france/french)
RJRPRES: promising new french fanzine covering garage rock & punk. takes up the heritage from nineteen. recommended. (jan.06)

*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. (oct.2005)

disco dance (netherlands/dutch)
RJRPRES: dutch black music monthly with lots of record reviews & columns. prpbably 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. (jan.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. (feb.06)

*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 (feb.2008)

dj magazine (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british dance music fortnightly covering techno, house, rap, jungle etc. recommended. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. (sept.2005)

downlow (the) (uk/english)
RJRPRES: one of the most interesting new magazines covering rap music. informative articles, interviews & reviews. strongly recommended. probably 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. (june 03)

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. (oct.2005)

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. (jan.06)

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. (july 2006)

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

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. probably 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. (sept.04)

*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. (feb.2007)

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

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. probably 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. probably discontinued.

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

ettnollett magazine (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: xeroxed swedish fanzine that covers both the international & swedish indie scene. probably discontinued.

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. probably 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. (jan.08)

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 or?

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

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

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. probably 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. comes with vinyl 7-inch eps. recommended. probably discontinued.

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. probably 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). probably 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.

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.

*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. (july 2006)

*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. (oct.2005)

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. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. probably 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. both issues are still available, so i recommend checking them out. current status unknow, probably discontinued. (jan.07)

*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.05)

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. (dec.07)

*galore (germany/german)
RJRPRES: important new addition to the german music & culture press consisting of extensive & interesting interviews with musicians (along with actors, directors, authors etc). now includes a few book/record reviews. highly recommended. (sept.05)

*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. (may 2005)

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. (oct.2006)

*gilda (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish zine covering popular musics, cinema & art. recommended due to interesting articles/essays. (may 2005)

*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. probably 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. called rhythm music magazine, then rhythm music, then rhythm & now global rhythm. (oct.05)

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. probably 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/literature quarterly. worth investigating. probably discontinued.

*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. (oct.05)

gospel today (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american glossy gospel magazine covering both music & religious matters. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. (jan.06)

*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 + free cds make this a good choice. (jan.06)

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, possibly discontinued.

*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. (oct.2005)

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

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

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. probably 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. irregular. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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. plans to continues online. (april 2008)

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. now probably 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. (jan.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, but on the web.

*heartbeat (sweden/swedish)
RJRPRES: swedish zine covering indie & alternative rock, electronica etc. current status unknown. (april 2006)

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.

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. probably discontinued.

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. (jan.08)

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. not quite as good as before, but still recommended. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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. (march 08)

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.

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. current status unknown, probably discontinued.

ice magazine (usa/english)
RJRPRES: american monthly cd newletter. hard to beat for up-dated news on future cds. recommended. (jan.06)

*improjazz (france/french)
RJRPRES: interesting xeroxed french fanzine covering jazz, the improvised avant-garde scene and related. excellent interviews & reviews. absolutely worth your support. (april 2008)

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, website under construction.

*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. (sept.2004)

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. current status unknown, 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. (june 04)

*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. (sept.05)

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. (aug.2005)

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. probably disocntinued.

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. probably 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. iasj newsletter still published.

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. recommended. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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. (nov.2007)

*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. free cd now incl. e-book section. (july 2006)

*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. (june 2006)

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. (sept.2005)

*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. irregular. current status unknown. (jan.06)

*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. (dec.05)

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. might be web only? (jan.06)

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. (july 2005)

*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. (oct.05)

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 various aspects of the jazz scene. absolutely worth you attention and strongly recommended. (aug.2006)

*jazz special (denmark/danish)
RJRPRES: danish jazz bimonthly. important coverage of the danish jazz scene + general articles/reviews of jazz internationally. recommended. (oct.2006)

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. (july 2005)

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. (jan.05)

jazz zeitung (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german jazz monthly covering both the local & international scene. slim, but quite valuable. (jan.06)

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

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

*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. (may 08)

*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. not bad at all. (jan.2004)

*jazzman (france/french)
RJRPRES: french jazz monthly covering both national & international artists old & new. general high quality on articles & reviews. (july 2005)

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. current status unknown.

*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. (aug.2005)

*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. (oct.2006)

*jazzthetik (germany/german)
RJRPRES: german monthly jazz magazine mostly concentrating on avant-garde & free-improvisation. quite high-brow both in layout & writing, but very valuable within its field and easy to recommend. (sept.2005)

*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.2005)

*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. (aug.2005)

*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. (jan.06)

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. probably discontinued.

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. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

*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. (march 07)

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. probably 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. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

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.

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. probably 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. irregular. (nov.2004)

*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. (jan.06)

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

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. probably 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. (aug.05)

*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. (march 2008)

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. (feb.06)

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. (may 06)

*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.2003)

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. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. possibly discontinued. (may 2005)

*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.2006)

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. (jan.06)

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. (march 2008)

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. now 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. (jan.06)

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. current status uncertain, probably discontinued. (feb.2004)

*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. (dec.2007)

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. (oct.05)

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. probably 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. (oct.2005)

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 quarterly (mostly heavy). probably discontinued.

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-. (jan.2008)

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. (aug.2005)

mixmag (uk/english)
RJRPRES: british monthly covering all shades of dance music (techno, house, ambient, jungle, rap, triphop, etc), djs & club culture. address uncertain. (jan.06)

*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. (oct.2005)

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.2005)

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 disontinued.

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. some articles written in swedish. (jan.06)

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.

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. subscription service no good. (jan.06)

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. probably 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. probably 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). absolutely worth tracking down. (jan.06)

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. (jan.06)

*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. (feb.2006)

*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. (jan.06)

*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. (oct.2005)

muz (italy/italian)
RJRPRES: italian rock & related bi-monthly. some interesting articles on both italian & international artists make this worth seeking out. discontinued. (feb.2007)

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. (feb.06)

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. (jan.06)

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. now discontinued.

new music scene (the) (usa/en