XLR8R

<!-- Commented out: -->XLR8R (pronounced "accelerator") is a magazine and website thatcovers music, culture, style, and technology. It was founded as anewsprint ‘zine in 1993 by publisher Andrew Smith in Seattle; themagazine currently has offices in San Francisco and New York. WhileXLR8R’s initial focus was on electronic music, it has over the yearswidened its scope to include indie rock, hip-hop, and reggae/dancehall music as well as related trends in style, art, fashion, andtechnology.

XLR8R is published 10 times per year and distributedinternationally. Special issues include a Music Technology issue, ayear-end "Best Of" issue, and an entire issue devoted to the musicscene of a particular city (Berlin, San Francisco, L.A., Chicago, New York, etc.). Subscribers receive Incite, a free monthly CD of trackshand-picked by the magazine's editors.

Standout features of the publication include "Audiofile," acollection of short pieces on up-and-coming musicians; "Machines," asection devoted to technology (reviews, recording techniques ofvarious artists, etc.); "Vis-Ed," a showcase of emergingillustrators, photographers, and designers; and "Bitter Bastard," acurmudgeonly rant on various frustrating topics within the musicworld. Each issue traditionally has hundreds of reviews of variousalbums, singles, compilations, books, and DVDs.

XLR8R’s website features breaking music and culture news , high-resolution music...
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