IDG’s Mac Publishing, LLC is debuting Playlist, a digital music magazine for Windows and Mac users, on August 24, 2004. Created by the editors of Macworld magazine, the newsstand-only issue will spotlight digital music technology, the digital lifestyle, and music artists. Playlist is designed for everyone from the novice music consumer and fan to the digital-entertainment professional.
“We think the intersection of music and technology is the most exciting place in the world right now,” said Jason Snell, editor in chief of Mac Publishing, LLC in the press release. “And with our remarkable expertise with the world’s leading digital music player and legal music store, Mac Publishing is uniquely qualified to create a new magazine covering this exciting territory.”
Inside the first issue of Playlist, editors provide a complete look at the world surrounding Apple’s market-leading iPod and iTunes products, including a look at the latest iPod models; a buyer’s guide of the best iPod accessories, including headphones, speakers, and cases; and tips and tricks about how to use the iPod and iTunes to their fullest. Completing the issue is groundbreaking coverage of the digital music scene, including an exclusive interview in which members of the popular band Wilco tells Playlist why they are willing to give its music away for free online. Other music coverage in the issue includes interviews with a broad range of musicians and DJs, reviews of new music downloads, and a large collection of playlists from artists, music critics, and the Playlist staff.
Playlist will meet the diverse needs of music enthusiasts. The in-depth editorial coverage will include tech-oriented articles, interviews with cutting-edge music artists, and of course, plenty of playlists from musicians and music fans alike.
A second Playlist issue, featuring coverage of the iPod and iTunes as well as the broader world of digital music, is in development and planned for a newsstand-only distribution in November 2004.
Also in development is PlaylistMag.com, a community Web site dedicated to the digital music phenomenon. With new content posted daily, PlaylistMag.com’s special features will include news, product and music reviews, how-to’s, and opinion articles with regular free music downloads. PlaylistMag.com’s editor-in-chief is Christopher Breen, a Macworld columnist, TechTV regular and author of the popular book Secrets of the iPod.
More info here.
Kiss my shiny metal ass!!!!
Inside the second issue of Playlist, editors provide a complete look at the world surrounding Apple’s market-leading iPod and iTunes products, including a look at the latest iPod models; a buyer’s guide of the best iPod accessories, including headphones, speakers, and cases; and tips and tricks about how to use the iPod and iTunes to their fullest…
Inside the third issue of Playlist, editors provide a complete look at the world surrounding Apple’s market-leading iPod and iTunes products, including a look at the latest iPod models; a buyer’s guide of the best iPod accessories, including headphones, speakers, and cases; and tips and tricks about how to use the iPod and iTunes to their fullest…
Inside the fourth issue… etc etc etc
Maybe the editors of Macworld should spend more time focusing on Macworld. I subscribed for years, but finally cancelled last year when the magazine became about the same thickness as a high school newsletter. And half of that is ads… It’s a shame when you see a copy of the UK Macworld, which is much bigger in every way, what has happened to the original.
Not only is the UK version of the magazine better, but the UK version of their website, [url=http://www.macworld.co.uk]http://www.macworld.co.uk[/url] , is much better, too; more information and much better Mac news coverage. It’s nice to know that they have been up for 7 hours working on the latest news by the time I have my first coffee. (probably where MDN gets most of their ideas)
In this web world, Playlist should have a decent website up first. Having just an image of the cover and asking $5.99 based on just that isn’t much incentive.
When I first saw this I read “digital music-magazine” which would have been ideal: web-based, with links to band’s websites, downloads, reviews with samples, etc. Instead it’s “digital-music magazine”, which sounds boring as hell.
yeah wtf!? i’m going to ipodlounge for free and Rolling Stone, Spin, etc will always be a better source music news, etc.
Best first post I’ve seen here in a l o n g time, Bender!