oakland Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I know how people are about this sort of thing, but I ask you to think it over. ALARM doesn't make a lot (read: any) money with each of its books. They are created by people who love music, art and all that happy horse shit. I am one of those people, and have been proud to be a part of what ALARM does for the past I-don't-know-how-many years. I think it's one of the smartest music publications around, and this issue is my last as I have retired from journalism. I wrote stories about XBXRX and the amazing Nathan Bell (Lungfish, etc.). Good stories and a great concept for a book. Read on ... and thanks (or fuck you) in advance. "The next ALARM book is called Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color and Music. It's about independent musicians and artists who are exploring color in unorthodox ways, and we're really psyched about it. We were so excited to put it together, in fact, that the finished product ended up at nearly 400 pages of full-color art and editorial. But because it turned out so much larger than originally planned, we need some help to send it to print. As of today, we have launched a pre-order and fund-raising campaign on Kickstarter.com, one of the world's biggest fund-raising websites for creative projects. Here's the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/968547338/chromatic-the-crossroads-of-color-and-music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinscam Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 how much to get to punch this guy in the face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 I don't know who that is but I support you in your anger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akross Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 is this issue 39? I got the "Invisible" issue a long time ago and haven't received a second issue in my subscription yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markovianprocess Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 how much to get to punch this guy in the face? This is clearly Rivers Cuomo in an AltPress photo shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 yes, this is the issue after Invisible. I know personally if I had a paid subscription I would not be too keen on paying anything more for it. But it is a huge issue with a TON of great stuff in it. Probably the best issue of the book yet, individual artists notwithstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akross Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'll have to look at the kickstarter page when I get home and see what it is all about. I was under the impression that new issues came out every 3 months, so I was worried that my 2nd issue was lost in USPSland...good to know it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's becoming impossible to do the three month thing. They will make it right with you. What I mean is you'll get all that you paid for. It just gets harder and more expensive to created a printed publication almost weekly. But this issue is worth the wait, I assure you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I joined a long ass time ago, Invisible is the only issue I have received as well. I enjoyed it a lot though. Looking forward to what's next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akross Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's becoming impossible to do the three month thing. They will make it right with you. What I mean is you'll get all that you paid for. It just gets harder and more expensive to created a printed publication almost weekly. But this issue is worth the wait, I assure you. I'm not worried, I just liked the issue I have a lot and would be bummed if this didn't get funded. So many good articles in one book was a nice change of pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 True. And this next book is like double the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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