XLR8R

XLR8R magazine - appears to be dedicated to electronic music, but as its masthead indicates, is all about 'accelerating music and culture.'

Thus, XLR8R strives to cover all aspects of electronic music including interviews with artists, coverage of clubs and parties, and reviews of CDs and related products.

While XLR8R's initial focus was on electronic music, it has over the years widened its scope to include indie rock, hip-hop, and reggae/ dancehall music as well as related trends in style, art, fashion, and technology.

Special issues include a Music Technology issue, a year-end Best Of issue, and an entire issue devoted to the music scene of a particular city (Berlin, San Francisco, L.A., Chicago, New York, etc.).

Standout features include Audiofile, a collection of short pieces on up-and-coming musicians; Machines, a section devoted to technology (reviews, recording techniques of various artists, etc.); Vis-Ed, a showcase of emerging illustrators, photographers, and designers; and Bitter Bastard, a curmudgeonly rant on various frustrating topics within the music world.

Each issue traditionally has hundreds of reviews of various albums, singles, compilations, books, and DVDs.