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Paste
EditorJosh Jackson
CategoriesOnline, American music
FrequencyDigital, monthly
PublisherPaste Media Group
First issueJuly 2002; 22 years ago (2002-07)
Final issueAugust 31, 2010 (2010-08-31) (print)
CountryUnited States
Based in2852 E College Ave.
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
Websitepastemagazine.com
ISSN1540-3106
OCLC49937508

Paste is an American monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only.

History

The magazine was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy, and Tim Regan-Porter.

In October 2007, the magazine tried the "Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to Paste. The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but Paste president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers.

Amidst an economic downturn, Paste began to suffer from lagging ad revenue, as did other magazine publishers in 2008 and 2009. On May 14, 2009, Paste editors announced a plan to save the magazine, by pleading to its readers, musicians and celebrities for contributions. Cost-cutting by the magazine did not stem the losses. The crux cited for the financial troubles was the lack of advertiser spending.

In 2009, Paste launched an hour-long TV pilot for Halogen TV called Pop Goes the Culture.

On August 31, 2010, Paste suspended the print magazine, but continues publication as the online PasteMagazine.com.

In November 2023, Paste magazine acquired two G/O Media properties—the US-based news and culture site Jezebel, along with the left-leaning news and opinion site Splinter, after the site closed down. It also purchased The A.V. Club, another former G/O Media property, in March 2024.

Content

Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture". Paste's initial focus was music, covering a variety of genres with an emphasis on adult album alternative, Americana and indie rock, along with independent film and books. Each issue originally included a CD music sampler but was dropped in favor of digital downloading as a Going-Green initiative. Featured artists included Paul McCartney, Ryan Adams, Blackalicious, Regina Spektor, the Whigs, Fiona Apple, the Decemberists, Mark Heard, Woven Hand, Milton and the Devils Party, Liam Finn, the Trolleyvox, and Thom Yorke. Many of these artists also contributed to the Campaign to Save Paste.

Album of the Year

Year Artist Album Source
2006 The Decemberists The Crane Wife
2007 The National Boxer
2008 She & Him Volume One
2009 The Avett Brothers I and Love and You
2010 LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening
2011 Bon Iver Bon Iver
2012 Frank Ocean Channel Orange
2013 Phosphorescent Muchacho
2014 The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream
2015 Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear
2016 David Bowie Blackstar
2017 Jay Som Everybody Works
2018 Lucy Dacus Historian
2019 Weyes Blood Titanic Rising
2020 Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters
2021 Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra Promises
2022 Big Thief Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
2023 Wednesday Rat Saw God
2024 Jessica Pratt Here in the Pitch

References

  1. ^ "Masthead". Paste. October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. "About". Paste. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Turner, Dorie (September 1, 2010). "Paste music magazine to stop print publication". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. Multiple sources:
  5. Welton, Caysey (September 1, 2010). "Paste Succumbs to Debt, Suspends Print Magazine". Folio. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  6. Jackson, Josh. "Josh Jackson – Paste Magazine Journalist". Retrieved November 5, 2018 – via Muck Rack.
  7. Multiple sources:
  8. Multiple sources :
  9. Stableford, Dylan (October 29, 2007). "Following Radiohead, Paste to Let Subscribers Name Their Own Price". Folio. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  10. Stableford, Dylan (January 4, 2008). "Paste President: Radiohead Experiment 'A Huge Success'". Folio. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  11. Nolan, Hamilton (September 9, 2010). "Paste Magazine Freelancers Are Getting Screwed". Gawker. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  12. Stableford, Dylan (May 14, 2009). "Paste Launches Campaign to Save its Magazine". Folio. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  13. Maddux, Rachael (September 3, 2010). "Paste magazine: Inside the death of a music indie". Salon. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  14. Jackson, Josh (October 26, 2009). "New Paste TV Show Debuts Tonight!". Paste. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  15. Nolan, Hamilton (September 1, 2010). "Paste Magazine Is Dead". Gawker. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  16. Darcy, Oliver; Passantino, Jon (November 29, 2023). "Jezebel to be brought 'back to life' after being acquired by Paste Magazine". CNN Business. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  17. "Former Deadspin owner G/O Media puts The Onion up for sale: source". New York Post. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  18. "Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture". Paste. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  19. Whitman, Andy (February 5, 2007). "Fountains of Wayne, Joe Craven, Milton and the Devils Party, Jon Rauhouse". Paste. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  20. Stableford, Dylan (May 21, 2009). "'Save Paste' Campaign Raises $166,000". Folio. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  21. "Paste's Top 100 Albums of 2006". Paste Magazine. January 15, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  22. "The 100 Best Albums of 2007". Paste Magazine. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  23. "The 50 Best Albums of 2008". Paste Magazine. November 21, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  24. "The 25 Best Albums of 2009". Paste Magazine. December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  25. Jackson, Josh (December 1, 2010). "The 50 Best Albums of 2010". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  26. Jackson, Josh (November 29, 2011). "The 50 Best Albums of 2011". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  27. Jackson, Josh (November 26, 2012). "The 50 Best Albums of 2012". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  28. Jackson, Josh (December 2, 2013). "The 50 Best Albums of 2013". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  29. Jackson, Josh (December 1, 2014). "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  30. "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Paste Magazine. December 1, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  31. Saunders, Hilary (November 30, 2016). "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  32. "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Paste Magazine. November 27, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  33. "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Paste Magazine. November 26, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  34. "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Paste Magazine. December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  35. "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Paste Magazine. November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  36. "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Paste Magazine. November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  37. "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Paste Magazine. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  38. "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Paste Magazine. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  39. "The 100 Best Albums of 2024". Paste Magazine. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

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