ARTHUR - the magazine

yaay :)

I'm certainly willing to pay $5 for it.

me too!

Great news

YES

tylerw - This business model will work for these times. The old model had a chance to succeed, but stuff happened, and I don't have the resources to try it again...and, also, I'm not sure it would work now, given what I know of the state of advertising budgets.

This is great.

AND -- in this new incarnation of Arthur, everyone who contributes to the magazine ACTUALLY GETS PAID and NOBODY GOES INTO $120K OF DEBT. Very grateful to our readers for making this new reality possible.

are you looking for contributors? because i could write a monthly column about neil young bootlegs.

this is great news!

my first thought today was wondering what arthur's coverage is gon be like in 2012 considering the underground has long since moved on from crunchy folk nu-weird off the gridism and high-art-aspirational hipster metal and is now just I HAVE A TUMBLR AND A KAOSS PAD ON NOM NOM GIVE ME ALL THE MOUNTAIN DEW MONEY

Whiney -

http://arthurmagdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/a29cover.jpg

More for Whiney -

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One more for the Whinester -

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Who should I touch base with to become a contributor, Jay?

this is the best news.

and $5 is a killer deal. i wouldnt even blink at $10.

now jay: any chance at another run of tuff wizard shirts?

I'd always meant to subscribe but it was free at the record store, so, uh. But now, problem solved, money sent.

I just wanted to let jay know that the essay about the AK-47 has stuck with me all these years.

awesome AWESOME news

Thanks ladies. Raymond, you can touch base with me. Alpine Static - I dunno. Sarahell - I know, right?

And Mike Dixn: Thx for the dough. Glad you had a store that carried Arthur in the old days — which one was it?

I admit I should say something more having posted that link and all. Got a couple of ideas kicking around...

fwiw fyi there is this: New York Times - Media Decoder

Also, something that wasn't mentioned in that initial announcement and didn't get picked up in the Times piece was this, and I can't emphasize it enough really: In this new incarnation of Arthur, everyone who contributes to the magazine actually gets paid. In the old days it was labor love and credit cards for everybody but the art directors (who worked way way way below market rate) and ad salespeople (who worked strictly commission — a hard way to be). This is made possible by the readers. And of course, it is made possible by the fact that Arthur existed previously... so the new reality of Arthur, like most new realities, is built on a combination of new sitch plus past blood, sweat and tears.

all the best with this, jay. fantastic news and the business model seems sound - ideal, in fact. i hope to see (and buy) it in the UK at some point.

jed - thank you, it took four years in the wilderness (3 of those kinda literally! haha) to get back to this place. I was able to avoid bankruptcy, that was one of the main things. Oy. So many people have been so generous.
As for getting the mag in the UK: I would advise pre-ordering it direct from us.

I sent you a message on FB, Jay

<i>Glad you had a store that carried Arthur in the old days — which one was it?<i>
Reckless Records and Laurie's Planet of Sound in Chicago. I'm pretty sure I picked up almost every issue - maybe not the first few, looking at your cover gallery, #3 might have been my first - at one of those places and passed them off along with the latest Roctobers to a trucker friend whenever he was in town.

Information for people who wish to contribute to Arthur's editorial content

Thanks

Mike Dixn: That's right, making mags for needy truckers since '02. Thanks for passing it along...

My new-Arthur wishlist:

As much Erik Davis as possible

Original comics content (by which I just mean comics done for the mag as opposed to coverage/reviews of comics)

Jon Lewis: You will like Arthur No. 33 very much on the second count—I think. First count, not so much... but Erik will be back later.

Cool x 2.

Actually, are you reviewing comics/graphic novels as well? I wanna make sure my publisher (who does Gabrielle Bell, James Romberger, me and others) has you on his comp list...

Hey there Jay, I subscribed right before you stopped printing and only ever received the Sparks and Galas issues. Any chance my subscription will be re-started?

Jon - Byron & Thurston review comics/graphic novels all the time.

Moodies - Check it out: http://arthurmag.com/info-for-old-subscribers/

cool, we'll use the submission-for-review info for Bull Tongue on that link you posted earlier.

xpost

has arthur the magazine ever written about arthur the russell?
just a thought...

t**t - no. not sure there's a need at this point, given all the coverage elsewhere. tell me if there is...

Heya Jay, dropped a line via the submissions link the other day, dunno if you got it...

Ned - Nope... Weird! Hmm.

Ned - Thx for pointing this out. Some email was not being forwarded. Now it is. AWLLLLRITE!

man, this Arthur thing has been lacking

glad you're back

"Jay,

I wasn't an Arthur subscriber for a long period of time (issue 27 with Celebration was when I began), but it had a profound affect on my while it was in my life. Just wanted to say thanks upon thanks."

lol gmail search

Andrew - Too much!

Byron Coley & Thurston Moore just handed in their columnage for first new Arthur in 4 years. Psyched to get to publish these old dudes again.

Ha! Cool

Jay I will have a second pitch for you soon, the wheels are grinding

Jay, will the 'no ads except on back cover' thing be an ongoing standard? Is that one big ad or several smaller ones? Curious for my publisher.

Jon - Probably, yeah. Back coverS, actually, as there are two sections — in this issue, at least. Maybe in the next issue, there will be 3 sections, who knows. Ads are a real bitch to handle for a ton of reasons, and we protect ourselves by limiting them in this way. It's worked out really well for us. Your publisher can get in touch with us thru normal channels.