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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.[1]
LanguageEnglish
Websitepastemagazine.com
ISSN1540-3106
OCLC49937508

Pasteis an American monthlymusicandentertainmentdigitalmagazine,headquartered inAtlanta, Georgia,[1]with studios in Atlanta andManhattan,[2]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.[3]

History

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The magazine was founded[4]as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned[5]by Josh Jackson,[6]Nick Purdy,[7]and Tim Regan-Porter.[8]

In October 2007, the magazine tried the "Radiohead"experiment, offering new and currentsubscribersthe ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription toPaste.[9][3]The subscriber base increased by 28,000, butPastepresident 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 andadvertisers.[10]

Amidst an economic downturn,Pastebegan to suffer from laggingad revenue,[11]as did other magazine publishers in 2008 and 2009.[3]On May 14, 2009,Pasteeditors announced a plan to save the magazine, by pleading to its readers, musicians and celebrities for contributions.[12]Cost-cutting by the magazine did not stem the losses.[13]The crux cited for the financial troubles was the lack of advertiser spending.[3]

In 2009,Pastelaunched an hour-long TV pilot forHalogen TVcalledPop Goes the Culture.[14]

On August 31, 2010,Pastesuspended the print magazine, but continues publication as the online PasteMagazine.com.[3][15]

In November 2023,Pastemagazine acquired twoG/O Mediaproperties—the US-based news and culture siteJezebel,along with the left-leaning news and opinion siteSplinter,after the site closed down.[16]It also purchasedThe A.V. Club,another former G/O Media property, in March 2024.[17]

Content

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Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music,FilmandCulture".[18]Paste's initial focus was music, covering a variety of genres with an emphasis onadult album alternative,Americanaandindie rock,along withindependent filmandbooks.Each issue originally included aCDmusic sampler but was dropped in favor of digital downloading as aGoing-Greeninitiative. Featured artists includedPaul McCartney,Ryan Adams,Blackalicious,Regina Spektor,the Whigs,Fiona Apple,the Decemberists,Mark Heard,Woven Hand,Milton and the Devils Party,[19][failed verification]Liam Finn,the Trolleyvox,andThom Yorke.Many of these artists also contributed to the Campaign to SavePaste.[20][failed verification]

Album of the Year

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Year Artist Album Source
2006 The Decemberists The Crane Wife [21]
2007 The National Boxer [22]
2008 She & Him Volume One [23]
2009 The Avett Brothers I and Love and You [24]
2010 LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening [25]
2011 Bon Iver Bon Iver [26]
2012 Frank Ocean Channel Orange [27]
2013 Phosphorescent Muchacho [28]
2014 The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream [29]
2015 Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear [30]
2016 David Bowie Blackstar [31]
2017 Jay Som Everybody Works [32]
2018 Lucy Dacus Historian [33]
2019 Weyes Blood Titanic Rising [34]
2020 Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters [35]
2021 Floating Points,Pharoah Sanders,and theLondon Symphony Orchestra Promises [36]
2022 Big Thief Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You [37]
2023 Wednesday Rat Saw God [38]

References

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

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