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{{short description|American music and entertainment digital magazine}}
{{Infobox Magazine|
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
title = Paste |
{{Infobox magazine
image_file =| image_size = 200px | image_caption = Issue 19 of ''Paste'' magazine (December 2005/January 2006), featuring [[Fiona Apple]] |
| title = Paste
editor = Josh Jackson |
| image_file =PasteMag.jpg
frequency = [[Monthly]] |
| logo = <!-- Paste (magazine) logo.svg -->
category = [[:Category:Music magazines|Music magazines]] |
| editor = Josh Jackson
publisher = Tim Regan-Porter, Paste Media Group |
| frequency = Digital, monthly
firstdate = July 2002 |
| category = [[:Category:Online magazines|Online]], [[:Category:music magazines published in the United States|American music]]
country = {{flag|United States}} |
| publisher = Paste Media Group
language = English |
| firstdate = {{start date and age|2002|7}}
website = [http://www.pastemagazine.com pastemagazine.com] |
| finaldate = {{end date|2010|8|31}} (print)
issn = 1540-3106 |
| country = United States
| based = 2852 E College Ave. <br>[[Decatur, Georgia]], U.S.<ref name="Masthead" />
| language = English
| website = {{URL|http://www.pastemagazine.com|pastemagazine.com}}
| issn = 1540-3106
| oclc = 49937508
}}
}}

'''''Paste''''' is a monthly [[music]] and [[entertainment]] [[magazine]] published in the [[United States]] by Paste Media Group LLC. Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music, [[Film]] and [[Culture]]."
'''''Paste''''' is an American monthly [[music]] and [[entertainment]] digital [[magazine]], headquartered in [[Atlanta, Georgia]],<ref name="Masthead">{{cite web|title=Masthead|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/contributor-information|website=Paste|date=October 6, 2008|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> with studios in Atlanta and [[Manhattan]],<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/about|website=Paste|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Turner|first=Dorie|date=September 1, 2010|title=Paste music magazine to stop print publication|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-paste-music-magazine-to-stop-print-publication-2010sep01-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170312121121/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-paste-music-magazine-to-stop-print-publication-2010sep01-story.html|archive-date=March 12, 2017|url-access=limited}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The magazine was founded<ref>Multiple sources:
The magazine, headquartered in [[Decatur, Georgia]], was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy and Tim Porter. It switched to a bimonthly format amid increased popularity and the addition of Joe Kirk to the managing team, and continued to grow in 2005 when ''Paste'' fulfilled remaining subscriptions for competing magazine ''Tracks'', which had ceased publication of its print edition. Paste became a monthly with its August 2006 issue.
*{{cite book|last=Lyons|first=Gabe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t4tIDwAAQBAJ&q=Paste&pg=PA232|title=The Next Christians: Seven Ways You Can Live the Gospel and Restore the World|publisher=WaterBrook Multnomah|year=2010|isbn=978-0385529846|lccn=2010006089|access-date=November 5, 2018|via=Google Books}}{{page needed|date=May 2020}}
*{{cite web|title=Spotlight: ''Paste'' Magazine|url=http://www.christianimagination.com/2008/02/29/spotlight-paste-magazine/|last=Daire|first=Seth|date=February 29, 2008|website=The Christian Imagination|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202846/http://www.christianimagination.com/2008/02/29/spotlight-paste-magazine/|archive-date=November 5, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned<ref>{{cite web|title=Paste Succumbs to Debt, Suspends Print Magazine|url=https://www.foliomag.com/paste-succumbs-debt-suspends-print-magazine/|last=Welton|first=Caysey|date=September 1, 2010|website=[[Folio (magazine)|Folio]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504063133/https://www.foliomag.com/paste-succumbs-debt-suspends-print-magazine/|archive-date=May 4, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> by Josh Jackson,<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Jackson – Paste Magazine Journalist|url=https://muckrack.com/josh-jackson-1|last=Jackson|first=Josh|via=Muck Rack|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> Nick Purdy,<ref>Multiple sources:
*{{cite web|title=My (Re)generation: Paste's Nick Purdy on the Fall and Rise of a Music Magazine|url=https://www.pubexec.com/article/my-re-generation-pastes-nick-purdy-fall-rise-music-magazine/all/|last=Sturdivant|first=Jim|date=September 1, 2011|website=Publishing Executive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820075716/https://www.pubexec.com/article/my-re-generation-pastes-nick-purdy-fall-rise-music-magazine/all/|archive-date=August 20, 2019|access-date=November 5, 2018}}
*{{cite news|date=August 19, 2011|title=Paste Magazine Puts All Bets On The Internet|work=[[Here and Now (Boston)|Here and Now]]|publisher=[[WBUR]]|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2011/08/19/paste-magazine-internet|url-status=live|access-date=November 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202553/https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2011/08/19/paste-magazine-internet|archive-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> and Tim Regan-Porter.<ref>Multiple sources :
*{{cite news|date=June 12, 2018|title=McClatchy names Regan-Porter as new South region editor|work=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.apnews.com/5a4416902f6f44a99302103e0b331f2d|url-status=live|access-date=November 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617005140/https://www.apnews.com/5a4416902f6f44a99302103e0b331f2d|archive-date=June 17, 2018}}
*{{cite web|title=Part 1: My long journey to Stanford|url=https://medium.com/@timreganporter/part-1-my-long-journey-to-stanford-7773bb58af6d|last=Regan-Porter|first=Tim|date=January 17, 2018|via=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202929/https://medium.com/@timreganporter/part-1-my-long-journey-to-stanford-7773bb58af6d|archive-date=November 5, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2018}}
*{{cite web|title=''Paste'' Magazine Thrives Through Belt-Tightening|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/paste-magazine-thrives-through-belt-tightening/|last=Grant|first=Drew|date=January 12, 2010|website=[[Adweek]]|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200504071133/https://www.adweek.com/digital/paste-magazine-thrives-through-belt-tightening/|archive-date=May 4, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref>

In October 2007, the magazine tried the "[[Radiohead]]" experiment, offering new and current [[Subscription business model|subscribers]] the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to ''Paste''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Following Radiohead, Paste to Let Subscribers Name Their Own Price|url=https://www.foliomag.com/following-radiohead-paste-let-subscribers-name-their-own-price/|last=Stableford|first=Dylan|date=October 29, 2007|work=[[Folio (magazine)|Folio]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212255/https://www.foliomag.com/following-radiohead-paste-let-subscribers-name-their-own-price/|archive-date=November 17, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2009}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> 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 [[Advertising|advertisers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Paste President: Radiohead Experiment 'A Huge Success'|url=https://www.foliomag.com/paste-president-radiohead-subscription-experiment-huge-success/|last=Stableford|first=Dylan|date=January 4, 2008|work=[[Folio (magazine)|Folio]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212542/https://www.foliomag.com/paste-president-radiohead-subscription-experiment-huge-success/|archive-date=November 17, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2009}}</ref>

Amidst an economic downturn, ''Paste'' began to suffer from lagging [[Advertising revenue|ad revenue]],<ref>{{cite web|title=''Paste'' Magazine Freelancers Are Getting Screwed|url=https://gawker.com/5634023/paste-magazine-freelancers-are-getting-screwed|last=Nolan|first=Hamilton|date=September 9, 2010|website=[[Gawker]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105075315/https://gawker.com/5634023/paste-magazine-freelancers-are-getting-screwed|archive-date=November 5, 2013|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> as did other magazine publishers in 2008 and 2009.<ref name=":0" /> On May 14, 2009, ''Paste'' editors announced a plan to save the magazine, by pleading to its readers, musicians and celebrities for contributions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paste Launches Campaign to Save its Magazine|url=https://www.foliomag.com/paste-launches-campaign-save-its-magazine/|last=Stableford|first=Dylan|date=May 14, 2009|work=[[Folio (magazine)|Folio]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212318/https://www.foliomag.com/paste-launches-campaign-save-its-magazine/|archive-date=November 17, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2009}}</ref> Cost-cutting by the magazine did not stem the losses.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Paste'' magazine: Inside the death of a music indie|url=https://www.salon.com/2010/09/03/death_of_paste_magazine/|last=Maddux|first=Rachael|date=September 3, 2010|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924025402/http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2010/09/03/death_of_paste_magazine|archive-date=September 24, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref> The crux cited for the financial troubles was the lack of advertiser spending.<ref name=":0" />

In 2009, ''Paste'' launched an hour-long TV pilot for [[Halogen TV]] called ''Pop Goes the Culture''.<ref>{{cite web|title=New ''Paste'' TV Show Debuts Tonight!|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/10/new-paste-tv-show-debuts-tonight.html|last=Jackson|first=Josh|date=October 26, 2009|work=Paste|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130002008/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/10/new-paste-tv-show-debuts-tonight.html|archive-date=January 30, 2010|access-date=November 7, 2013}}</ref>

On August 31, 2010, ''Paste'' suspended the print magazine, but continues publication as the online PasteMagazine.com.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=''Paste Magazine'' Is Dead|url=https://gawker.com/5627700/paste-magazine-is-dead|last=Nolan|first=Hamilton|date=September 1, 2010|website=[[Gawker]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827171731/https://gawker.com/5627700/paste-magazine-is-dead|archive-date=August 27, 2011|access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>

In November 2023, ''Paste'' magazine acquired two [[G/O Media]] properties—the US-based news and culture site [[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]], along with the left-leaning news and opinion site [[Splinter News|Splinter]], after the site closed down.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Oliver |last1=Darcy |first2=Jon |last2=Passantino |date=2023-11-29 |title=Jezebel to be brought 'back to life' after being acquired by Paste Magazine |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/media/jezebel-acquired-paste-magazine/index.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=CNN Business |language=en}}</ref> It also purchased ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', another former G/O Media property, in March 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last4=Steigrad |first4=Alexandra |title=Former Deadspin owner G/O Media puts The Onion up for sale: source |url=https://nypost.com/2024/03/26/media/former-deadspin-owner-g-o-media-puts-the-onion-up-for-sale-source/ |access-date=26 March 2024 |work=New York Post |date=26 March 2024}}</ref>


==Content==
==Content==
Although ''Paste'''s focus is music, covering a variety of genres with an emphasis on [[adult album alternative]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]] and [[indie rock]], the magazine also covers [[independent film]]. Each issue includes a [[compact disc|CD]] music sampler. Featured artists have included [[Ryan Adams]], [[Patty Griffin]], [[Blackalicious]], [[Arcade Fire]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Aimee Mann]], [[Regina Spektor]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[The Whigs]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Fiona Apple]], [[The Ramones]], [[The Decemberists]], [[Mark Heard]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Woven Hand]], [[My Morning Jacket]], [[Milton and the Devils Party]], [[Liam Finn]], [[The Weepies]], [[The Trolleyvox]], [[The Postal Service]], and [[Thom Yorke]].
Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music, [[Film]] and [[Culture]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com|title=Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture|work=Paste|access-date=May 17, 2009}}</ref> ''Paste''{{'}}s initial focus was music, covering a variety of genres with an emphasis on [[adult album alternative]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]] and [[indie rock]], along with [[independent film]] and [[book]]s. Each issue originally included a [[compact disc|CD]] music sampler but was dropped in favor of digital downloading as a [[Environmentalism|Going-Green]] initiative. Featured artists included [[Paul McCartney]], [[Ryan Adams]], [[Blackalicious]], [[Regina Spektor]], [[The Whigs (band)|the Whigs]], [[Fiona Apple]], [[the Decemberists]], [[Mark Heard]], [[Woven Hand]], Milton and the Devils Party,<ref>{{cite web|title=Fountains of Wayne, Joe Craven, Milton and the Devils Party, Jon Rauhouse|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/whitman/2007/02/fountains-of-wayne-joe-craven-milton-and-the-devil.html|last=Whitman|first=Andy|date=February 5, 2007|website=Paste|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004161133/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/whitman/2007/02/fountains-of-wayne-joe-craven-milton-and-the-devil.html|archive-date=October 4, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2020}} [[Liam Finn]], [[the Trolleyvox]], and [[Thom Yorke]]. Many of these artists also contributed to the Campaign to Save ''Paste''.<ref>{{cite web|title='Save Paste' Campaign Raises $166,000|url=https://www.foliomag.com/save-paste-campaign-raises-166-000/|last=Stableford|first=Dylan|date=May 21, 2009|work=[[Folio (magazine)|Folio]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035620/https://www.foliomag.com/save-paste-campaign-raises-166-000/|archive-date=January 13, 2018|access-date=May 21, 2009}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2020}}


===Album of the Year===
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.5em;"
In 2005, ''Paste'' was listed at #21 on The [[Chicago Tribune]]'s list of "50 Best Magazines". ''Paste'' appeared on that newspaper's list again in 2007. ''Paste'' was also named "Magazine of the Year" by the [[PLUG Independent Music Awards]] in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2008, ''Paste'' was nominated for a National Magazine Award in the category of General Excellence.
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Album
! Source
|-
| 2006 || [[The Decemberists]] || ''[[The Crane Wife]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Paste's Top 100 Albums of 2006 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/pastes-top-100-albums-of-2006 |date=January 15, 2007 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || [[The National (band)|The National]] || ''[[Boxer (The National album)|Boxer]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Best Albums of 2007 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/signs-of-life-2007-best-music-1 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023 |date= November 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011931/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/signs-of-life-2007-best-music-1 |archive-date=28 March 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || [[She & Him]] || ''[[Volume One (She & Him album)|Volume One]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2008 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/she-him/signs-of-life-2008-best-music |date=November 21, 2008 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2009 || [[The Avett Brothers]] || ''[[I and Love and You]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 25 Best Albums of 2009 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-25-best-albums-of-2009/2 |date=December 15, 2009 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011937/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-25-best-albums-of-2009/2 |archive-date=28 March 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || [[LCD Soundsystem]] || ''[[This Is Happening]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2010 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2010/5 |first1=Josh |last1=Jackson |date=December 1, 2010 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || [[Bon Iver]] || ''[[Bon Iver (album)|Bon Iver]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2011 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2011 |first1=Josh |last1=Jackson |date=November 29, 2011 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || [[Frank Ocean]] || ''[[Channel Orange]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2012 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2012 |first1=Josh |last1=Jackson |date=November 26, 2012 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || [[Phosphorescent (band)|Phosphorescent]] || ''[[Muchacho (album)|Muchacho]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2013 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-the-year |first1= Josh |last1=Jackson |date=December 2, 2013 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || [[The War on Drugs (band)|The War on Drugs]] || ''[[Lost in the Dream]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2014 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2014 |first1=Josh |last1=Jackson |date=December 1, 2014|website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || [[Father John Misty]] || ''[[I Love You, Honeybear]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2015 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2015 |date=December 1, 2015 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || [[David Bowie]] || ''[[Blackstar (album)|Blackstar]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums-of-2016/the-50-best-albums-of-2016 |first1=Hilary |last1=Saunders |date=November 30, 2016 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || [[Jay Som]] || ''[[Everybody Works]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2017 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2017 |date=November 27, 2017 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || [[Lucy Dacus]] || ''[[Historian (album)|Historian]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2018 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/the-50-best-albums-of-2018 |date=November 26, 2018 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || [[Weyes Blood]] || ''[[Titanic Rising]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2019 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2019 |date=December 2, 2019 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || [[Fiona Apple]] || ''[[Fetch the Bolt Cutters]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2020 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2020 |date=November 30, 2020 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || [[Floating Points]], [[Pharoah Sanders]], and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] || ''[[Promises (Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra album)|Promises]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2021 |date=November 29, 2021 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2022 || [[Big Thief]] || ''[[Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2022 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2022 |date= November 28, 2022 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=28 March 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329173043/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2022 |archive-date=29 March 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || [[Wednesday (American band)|Wednesday]] || ''[[Rat Saw God (album)|Rat Saw God]]'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/50-best-albums-of-2023 |date=November 27, 2023 |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}}

== Further reading ==

* {{Cite news|last=Kessler|first=John|date=July 12, 2009|title=Alt-rock editor fights to keep ''Paste'' off life support|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|url=http://www.ajc.com/business/content/printedition/2009/07/12/joshjackson0712.html?cxntlid=inform_sr|url-status=dead|access-date=May 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805062928/http://www.ajc.com/business/content/printedition/2009/07/12/joshjackson0712.html?cxntlid=inform_sr|archive-date=August 5, 2009}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.pastemagazine.com/ pastemagazine.com, Official site]
* {{Official website|https://www.pastemagazine.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 12:52, 6 May 2024

Paste
EditorJosh Jackson
CategoriesOnline, American music
FrequencyDigital, monthly
PublisherPaste Media Group
First issueJuly 2002; 21 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

Paste is an American monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia,[1] with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan,[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[edit]

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 current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to Paste.[9][3] 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.[10]

Amidst an economic downturn, Paste began to suffer from lagging ad revenue,[11] as did other magazine publishers in 2008 and 2009.[3] On May 14, 2009, Paste editors 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, Paste launched an hour-long TV pilot for Halogen TV called Pop Goes the Culture.[14]

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

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.[16] It also purchased The A.V. Club, another former G/O Media property, in March 2024.[17]

Content[edit]

Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture".[18] 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,[19][failed verification] Liam Finn, the Trolleyvox, and Thom Yorke. Many of these artists also contributed to the Campaign to Save Paste.[20][failed verification]

Album of the Year[edit]

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 the London Symphony Orchestra Promises [36]
2022 Big Thief Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You [37]
2023 Wednesday Rat Saw God [38]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Masthead". Paste. October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "About". Paste. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e 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.

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