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Paste Magazine and Dale’s Pale Ale Announce “Downlow’d Club”

By Palmer Houchins at 11:06 AM on April 16, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 16, 2009Paste Magazine and Dale’s Pale Ale Announce “Downlow’d Club”http://www.pastemagazine.com/dales(Decatur, GA) - Paste magazine and craft beer Dale’s Pale Ale have teamed up to bring discerning readers and drinkers a host of free digital music each month via the all-new Downlow’d Club - a promotion which will run through the remainder of 2009.... read more

Folio Magazine Selects Paste's President for the Folio 40

By Palmer Houchins at 2:21 PM on April 7, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Folio Magazine Selects Paste’s President for the Folio 40 Tim Regan-Porter named one of the most influential in Print Media Folio Magazine has selected Paste Media Group President Tim Regan-Porter as one of its 2009 “Folio 40.”... read more

ASME Nominates PASTE Magazine For Another National Magazine Award

By Palmer Houchins at 12:00 PM on March 24, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEIndependent Music Title Nominated in Top Category For the Second Consecutive YearDECATUR, Ga. (March 24, 2009)-For the second year in a row, Paste magazine (www.pastemagazine.com) was nominated by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) for a 2009 National Magazine Award in the “General Excellence” category—the highest honor a magazine can receive. The fastest growing independently published entertainment magazine in the country, Paste has won over legions of readers with its commitment to substance and its ongoing search for “signs of life in music, film and culture”—the magazine’s tagline since its inception.... read more

Paste celebrates 10 years

By Palmer Houchins at 3:24 PM on December 16, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOne decade ago on Dec. 3 1998, Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy and Jordan Feibus launched PasteMusic.com, a retail site for independent music. The company began with the release of the first-ever live album from the Bill Mallonee-fronted Vigilantes of Love. The website grew over the years, selling music from artists such as Pedro the Lion, Over the Rhine, Innocence Mission and Marzuki (a late '90s indie-folk band featuring Sufjan Stevens). ... read more

Paste Magazine Announces DIGITAL VIP Program

By Palmer Houchins at 1:05 PM on October 1, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEExclusive DVDs & live performances, full albums and early access to Paste contentDecatur, GA (September 30, 2008) - Paste magazine announced today the launch of “Paste Digital VIP” (www.pastemagazine.com/VIP), an exclusive service that delivers members an array of content for a low monthly fee. The all-new Paste Digital VIP is available for $3.95 per month and, throughout the course of a year, provides members with 4 DVDs, 12 full digital albums, 52 exclusive live mp3’s, advance access to Paste’s digital edition & new music Sampler and much more. The first month includes an album from indie buzz... read more

COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU...Paste:Local!

By Palmer Houchins at 1:20 PM on September 9, 2008

Paste Magazine launches Web sites for Atlanta, Chicago, New YorkDecatur, GA (September 9, 2008)-Adding a new dimension to its award-winning coverage of music, film and culture, Paste magazine has announced the launch of Paste:Local, a new series of city-specific blogs which will explore and celebrate the artistic happenings in vibrant and creative locales across the United States. The launch kicks off with Atlanta, Chicago and New York, with additional cities to be added in the months ahead. The sites can be found at:www.pastemagazine.com/atlantawww.pastemagazine.com/chicagowww.pastemagazine.com/newyork... read more

Paste Nation Ad Network Launches

By Palmer Houchins at 4:26 PM on September 2, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETrend-Setting Web Sites Form PartnershipDecatur, GA (September 2, 2008)-Paste magazine has announced the launch of “Paste Nation,” (www.pastenation.com) an innovative new online ad network comprised of 14 handpicked tastemaking entertainment websites promoting quality music, film and other emerging culture. With the efficiency of a single buy, Paste Nation gives advertisers access to premium inventory in front of trend-setting consumers in an environment they trust and cherish. ... read more

Paste Magazine Releases First-ever "International Issue"

By Palmer Houchins at 5:55 PM on July 8, 2008

17 Coolest Record Stores in America

By Palmer Houchins at 9:54 AM on June 18, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPaste magazine pays homage to the almighty record store“When I first moved to Los Angeles to seek my fortune back in 1983, I lived on Larabee, just north of Sunset. My friends and I would go to Tower at night. Or I'd go alone. An evening at Tower in West Hollywood was not a stop you made. It WAS the evening. ...you could walk in and immediately go into a serious retail coma and when you came to, you were at the register with a thousand dollars worth of tapes, CD's and DVD's and no memory of how... read more

Paste Magazine Editor-in-Chief Josh Jackson Starts Blog

By Palmer Houchins at 7:27 PM on June 12, 2008

www.pastemagazine.com/high_gravity Decatur, GA (June 12, 2008) - Paste magazine editor-in-chief Josh Jackson, recently named to MIN Magazine’s annual “21 Most Intriguing” list, has announced the launch of his new blog “High Gravity,” a comprehensive daily guide to the Web’s most remarkable nuggets of music, film and culture. Jackson’s blog is the latest addition to Paste’s growing online content and multimedia, which includes exclusive videos and songs, “Dear Diary”—a blog written by artists on tour, and much, much more. “Realizing there was virtually zero content on the Web devoted to musical opinions and news, I took it upon myself to... read more

PASTE Magazine Carries the Torch for Resonance and No Depression

By Palmer Houchins at 3:13 PM on June 1, 2008

Subscriber Lists Go to Paste as Other Independent Publishers FoldDecatur, GA (June TK, 2008) -Paste magazine (www.pastemagazine.com), the fastest-growing independently published entertainment magazine in the country, recently assumed subscription lists for the closing pubs Resonance and No Depression. Though the financial burdens of operating an independently-published magazine became too much for the 14-year-old Resonance and 13-year-old No Depression, faithful readers have been taken care of through the agreements. These are the second and third subscription lists Paste has picked up in its six year history. ... read more

Paste Magazine Takes Top Honors at 2008 Gamma Awards

By Palmer Houchins at 5:08 PM on May 8, 2008

Paste Wins Second Consecutive Grand GAMMA Award, 5 Gold Awards, 2 Silver Awards, 2 Bronze Awards Decatur, GA (May 8, 2008) - Paste magazine took home top honors for the second consecutive year, “The Grand GAMMA Award,” along with nine other awards, at the 19th Annual GAMMA Awards. The GAMMA Awards are put on by MAGS, the Magazine Association of the Southeast, to recognize excellence in magazines based in the region. Paste’s impressive showing at the GAMMA Awards comes on the heels of their 3rd consecutive PLUG Award win for “Magazine of the Year,” their Eddie Award for “Best Entertainment Magazine”... read more

InStoreShows.com Debuts

By Palmer Houchins at 3:59 PM on April 18, 2008

ASME Nominates PASTE Magazine For National Magazine Award!

By Palmer Houchins at 2:35 PM on March 19, 2008

Independent Music Title Nominated in Top CategoryDecatur, GA (March 19, 2008)-On the heels of its 3rd consecutive PLUG Award for ‘Magazine of the Year,’ Paste magazine (www.pastemagazine.com) was nominated today by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) for a 2008 National Magazine Award in the “General Excellence” category—the highest honor a magazine can receive. The fastest growing independently published entertainment magazine in the country, Paste has won over legions of readers with its commitment to substance and their ongoing search for “signs of life in music, film and culture”—the magazine’s tagline since its inception. ... read more

Three Straight! Paste Magazine Wins 3rd Consecutive PLUG Award For ‘Magazine of the Year’

By Palmer Houchins at 2:08 PM on March 10, 2008

Decatur, GA (March 10, 2008) - For the third consecutive year, Paste magazine (www.pastemagazine.com) was selected as ‘Magazine of the Year’ at the 2008 Plug Independent Music Awards. Now in its fourth year, The Plug Awards bring the independent music community together to recognize its own. This year’s awards ceremony was held March 6th at Terminal 5 in New York City. Hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt, the ceremony featured performances by nominees Nick Cave, St. Vincent, Dizzee Rascal, The Forms and Di Vinci. ... read more

PASTE Magazine Goes Big at SXSW

By Palmer Houchins at 3:35 PM on March 7, 2008

Paste Magazine teams up with Stereogum, XM Radio, WXPN, DELL Lounge and others to expand presence at this year’s SXSW Decatur, GA (March 7, 2008) -- Paste magazine (www.pastemagazine.com), called “the best among American music titles” by The Wall Street Journal, announced an expanded and star-studded lineup of events for this year’s South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX. Most notably, Paste will be joining forces with leading music blog Stereogum.com for three very special events. And in an effort to bring the joys of SXSW to the masses, many of the Paste-related performances will be available online and over the... read more

PASTE Founding Publisher Returns

By Palmer Houchins at 2:24 PM on January 7, 2008

Director of Business Development Also Announced Decatur, GA (January 7, 2008) -- Paste magazine (www.pastemagazine.com) announced today a new Publisher, Nick Purdy, and the promotion of Jay Sweet to Director of Business Development. Publisher Tim Regan-Porter remains with Paste as the magazine’s President. Paste—2006 and 2007 winner of the Plug Award for “Magazine of the Year,” and recently called “the finest among American music titles” by the Wall Street Journal—is one of the fastest-growing independent magazines in America. ... read more

Paste Magazine Introduces New Video Podcast: PASTE VISION

By Palmer Houchins at 1:59 PM on December 19, 2007

Podcast to feature exclusive interviews, videos and more Decatur, GA (December 19, 2007) - Paste magazine announced the launch of a new video podcast, “Paste Vision,” available today through iTunes or via www.pastemagazine.com. The new monthly podcasts are about 15 minutes in length, free to view/download, and feature interviews, live performances from the Paste studio, music videos and more. ... read more