RIP, Performing Songwriter Magazine
Official press release. There goes another one:
‘Performing Songwriter’ Publishes Final Issue
Performing Songwriter’s June 2009 issue, sent to subscribers and newsstands this week and featuring Pink on the cover, will be the final edition of the 16-year-old publication, Editor & Publisher Lydia Hutchinson has announced.
“As sad as change and letting go are, it feels like a celebration of accomplishment more than anything else,” said Hutchinson. “There was a moment of clarity after we signed off on this June issue, telling me that now is indeed the time to let go and end at its peak. This publication started with no funding 16 years ago out of my guest bedroom and has never taken one penny of investment money. It’s been completely supported by advertisers, subscribers and the community it represents. Performing Songwriter has always had a big heart, and our job was to take care of it so it could do its magic. By ceasing publication now we know the magazine will never risk losing its integrity and or its quality. All of us here are grateful for this journey, and feel like we’ve crossed the finish line with our heads held high.”
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The complete column is available on the Performing Songwriter website at www.performingsongwriter.com.
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June 5th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
suffered from the double whammy of a) being a publication in a world where all pubs are having a tough time, and b) servicing people that almost by definition are poor. Still, very sad.
June 5th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Oh, and I meant that with all due respect to songwriters/musicians, and tongue partially in cheek