Massive Magazine was a Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

 electronic music

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 publication published by Matt Bonde of Mayville, Wisconsin

Mayville, Wisconsin

Mayville is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Rock River. The population was 4,902 at the 2000 census.Mayville is located at ....

. Issue #1 was released in 1993 and chronicled the evolution of rave

Rave

Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...

 zines that were being self-published by individuals during that time. Later, as the magazine grew in circulation and sophistication it became a magazine in its traditional sense and no longer a compilation of zines. Massive included reviews, articles, letters, commentary, interviews, and information related to the Midwestern United States rave community. The final issue was published in March, 1999 with a circulation of 50,000. In January, 2004 a mysterious fire destroyed the magazine's back stock.

Issue 1

Released October 31, 1993

Circulation: 500

Cover Art: DZak and Jason Tertadian

Limited to 500 print, this issue is now rare. Features an interview with Woody McBride (aka DJ ESP) and commentary on the Milwaukee and Chicago rave scene of the time.

Staff

Ministry of Truth: Matt Massive, Flip Milbrath, DJ Oke, Mandy, Lady Godiva, Eva Bonde, S&K The Liquidator, Waterworks Boys; Junga Vibes: Brian MC Blackeye; Quadrasonic: Brad Massive; Chicago Hardcore Authority: Rhiannon, Aaron Stigberg, Jason Berry; ATP: Roy Buck, Tom Moran; Hardcorn: Amy, Mike; Old Fashoned Rave: DJ Rackme; Stark Reality: Zak Bundelo; Pure Hype Magazine: St. Louis; Free Art: Phil FreeArt; Maragolds on Steroids: Elain Avery

Issue 2

Released December 31, 1993

Circulation: 5,000

Cover Art: Cody 43d

The first newsprint issue.
Features: Interview with Bubounese Qualk by Deadly Buda and more commentary on the Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis rave scenes.

Staff

Ministry of Truth: Matt Massive, Eva Bonde; Quadrasonic: Brad Massive; Now? Publications: Deadly Buda, Stickman, Speed Demon; Chicago Hardcore Authority: Aaron Stigberg, Jason Berry; Stark Reality: Zak Bundelo, Jason Tertadian; Psychotherapy: Pete; Reactor Magazine: David Prince; Free Art: Phil FreeArt; Trip the Light Fantastic: Paula, Annette, Jen, Claudia; Expositor: Sherri Hendrickson; Maragolds on Steroids: Elaine Avery

Issue 3

Released February, 1994

Circulation: 8,500

Cover Art: SuperFreak (photo by DJ Rackme)

Interviews with Lenny Dee, Mr. Bill, Jethrox, Mary Jan (the crazy lady at Mr. Doughnut), an expose' on what rave superstars wear under their pants, the puke lab, and some Phil FreeArt nude drawings.

Staff

Matt Massive, Zak Massive, Lucas Massive, Jason Quark, and MC Blackeye
Contributing Zines: Quadrasonic, Expositor, Ministry of Truth, Chicago Hardcore Authority, Stark Reality, Junga Vibes, Free Art, Trance-Fusion, and Psychotherapy
Contributing Writers: Jethrox, Jedidiah the Messiah, Mark E, Nick Nice, and Doc B.
Circulation of 8500 and first color cover.

Features

Hardkiss

Hardkiss

Hardkiss is the group moniker of San Francisco electronic music producers Scott, Gavin, and Robbie Hardkiss. Scott Hardkiss also works under the pseudonym God Within. Gavin Hardkiss works under the pseudonym Hawke. Robbie Hardkiss has worked under the pseudonym Little Wing. They also ran their...

, Terry Mullan, Feed, State of the Scene, Gabbers Suck, Resistance, How About Some Hardcore?, World Enlightenment, and reviews.

Staff

Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Cody 43D, Lucas Massive, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, Phil Free Art, Jedidiah DBN Massive, Doctor B, Cody 43D, Brian Keher, Ed Teletske, Ryan Dammit, Jodie P., Jannick, TJ Richter, Nick, Jedidiah, Joel, Jen TLF, DJ Rackme, and Mark E.

Interviews

DJ Drone, Mark Verbos, Planet 6 Sound System, French Scene Report by Nick Nice, and drum n bass commentary by CHA and JVT.

Staff

Matt Massive, Lucas Massive, Cody 43D, Brad Massive, Blackeye, HKK, Doctor B, Nick Nice, Rock Dee, Mark Verbos, Brian Keigher, Amy Burkhart, Aaron Stiberg, Chris Phillips, and Tim Kurkoski.

Issue 666

Released September 1994

Circulation: 10,000

Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak

Features

Mike Dearborn, Mindrive, JJ Jellybean, Russian/Paris scene report with Nick Nice, and World Enlightenment.

Staff

Matt Massive, Lucas Massive, Brad Massive, Cody Massive, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, Cody 43D, Mike Paul, Nick Nice, JJ Jellybean, Brian Keigher, Doctor B, Yanu, Toby Tyler, DJ Rackme, Joe Carroll, The Pukers, and Hello Kitty Girl.

Issue 7

Released October, 1994

Circulation: 10,000

Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak

Features

Acid Boy Todd P, Plastikman, Craig Mack

Craig Mack

Craig Mack is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name...

, Alice in Frogland by Nick Nice, Cosmic Baby

Cosmic Baby

Harald Blüchel is a German electronic artist who is mostly known under his alias Cosmic Baby. Blüchel is also well known for his participation in dance acts such as Energy 52 with Paul Schmitz-Moormann and The Visions of Shiva with Paul van Dyk.- Biography and musical career :Harald Blüchel was...

, and reviews.

Staff

Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Cody 43D, Lucas Massive, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, John Drefahl, Nick Nice, Doc. B, Speed Demon, Rock Dee, JSquared, Joe Carroll, and Obione.

Issue 8

Released January, 1995

Circulation: 10,000

Cover Art: SuperFreak

Features

Prototype 909, Dave Lee (DJ) of the Hed Boys, Tripper Information Systems, Dieselboy

Dieselboy

Dieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint which launched in September 2010...

, T-1000, The Brain Farm, Nick Nice on French Labels, Mike Dearborn on Mayday, Mike Paul, scene reports, and reviews.

Staff

Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Cody 43D, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, John Drefahl, Nick Nice, Mike Dearborn, Roland Suchanek, JSquared, and Joe Carroll.

Issue 9

Released April, 1995

Circulation: 10,000

Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak

Features

The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

, Miss Djax, Charles Noel, Efex, DBX, Mike Dearborn, Kalamazoo Profile, Midwest Scene Reports, Reality Check with JJ Haws, Jungle with Black Eye, Nuts of Steel, Moscow Scene Report by Nick Nice, and a special Internet

Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

 editoral by Matt Massive.

Staff

Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Brian Jungla Vibes, Mike Dearborn, JJ Haws, Nick Nice, Jason 'Splat', Ian Patterson, Kaytee Gorrell, Roger Kumar, Ed Luna, Amber Fein, Sam Haskin, DJ Rackme, Aaron Bennett, Crowe VonSmith, Ken McCray, Joe Carroll, Joe Sposita, and Elemental Collective.

Features

Frankie Bones

Frankie Bones

Frankie Bones is an American techno and house music disc jockey from New York City. He is best known for bringing the rave culture to the United States after playing at a hangar party in the UK during 1989...

, Freaky Chakra

Freaky Chakra

Freaky Chakra is a project by Daum Bentley, an American artist that produces rhythm-based techno music.In the mid-1990s, Freaky Chakra went on tour, performing live with Single Cell Orchestra. Their performances led to the Astralwerks release, Freaky Chakra vs. Single Cell Orchestra. In early...

, Acid Junkies, Nasenbluten

Nasenbluten

Nasenbluten were a Newcastle, Australia recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno, gabber, amigacore and cheapcore music. The group was founded in the early 1990s by Mark Newlands, Aaron Lubinski and David Melo...

, Jack Elliot, DJ Krush

DJ Krush

, better known as DJ Krush, is a producer and DJ. He is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from nature and extensive use of jazz and soul samples.-Biography:...

, Mayday Report by Mike Dearborn, and intimate recap of the Massive Posse's summer road trip.

Staff

Matt Massive, Brad Massive, John Drefahl, Doormouse, JSquared, Mike Dearborn, Andy B, Mark Verbos, DJ Rackme, and Joe Carroll

Issue 11

Released October 1995
Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: SuperFreak

The Two-year anniversary issue. Interview with The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...

, Steven Kaye, Nuts of Steel, and excessive reviews.

Staff

Matt Bonde, John Drefahl, Brad Owen, Dan Martin, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Julian Carrow, Mike Shum, Roy Dank, Terry Memlo, Mark Verbos, and others.

Features

Jason Bentley

Jason Bentley

Jason Bentley is a radio disc jockey of electronic music in Los Angeles, California. On December 1, 2008, Bentley replaced Nic Harcourt as the host of Morning Becomes Eclectic and as Music Director for KCRW...

, Adam X, Hardfloor

Hardfloor

Hardfloor is a German techno and acid trance duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. Their most famous track is "Acperience 1" ....

, Union Jack, Terre Thaemlitz

Terre Thaemlitz

Terre Thaemlitz is a musician, public speaker, and owner of the record label. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production...

, Dubshack, Think by Ed Luna, Detroit is a Label by Diana, New York Massive with Brian Karp, and many reviews.

Staff

Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, and Delta 9.

Issue 13

Released May 1996

Circulation: 15,000

Cover Art: Obione

Interviews with Oliver Lieb

Oliver Lieb

Oliver Lieb is a German electronic music producer and DJ. Lieb is known to have more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various electronic genres such as, trance, house, and techno. He has also produced tracks for other artists...

, Kenny Larkin

Kenny Larkin

Kenny Larkin is an American techno producer from Detroit. He has been described by Allmusic as "massively influential" on American, British, and German techno....

, Paul Johnson (producer)

Paul Johnson (producer)

Paul Johnson is an American house DJ and producer.He first began DJing in Chicago in 1985, and started working as a producer in 1990, doing tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody...

, and Delta 9

Delta 9

Dave Rodgers, better known as Delta 9, is a hardcore techno DJ/producer from Chicago.The name "Delta 9" comes from delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol , the main psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant....

Staff

Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.

Issue 14

Released July 1996

Circulation: 15,000

Cover Art: Phil Free Art

Interviews with Meat Beat Manifesto

Meat Beat Manifesto

Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...

, John Acquaviva

John Acquaviva

John Acquaviva is an Italian-born Canadian second-wave techno artist and club DJ from London, Ontario. His friend Richie Hawtin co-founded the Plus 8 record label with him in 1990.In 2006, Acquaviva reached #22 on the ....

, Murk Boys, Theorem, and Jack Lucifer

Staff

Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.

Issue 15

Released October 1996

Circulation: 20,000

Cover Art: Kg2 Graphix

Interviews with Laurent Garnier

Laurent Garnier

Laurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...

, T-1000, Richard Devine

Richard Devine

Richard Devine is an Atlanta-based electronic musician. He is recognized for producing a layered and heavily processed sound, combining influences from hip-hop to old and modern electronic music. Devine largely records for the Miami-based Schematic Records, which was founded by . He has also done...

, The Advent

The Advent

The Advent is a British electronic music act. It was originally founded in 1993 by Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean. Soon after leaving school, Ferreira began working as an engineer at Jack Trax Records, a job which enabled him to glimpse first-hand the work of such artists as Derrick May and...

, Syndicate, Joeski

Staff

Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.

Issue 16

Released January 1997

Circulation: 20,000

Cover Art: Eric 'Spark' Hurtgen

Interviews with Dan DC, DJ Tron, Crispin J Glover

Crispin J Glover

Crispin J. Glover is a British DJ, dance music producer and recording engineer who has worked for various labels, including his own Matrix Records...

, Orbit Records, Tresor

Tresor

Tresor is an underground techno nightclub and record label. The club was founded in March 1991 in the vaults of the former old Wertheim department store in Mitte, the central part of the former East Berlin, next to the famous Potsdamer Platz, however the history of the club goes back to 1988 when...

/Scan 7, Terrence Parker

Terrence Parker

Terrence Parker is a house deejay and music producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States.Parker has a long career in deejaying. In 2010 he celebrates his 30th music anniversary. He has been actively deejaying in hundreds of cities around the world. These events range from night clubs to music...

, Vitamin D, Speedy J

Speedy J

Speedy J , is a Dutch electronic music producer based in the city of Rotterdam. His breakthrough came with the release in 1992 of the minimal techno track Pullover...

Staff

Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.

Interviews

Daft Punk

Daft Punk

Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

, Carl Craig

Carl Craig

Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs...

, Nick Nice, Hatatomic, Roland Casper Charles Uzzel Edwards, Future Forces, Taylor Deupree, Casper & Timestretch, Total Output, Wilhelm K, Barada, Adam Beyer, Cari Lekebusch, Jesper, Outcast Clan, UK Trance Labels, Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...

, and Concrete Records

Staff

Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Dan Doormouse, Mark Verbos, John Drefahl, Al Dente, Doris Woo, Matt Embry, Jess Von Virginia, Diana Detroit, Oliver Way, Bill O'Brien, Morgan Packard, Dylan Ricochet, Phil Free Art, C-Horse, Fishead, Drew Young, Kimm Follett, Dag, Vivian Host, Julian Carow, Thad Jones, DJ Kise, Mike Shum, Speed Demon, DJ Berzerk, Mindrive, Brian Karp, Rich Wasrick, Kevy Kev.

Interviews/Spotlights

DJ Hyperactive, Simply Jeff, Photek

Photek

Photek is Rupert Parkes , a Los Angeles-based British record producer and DJ. He joined the drum and bass scene relatively early , and is still one of its most respected players...

, Matthew Collin, DJ Slip

DJ Slip

DJ Slip , is a producer and member of the Compton group, Compton's Most Wanted. Terry started work with his father, Richard Allan, before becoming a professional DJ. He has produced all the three first Compton's Most Wanted albums along with The Unknown DJ...

, Faze Action

Faze Action

Faze Action are a British band composed of brothers Simon and Robin Lee.Over the years Faze Action blended house music with Western classical, pan-African, and Latin music. Its music is also heavily influenced by funk, disco, and jazz....

, Will Webb, Omar Santana, Laidback Luke

Laidback Luke

Laidback Luke is a Dutch DJ, producer. He was voted #46 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ list in 2008, before jumping to #27 in 2009 and jumping up 10 places in 2010....

, CZR, Cujo aka Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin

Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...

, Scott Brown (DJ)

Scott Brown (DJ)

Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...

, Bryan G - V Recordings

V Recordings

V Recordings is a drum and bass record label, based in London. Started by DJs Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost, V Recordings is one of the longest-running Drum and Bass imprints, with a large catalogue of releases stretching back to 1993...

, Terre Thaemlitz

Terre Thaemlitz

Terre Thaemlitz is a musician, public speaker, and owner of the record label. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production...

Articles

Psychedelics! Astral Voyages! and YOU!; The Apex Mixer by Intimidation
REGULAR FEATURES: Issue 18 LETTERS; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; JUNGLE MASSIVE; Hardkoor! by Phil Free Art; Hard by Dan Doormouse and Fishead; Massive's Naughty Bits by DJ Tron; CAPTAIN'S ANALOG; World Wide Fishead; LONDON UNDERGROUND; ATLANTA MASSIVE; MID-ATLANTIC MASSIVE
MUSIC REVIEWS: Mixtapes, Mix CD's, Vinyl Reviews, CD reviews, Playlists; Jeffrey McFaggobot and friends; JUNGLE MASSIVE, Jungle Mixtape reviews/Bulletproof tapes; LONDON UNDERGROUND
PARTY REVIEWS: Tribal Gathering

Staff

Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Dan Doormouse, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Phil Free Art
Staff: John Drefahl, J. Flux, Speed Demon, Al Dente, Fishead, Julia Jaksic, Drew Sutherland, Rick Salzer, Jes Telempathy, Tom Weiss, Chase Brandon, Brian Karp, Johnny Fischer, Bill O'brien, Paul Sullivan, Morgan Packard, DJ Tron, Diana Detroit, Vivian Host, Roy Dank, Nick Bulletproof, Chad Mindrive, Tim Krochalk, Jeff Baumann, Mark Moore, Frankie Vega, Luis Gabriel Aguilera, Mark Verbos.

Interviews/Spotlights

DJ Bone, Jon Williams, Glasgow Underground Recordings

Glasgow Underground Recordings

Glasgow Underground Recordings is a house music record label owned by Kevin McKay.The label was created in 1997 and has been home to artists such as Romanthony, DJ Q, Mateo & Matos, Rose Smith, Muzique Tropique, Milton Jackson and DJ Mash....

, DJ Algorithm, Orlando Voorn aka Nighttripper, Weird Dreams Records + Electrecord, Kimyon, Ron Jeremy

Ron Jeremy

Ronald Jeremy Hyatt , usually called Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list...

, Cari Lekebusch

Cari Lekebusch

Cari Lekebusch is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Stockholm. His productions range from techno to hip hop. He owns a record label, H. Productions, founded and managed by himself...

 and Alexi Delano, Kurt Eckes of Drop Bass Network

Drop Bass Network

Drop Bass Network is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin based rave production company and record label formed in 1992 and founded by Kurt Eckes and Patrick Spencer...

, Abe Duque aka Kirlian, Abstract Beating Systems, Hong Kong's 'Mash Up', Happy Hardcore Hit Squad, Blame, Roni Size

Roni Size

Roni Size is a British record producer and DJ, who came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective...

/Reprazent

Reprazent

Reprazent is a British drum and bass act formed by Roni Size. Their debut album New Forms won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Their follow-up album In The Mode featured artists including Rahzel, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and Method Man.Roni Size resurrected Reprazent in 2008...

, Rob Playford, MC Rage, DJ Zinc

DJ Zinc

Benjamin Pettit, better known by his stage name DJ Zinc, is a drum and bass / breakstep DJ from the United Kingdom. Zinc is well known for 1995's "Super Sharp Shooter", a hip hop / jungle fusion.-Biography:...

, Technical Itch aka Decoder (artist)

Decoder (artist)

Decoder is the stage name of drum and bass and jungle producer Darren Beale.-Biography:Beale started his career in 1991 using various aliases creating a some oldschool hardcore tracks such as "4 AM" which was one of the anthems of 1992...

, John B.

Articles

New York Massive; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; World Wide Fishead; ONANISM! by: Dan Doormouse; NAUGHTY BITS! by: DJ Tron; BEER! by: DJ Earth; CONSPIRACY THEORY! by: Matt Massive; Captain's Analog w/ Mark Verbos

Regular features

Letters To Massive, New York Massive; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; World Wide Fishead; Massive's Naughty Bits; HAPPY HARDCORE SECTION; 'HARD' SECTION; JUNGLE MASSIVE

Music reviews

CD's + Full Lengths; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; HAPPY CORE REVIEWS by Noahphex; Hardkoor! by Phil Free Art; Hardcore reviews by: Dan Doormouse; Jungle Mixtape reviews; Drum n' Bass reviews

PARTY REVIEWS: Love From Beyond Detroit, Michigan- Feb 14, 1998; Shake It! Cincinnati, OH- December 20, 1997; BURNING MAN: Is bigger better?; Hong Kong's Mash Up

COMICS: James Kloiber and Spark

COMMENTARY: Heavy Drinking and Ephemarality; The Kids are Alright

Staff

Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Johnny Fischer; Jungle Editor: Johnsin; Hardcore Editors: Dan Doormouse, Fishead; Happy Hardcore Editors: Phil Free Art, Noah Lee Staff: John Drefahl, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Morgan Packard, Roy Dank, Teri Memolo, Mike Shum, C-Horse, Stuart Wall, Diana Detroit, Dan Sicko, Julia Jaksic, Jes Telempathy, Brian Karp, Anne Betts, Eric Hurtgen, DJ Tron, DJ Earth, James Temple, Craig Stodolenak, Frankie Vega, Doris Woo, Mark Verbos, Oliver Way, Rich Waswrick, Kimm Follett, Brenda and Martin Manry

Issue 20

Released August 1998

Circulation: 40,000

Cover Art: Josh 'Node One'

Interviews with Richie Hawtin

Richie Hawtin

Richard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...

 & M nus, Jay Denham, OVT, Paulina Taylor, Label Profiles, Surgeon, Reviews, Atomic Babies, and more.

Staff

Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Johnny Fischer; Jungle Editor: Johnsin; Hardcore Editors: Dan Doormouse, Fishead; Happy Hardcore Editors: Phil Free Art, Noah Lee Staff: John Drefahl, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Morgan Packard, Roy Dank, Teri Memolo, Mike Shum, C-Horse, Stuart Wall, Diana Detroit, Dan Sicko, Julia Jaksic, Jes Telempathy, Brian Karp, Anne Betts, Eric Hurtgen, DJ Tron, DJ Earth, James Temple, Craig Stodolenak, Frankie Vega, Doris Woo, Mark Verbos, Oliver Way, Rich Waswrick, Kimm Follett, Brenda and Martin Manry

Staff

Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Johnny Fischer; Jungle Editor: Johnsin; Hardcore Editors: Dan Doormouse, Fishead; Happy Hardcore Editors: Phil Free Art, Noah Lee Staff: John Drefahl, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Morgan Packard, Roy Dank, Teri Memolo, Mike Shum, C-Horse, Stuart Wall, Diana Detroit, Dan Sicko, Julia Jaksic, Jes Telempathy, Brian Karp, Anne Betts, Eric Hurtgen, DJ Tron, DJ Earth, James Temple, Craig Stodolenak, Frankie Vega, Doris Woo, Mark Verbos, Oliver Way, Rich Waswrick, Kimm Follett, Brenda and Martin Manry

External links

• massivemag.com - Official Website
• http://ravearchive.com/zine - High-res PDFs of nine issues
• facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=81324580099 - Facebook Group
• theonion.com/content/node/29791 - Article from The Onion
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• www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/the-underground-is-massive-the-story-of-milwaukee,36452/ - The A.V. Club
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  interview with Massive Magazine founder Matt Massive