Shook (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Shook is an underground independently produced British
music magazine, based in London, which covers various forms of black music and electronic music
.
The magazine covers the current black music scene in both the UK and around the rest of the world.
, and also metropolitan
areas of the US and beyond. It is currently being published quarterly, however the actual amount of issues can fluctuate year on year, and it doesn't have a regular release date, so regular purchasers of the magazine often have to keep an eye out for its release. Currently covermount
CDs or tape
s have not been included with the magazine, although with a subscription, a free compilation or artist album is often included as a bonus with the first edition the subscriber receives.
music at the center, with other black music's from around the world—especially soulfull electronic music—forming the core of its focus. While some of the magazine contains charts from eminent DJ's on the scene or articles on underground music scenes around the world, it also had an eye on contemporary artwork, and underground fashionable trends in and outside various music communities usually not generally well-known about outside of the worlds' big urban centres (London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, et al).
The magazine is sometimes compared with both the US magazine publication Wax Poetics
which has been around many years, and also to the —perhaps even more comparable— now defunct, British magazine Straight No Chaser
, in which there are clear design and content parallels.
No digital versions (pdf, ePub
, or similar, format) of the magazine are currently being published, and there have so far been no plans to issue them as such.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
music magazine, based in London, which covers various forms of black music and 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...
.
The magazine covers the current black music scene in both the UK and around the rest of the world.
Publishing
It is published in the UK and distributed for sale across the whole country, much of EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and also metropolitan
Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
areas of the US and beyond. It is currently being published quarterly, however the actual amount of issues can fluctuate year on year, and it doesn't have a regular release date, so regular purchasers of the magazine often have to keep an eye out for its release. Currently covermount
Covermount
Covermount is the name given to storage media or other products packaged as part of a magazine or newspaper...
CDs or tape
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
s have not been included with the magazine, although with a subscription, a free compilation or artist album is often included as a bonus with the first edition the subscriber receives.
Content and themes
Shook magazine does not have a set slogan, but it basically covers JazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
music at the center, with other black music's from around the world—especially soulfull electronic music—forming the core of its focus. While some of the magazine contains charts from eminent DJ's on the scene or articles on underground music scenes around the world, it also had an eye on contemporary artwork, and underground fashionable trends in and outside various music communities usually not generally well-known about outside of the worlds' big urban centres (London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, et al).
The magazine is sometimes compared with both the US magazine publication Wax Poetics
Wax Poetics
Wax Poetics is a bimonthly American music magazine dedicated to vintage and contemporary jazz, funk, soul, Latin, hip-hop, reggae, blues, and R&B in the crate-digger tradition; the name of the magazine is itself an allusion to vinyl records....
which has been around many years, and also to the —perhaps even more comparable— now defunct, British magazine Straight No Chaser
Straight No Chaser (magazine)
Straight No Chaser was an influential British music magazine, based in London, which covered various forms of black music and electronic music....
, in which there are clear design and content parallels.
Versions
Initially the magazine offered the first three editions for both physical sale, but also for free digital distribution as dual-page pdf's. This has not continued however.No digital versions (pdf, ePub
EPUB
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, or similar, format) of the magazine are currently being published, and there have so far been no plans to issue them as such.
External links
- Shook — the main website (active, with new reviews, features and radio shows).