Tribe magazine
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Tribe Magazine was a free print magazine originally distributed in Toronto
, Ontario
as well as across Canada
from 1993 through to 2005. The magazine featured photography
, music
, CD reviews, dance
and club
listings. It currently has an online presence only in the form of an internet
message board and social network
which provides all of the functions the print version of the magazine did.
From 1989 through to 2000 there was also a semi-free (SASE required) print magazine called "Tribe Magazine" based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Willemstad, the Netherlands Antilles. In the very early nineties it switched to electronic distribution.
In 2004, it boasted a circulation of 100,000 readers a month http://www.rrj.ca/. The magazine published 105 issues and is currently on hiatus.
TRIBE is published by Tribe Communications Inc., a privately held Canadian company. The name TRIBE was registered as a trademark in 2003 for use by Tribe Communications Inc. for use in online and print publishing.
TRIBE Printed Edition: ISSN 1480-6231
Online Edition: ISSN 1480-624X
The message board contains separate sub-forums, referred to as "rooms" on TRIBE, that cover a wide variety of topics including new music, technology, nightlife, culture, sports, men's and woman's issues, and politics. It contains over 4 million message posts, making it one of the largest message boards on the Internet (Big Boards).
The DJ Mixes area contains the most extensive collection of links to DJ mixes by Canadian DJs in Canada. The DJ Mixes area was developed to allow Canadian DJs to showcase their skills, hopefully leading to paying gigs at nightclubs and events.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
as well as across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
from 1993 through to 2005. The magazine featured photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, CD reviews, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and club
Club
A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...
listings. It currently has an online presence only in the form of an 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...
message board and social network
Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...
which provides all of the functions the print version of the magazine did.
From 1989 through to 2000 there was also a semi-free (SASE required) print magazine called "Tribe Magazine" based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Willemstad, the Netherlands Antilles. In the very early nineties it switched to electronic distribution.
Magazine
Tribe Magazine's beginnings coincided with Toronto's fledgling club scene. The name was coined after publisher alexd observed "tribes" of club kids roaming the streets of the city looking for warehouse parties after the normal bars closed.In 2004, it boasted a circulation of 100,000 readers a month http://www.rrj.ca/. The magazine published 105 issues and is currently on hiatus.
TRIBE is published by Tribe Communications Inc., a privately held Canadian company. The name TRIBE was registered as a trademark in 2003 for use by Tribe Communications Inc. for use in online and print publishing.
TRIBE Printed Edition: ISSN 1480-6231
Online Edition: ISSN 1480-624X
Social Network
Launched 1994 as the digital version of TRIBE MAGAZINE, TRIBE is a large, active online community and social network aimed at 18-34 year olds, with an overall focus on urban living in Canada.The message board contains separate sub-forums, referred to as "rooms" on TRIBE, that cover a wide variety of topics including new music, technology, nightlife, culture, sports, men's and woman's issues, and politics. It contains over 4 million message posts, making it one of the largest message boards on the Internet (Big Boards).
The DJ Mixes area contains the most extensive collection of links to DJ mixes by Canadian DJs in Canada. The DJ Mixes area was developed to allow Canadian DJs to showcase their skills, hopefully leading to paying gigs at nightclubs and events.