Merry-Go-Round Magazine
Merry-Go-Round Magazine (sometimes known as MGRM) is an independent, online culture magazine based in Los Angeles.
It began in August of 2015 under the name Crossfader Magazine (sometimes known as XFDR) by five Chapman University students. Dissatisfied with the media landscape and the level of written online criticism at the time, they formed a website with the intent to create a brand of cultural criticism that wasn't reflected elsewhere on the internet. With a focus on film, television, video games, music, and podcasts, the early years of the website saw a blossoming of over 100 writers, with coverage ranging from reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival[1] to interviews with bands like the Melvins [2] or JPEGMAFIA.[3]
On August 18th, 2018, Crossfader's third anniversary, part-owner and former Editor-in-Chief Thomas Seraydarian announced that the site would be temporarily shutting down to rebrand as Merry-Go-Round Magazine to avoid potential legal trouble with popular music site The Fader.[4] On November 7th, 2018, the site was formally relaunched and shortly after launched a Patreon to cover site costs and eventually begin to pay writers. [5] As of September 2020, the site covers its operational costs, but remains largely a volunteer operation. Its various writers have gone on to write for places like OC Weekly, Atwood Magazine, Beats Per Minute, Pitchfork, ScreenCrush, Ranker, and mxdwn. On August 18th, 2020, Seraydarian stepped down as Editor-in-Chief and music editor, CJ Simonson, took over.[6]
References
- ↑ "Sundance Archives". Merry-Go-Round Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ "Interview: Melvins - Music Features". Crossfader. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ "Interview: JPEGMAFIA - Music Features". Crossfader. 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ says, Parker Hutcheson (2018-08-18). "Crossfader Is Dead, Long Live Merry-Go-Round Magazine!". Crossfader. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ "Merry-Go-Round Magazine". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ "Merry-Go-Round Magazine at Five". Merry-Go-Round Magazine. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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