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Kludge

Type of site

Music webzine
Available inEnglish
OwnerArturo Perez
Created byArturo Perez
URLkludgemagazine.com/
Launched2000
Current statusOffline

Kludge was a Los Angeles-based online music magazine devoted to long-form music journalism, album reviews, music news and interviews. It included a media section and a discussion forum. Founded in 2000 by editor-in-chief Arturo Perez, the magazine developed a reputation for its extensive coverage of underground and independent music.[1]

Kludge had a combined staff of over twenty writers, editors, graphic designers, and photographers. It included writers from various backgrounds, ranging from academics and professional journalists to first time writers.[2] After its establishment, the site rapidly expanded to include live reviews, interviews, streams of albums, and year-end features. Kludge had frequently partnered with Virgin Megastores for presenting new works and promoting new artists.[3]

While the site's readership numbers never reached the levels of Pitchfork Media's, it did receive many notices in the press for the quality of its writing. It has been quoted by publications such as the Oakland Tribune, Music Connection, and PureVolume,[1][4] and has been used as a source by Artistdirect as well as a number of record labels, including Epitaph Records.[5][6]

Kludge ceased publication in May 2006, but the website remained online until December 2009.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Montgomery, Scott (16 August 2008). "Fractured hip: Digging for pop-culture knowledge". Oakland Tribune.
  • ^ "Press". Kludge. Archived from the original on 1 December 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  • ^ Hajewski, Doris (3 July 2003). "Virgin Megastores in Discussions about Opening Music Store in Milwaukee". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  • ^ "Cage9 – Do you have a Survival Plan?". PureVolume. SpinMedia. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  • ^ "Ani DiFranco reviews". Artistdirect. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  • ^ "Kludge Magazine interviews Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise!". Epitaph Records. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  • ^ Perez, Arturo (6 January 2013). "Why Kluge?". Kluge. Kluge Interactive. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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