Classic Rock's "Prog Rock" Magazine

Latest issue has an incredibly good tribute to Greg Lake by Sid Smith. Great journalism, and here's hoping we get to see more now it has been purchased by Future.

Good news, but an interesting quote:

“The acquisition of these classic rock brands with their associated magazines, events and websites marks a further step in our buy and build strategy,” said Zillah Byng-Thorne, chief executive of Future.

Funny that, given that they flogged the things back in 2013 to Team Rock

I saw this on my Facebook feed the other day.  http://www.wlup.com/2016/12/23/rush-join-bands-in-supporting-team-rock/

And it's not just the magazine. They finally gave Prog its own special night, an annual awards ceremony which honoured the best of the year, and said thank you to the legends of the past, most of whom would be generally ignored by the mainstream media.

A truly sad day for those concerned about the commercial aspect of rock music. One can like or dislike the priorities given by the magazines Team Rock had, but they did make these genres and numerous artists active in them visible in a manner no-one else has managed for decades. One can only hope, for the sake of the employees just as much as for the sake of the genres these magazines covered, that someone else decides to step in and take if not all then at least most of them over.
The Prog mag have done magnificent work in giving limelight and spotlight to their chosen genre, I see the footprints they have left on a fairly constant basis when reading mainstream media. For the sake of this type of music specifically I hope that the Prog mag is one that will be saved.

SteveG wrote: lazland wrote: Dean wrote: Team Rock have gone into receivership so unless a buyer can be found Classic Rock presents Prog magazine will be no more. Blimey. Bad news, for sure. A couple of issues ago, they ditched the fancy gatefold cover, so I suppose that was the harbinger of things not being so healthy. Let's hope a buyer can be found. Does this mean that rock is dead?

It means that in the present era, print magazines face a bloody hard job to survive.

Oh, and to clarify Dean's original post, the parent company has gone into administration, meaning that they are actively seeking buyers for a, hopefully, ongoing business. However, having just read the news on BBC website after Dean's post, and looking at the financial figures in terms of losses and decline in turnover, it does not look too hopeful.

lazland wrote: Dean wrote: Team Rock have gone into receivership so unless a buyer can be found Classic Rock presents Prog magazine will be no more. Blimey. Bad news, for sure. A couple of issues ago, they ditched the fancy gatefold cover, so I suppose that was the harbinger of things not being so healthy. Let's hope a buyer can be found.

Does this mean that rock is dead? 

Team Rock have gone into receivership so unless a buyer can be found Classic Rock presents Prog magazine will be no more.

I agree that these threads are for discussion not advertising

From what I've seen, it's yet another glossy mag that simply regurgitates popular taste and incorrect history. For want of a nail a Kingdom was lost.