Real Groove (magazine)

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Real Groove
CategoriesMusic magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherTangible Media
Founded1993
Final issueOctober 2010
CountryNew Zealand
Based inAuckland
LanguageEnglish
Websiterealgroove.co.nz

Real Groove was a New Zealand monthly music and pop culture magazine that operated from 1993 to 2010.

History[edit]

Based in Auckland, Real Groove began in 1993[1] as a free newsletter distributed through Real Groovy Records. It became a newsstand title in the late 1990s and was subsequently owned by Tangible Media.[2]

In 2003, a survey by Nielsen Media Research showed a monthly readership comparable to Rip It Up, New Zealand's leading music magazine.[3]

The 196th and final issue of Real Groove, dated October 2010, featured Leonard Cohen on the cover.[2] The magazine had tried to focus on its online presence and, according to Wicks, the closure was due to "the lack of demand for physical publications".[4] Among local media, its demise coincided with that of Pulp magazine, MTV's withdrawal from New Zealand, and Back2Basics merging with Rip It Up.[5]

Real Groove was amalgamated into The Groove Guide, a free weekly magazine owned by Tangible Media.[2][4] That title was similarly closed down, in May 2011.[6]

People[edit]

Real Groove was first edited by music historian John Dix, author of Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll, 1955–1988.[7] Subsequent editors included Nick Bollinger,[7] John Russell, Brock Oliver,[8] Duncan Greive, and Sam Wicks.[9]

Among the other writers whose work appeared in the magazine are Chris Bourke,[1] Gary Steel,[5] Graham Reid,[10] former Creem music critic Richard Riegel,[11] Russell Brown,[12] and Adrian Osman (2010).[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Real Groove". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Real Groove magazine to close". The New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Real Groove magazine reports strong readership". Scoop. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Satherley, Dan (1 October 2010). "Real Groove mag packs away the guitar". Newshub. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b Fahy, Ben (4 October 2010). "Real Groove calls it a day, but finds its new Groove close by". StopPress. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ Mace, William (24 May 2011). "End of the line for Groove Guide magazine". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b Steel, Gary (1 October 2010). "Real Gone". witchdoctor. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Real Groove announces new Editor". Scoop. 31 March 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. ^ Moses, Hussein (5 October 2010). "R.I.P Real Groove Magazine". The Corner. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Morph Non-Fiction Writers Workshop > 'About Graham Reid'". Creative People's Centre. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Richard Riegel". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. ^ Brown, Russell (7 October 2010). "Some sort of pun on 'Groove' goes here". Hard News. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  13. ^ Scott, Kara (26 May 2010). "Getting your mitts on the golden tix". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Real_Groove_(magazine)&oldid=1228422801"