Beat Magazine Explained

Beat Magazine
Category:Arts
Frequency:Monthly
Publisher:Furst Media
Firstdate:30 July 1986
Country:Australia
Based:Melbourne
Language:English

Beat is a free monthly tabloid-sized music, arts and culture magazine and website, (street press) published and distributed in Melbourne, Australia. It was Melbourne's longest running street press, and one of the earliest street press after TAGG. Beat paused its print edition between March 2020-May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has since resumed publishing.

History

The magazine changes its name from Beat to Beat Magazine in 1989, reverted to Beat in 2000, but continues to refer to itself as Beat Magazine on its website.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The magazine was founded as a weekly street press by Rob Furst and was printed by his company Furst Media. Between 1994 and 1998 a Sydney edition was printed, known as Beat : Sydney listings bible.[5] The magazines and their online component were published each Wednesday, with the printed magazines distributed to nearly 1,000 locations in 1997.[6] By 2020 the Melbourne edition was distributed to over 3,200 locations.

Beat's main competitor was Inpress, a Melbourne-based street press which was co-created by Rowena Sladdin in 1988 after she had left Beat.[7]

In May 2012, 35,000 of the magazine copies were printed and distributed with a cartoon drawing of a naked man on its cover. The text "Sayonara, Bitches! It's been real" were written above the man's genitalia and many feared this would be Beat final issue. Beat explained on their website that the cover was meant to feature English band Kaiser Chiefs, but the cover had been swapped out by their typesetter on his last day of work as a prank.[8] [9]

Beat announced in 2019 they would begin publishing fortnightly, starting with issue #1673. Both the magazine and Beat's website were also redesigned at this time.[10] [11] The subject of the magazine also expanded beyond music, and now included video games, film, and television.[12]

The print issue of Beat was suspended after issue #1695, published on 11 March 2020.[13] The website has continued to be updated, and sends out a regular email newsletter to subscribers.

In May 2022 editor Lucas Radbourne announced the print issue had returned, and was available freely again as a monthly magazine.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beat (Melbourne, Vic. : 1986). live. 4 January 2022. search.slv.vic.gov.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104100912/http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=SLV_VOYAGER996855&vid=MAIN&search_scope=Everything&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US&context=L . 4 January 2022 .
  2. Web site: Beat magazine (Melbourne, Vic.). live. 4 January 2022. search.slv.vic.gov.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104100915/http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=SLV_VOYAGER996851&vid=MAIN&search_scope=Everything&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US&context=L . 4 January 2022 .
  3. Web site: Beat (Melbourne, Vic. : 2000). live. 4 January 2022. search.slv.vic.gov.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104100911/http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=SLV_VOYAGER1038040&vid=MAIN&search_scope=Everything&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US&context=L . 4 January 2022 .
  4. Web site: Advertise. 4 January 2022. Beat Magazine. en-AU.
  5. Web site: Beat : Sydney listings bible.. 4 January 2022. Collection - State Library of NSW. en.
  6. Web site: 20 April 1997 . Beat Magazine . 4 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19970420053634/http://www.ozonline.com.au:80/beat/ . 20 April 1997 . dead.
  7. Web site: Watt. Andrew. 12 June 2019. Rowena Sladdin: sassy, funny, determined, indefatigable and tough. live. 4 January 2022. The Age. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190612024507/https://www.theage.com.au/national/rowena-sladdin-sassy-funny-determined-indefatigable-and-tough-20190609-h1f7f1.html . 12 June 2019 .
  8. Web site: Cooper. Mex. 3 May 2012. No, it's not a cock-up, it's Luke leaving. live. 4 January 2022. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20171104065710/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/no-its-not-a-cockup-its-luke-leaving-20120503-1y1bg.html . 4 November 2017 .
  9. Web site: 2 May 2012. Beat magazine caught with pants down: 'Sayonara, Bitches'. 4 January 2022. Crikey. en-US.
  10. Web site: 30 April 2019. How 33 years of ambition frames Beat Magazine's next step. 4 January 2022. Beat Magazine. en-AU.
  11. Web site: 26 August 2019. Beat Magazine undergoes facelift, revamps gig guide. 4 January 2022. The Music Network.
  12. Web site: Blackiston. Hannah. 28 August 2019. Beat Magazine unveils gig guide and website with brand new look. 4 January 2022. Mumbrella. en-US.
  13. Web site: Beat Issue 1695 by Furst Media - Issuu. live. 14 December 2021. Issuu. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200315233410/https://issuu.com/furstmedia/docs/beat1695_lowres . 15 March 2020 .
  14. Web site: Radbourne . Lucas . May 2022 . 1696 . 11 May 2022 . Beat Magazine . en-AU.

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