Real Groove (magazine) explained

Publisher:Tangible Media
Category:Music magazine
Frequency:Monthly
Language:English
Founded:1993
Lastdate:October 2010
Country:New Zealand
Based:Auckland
Website:realgroove.co.nz

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

History

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. 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". Among local media, its demise coincided with that of Pulp magazine, MTV's withdrawal from New Zealand, and Back2Basics merging with Rip It Up.

Real Groove was amalgamated into The Groove Guide, a free weekly magazine owned by Tangible Media.[4] That title was similarly closed down, in May 2011.[5]

People

Real Groove was first edited by music historian John Dix, author of Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll, 1955–1988. Subsequent editors included Nick Bollinger,[6] John Russell, Brock Oliver,[7] Duncan Greive, and Sam Wicks.[8]

Among the other writers whose work appeared in the magazine are Chris Bourke, Gary Steel,[9] Graham Reid,[10] former Creem music critic Richard Riegel,[11] Russell Brown,[12] and Adrian Osman (2010).[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real Groove. Rock's Backpages. 19 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Real Groove magazine to close. The New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2010. 19 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Real Groove magazine reports strong readership. Scoop. 14 August 2003. 19 February 2018.
  4. News: Real Groove mag packs away the guitar. Dan. Satherley. Newshub. 1 October 2010. 19 February 2018.
  5. Web site: End of the line for Groove Guide magazine. William. Mace. stuff.co.nz. 24 May 2011. 19 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Real Gone. Gary. Steel. witchdoctor. 1 October 2010. 19 February 2018.
  7. Web site: Real Groove announces new Editor. Scoop. 31 March 2004. 19 February 2018.
  8. Web site: R.I.P Real Groove Magazine. Hussein. Moses. The Corner. 5 October 2010. 19 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Real Groove calls it a day, but finds its new Groove close by. Ben. Fahy. StopPress. 4 October 2010. 19 February 2018.
  10. Web site: Morph Non-Fiction Writers Workshop > 'About Graham Reid' . Creative People's Centre. 5 July 2010. 19 February 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814150622/http://www.cpc.org.nz/community/morph-non-fiction-writers-workshop/ . 14 August 2014. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Richard Riegel. Rock's Backpages. 19 February 2018.
  12. Web site: Some sort of pun on 'Groove' goes here. Russell. Brown. Hard News. 7 October 2010. 19 February 2018.
  13. Web site: Kara . Scott . Getting your mitts on the golden tix . NZ Herald . 26 May 2010 . 11 June 2024.