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Trouser Press

PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 2:58 pm
by shinumo
Did anyone else besides me subscribe to this in the early 1980s? The greatest rock magazine around, and mostly devoted to new wave. I was sad to see them fold in the mid-80s. The two biggest influences on my musical tastes in the early 80s were the new wave shows on the local college station and AOR station, and Trouser Press.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:48 pm
by Jay242
I used to Trouser Press until all of a sudden it stopped coming in the mail for no apparent reason. Some say it went bankrupt, but I suspect it was the work of the Springsteen/Billy Joel/Eagles/Disco/Grateful Dead conspiracy of the status quo (or so it

PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:47 am
by Spaz
I remember when Ira Robbins stopped doing Trouser Press, there was an explanation that said that he wanted to stick to his guns, but outside pressure and the music biz were not to his liking at the time and he hated to resort to having to put Boy George a

PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 11:40 am
by Go-Between
you can find TP online at www.trouserpress.com

Life is hard, ...and then you die.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 2:27 pm
by djed
I was very glad when Ira restarted the Trouser Press website.

He is a very cool guy and incredibly knowledgeable (I worked with him for 3+ years at a company not related to his Trouser Press project).

DJ Ed
http://www.flashbackalternatives.com

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