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| issn = 1540-3106| oclc = 49937508}}Paste is an American monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia,WEB, Masthead,weblink Paste, October 6, 2008, November 5, 2018, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan,WEB, About,weblink Paste, November 5, 2018, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only.NEWS, Turner, Dorie, September 1, 2010, Paste music magazine to stop print publication, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Associated Press,weblink live, March 12, 2017,weblink" title="archive.today/20170312121121weblink">weblink March 12, 2017, limited,

History

The magazine was foundedMultiple sources:

• BOOK, Lyons, Gabe,weblink The Next Christians: Seven Ways You Can Live the Gospel and Restore the World, WaterBrook Multnomah, 2010, 978-0385529846, 2010006089, November 5, 2018, Google Books, {{page needed|date=May 2020}}
• WEB, Spotlight: Paste Magazine,weblink Daire, Seth, February 29, 2008, The Christian Imagination, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20181105202846weblink">weblink November 5, 2018, November 5, 2018, as a quarterly in July 2002 and was ownedWEB, Paste Succumbs to Debt, Suspends Print Magazine,weblink Welton, Caysey, September 1, 2010, Folio (magazine), Folio, live,weblink May 4, 2020, November 5, 2018, by Josh Jackson,WEB, Josh Jackson – Paste Magazine Journalist,weblink Jackson, Josh, Muck Rack, November 5, 2018, Nick Purdy,Multiple sources:
• WEB, My (Re)generation: Paste's Nick Purdy on the Fall and Rise of a Music Magazine,weblink Sturdivant, Jim, September 1, 2011, Publishing Executive, live,weblink August 20, 2019, November 5, 2018,
• NEWS, August 19, 2011, Paste Magazine Puts All Bets On The Internet, Here and Now (Boston), Here and Now, WBUR,weblink live, November 5, 2018,weblink November 5, 2018, and Tim Regan-Porter.Multiple sources :
• NEWS, June 12, 2018, McClatchy names Regan-Porter as new South region editor, Associated Press,weblink live, November 5, 2018,weblink June 17, 2018,
• WEB, Part 1: My long journey to Stanford,weblink Regan-Porter, Tim, January 17, 2018, Medium (website), Medium, live,weblink November 5, 2018, November 5, 2018,
• WEB, Paste Magazine Thrives Through Belt-Tightening,weblink Grant, Drew, January 12, 2010, Adweek, subscription, live,weblink May 4, 2020, November 5, 2018,

In October 2007, the magazine tried the "Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to Paste.WEB, Following Radiohead, Paste to Let Subscribers Name Their Own Price,weblink Stableford, Dylan, October 29, 2007, Folio (magazine), Folio, live,weblink November 17, 2016, May 17, 2009, The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but Paste president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers.WEB, Paste President: Radiohead Experiment 'A Huge Success',weblink Stableford, Dylan, January 4, 2008, Folio (magazine), Folio, live,weblink November 17, 2016, May 17, 2009, Amidst an economic downturn, Paste began to suffer from lagging ad revenue,WEB, Paste Magazine Freelancers Are Getting Screwed,weblink Nolan, Hamilton, September 9, 2010, Gawker, live,weblink November 5, 2013, November 5, 2018, as did other magazine publishers in 2008 and 2009. On May 14, 2009, Paste editors announced a plan to save the magazine, by pleading to its readers, musicians and celebrities for contributions.WEB, Paste Launches Campaign to Save its Magazine,weblink Stableford, Dylan, May 14, 2009, Folio (magazine), Folio, live,weblink November 17, 2016, May 17, 2009, Cost-cutting by the magazine did not stem the losses.WEB, Paste magazine: Inside the death of a music indie,weblink Maddux, Rachael, September 3, 2010, Salon (website), Salon, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100924025402weblink">weblink September 24, 2010, May 4, 2020, The crux cited for the financial troubles was the lack of advertiser spending.In 2009, Paste launched an hour-long TV pilot for Halogen TV called Pop Goes the Culture.WEB, New Paste TV Show Debuts Tonight!,weblink Jackson, Josh, October 26, 2009, Paste, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100130002008weblink">weblink January 30, 2010, November 7, 2013, On August 31, 2010, Paste suspended the print magazine, but continues publication as the online PasteMagazine.com.WEB, Paste Magazine Is Dead,weblink Nolan, Hamilton, September 1, 2010, Gawker, dead,weblink August 27, 2011, May 4, 2020, In November 2023, Paste magazine acquired two G/O Media properties—the US-based news and culture site Jezebel, along with the left-leaning news and opinion site Splinter, after the site closed down.WEB, Oliver, Darcy, Jon, Passantino, 2023-11-29, Jezebel to be brought 'back to life' after being acquired by Paste Magazine,weblink 2023-11-29, CNN Business, en, It also purchased The A.V. Club, another former G/O Media property, in March 2024.NEWS, Steigrad, Alexandra, Former Deadspin owner G/O Media puts The Onion up for sale: source,weblink 26 March 2024, New York Post, 26 March 2024,

Content

Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture".WEB,weblink Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture, Paste, May 17, 2009, Paste{{'}}s initial focus was music, covering a variety of genres with an emphasis on adult album alternative, Americana and indie rock, along with independent film and books. Each issue originally included a CD music sampler but was dropped in favor of digital downloading as a Going-Green initiative. Featured artists included Paul McCartney, Ryan Adams, Blackalicious, Regina Spektor, the Whigs, Fiona Apple, the Decemberists, Mark Heard, Woven Hand, Milton and the Devils Party,WEB, Fountains of Wayne, Joe Craven, Milton and the Devils Party, Jon Rauhouse,weblink Whitman, Andy, February 5, 2007, Paste, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151004161133weblink">weblink October 4, 2015, November 5, 2018, {{Failed verification|date=May 2020}} Liam Finn, the Trolleyvox, and Thom Yorke. Many of these artists also contributed to the Campaign to Save Paste.WEB, 'Save Paste' Campaign Raises $166,000,weblink Stableford, Dylan, May 21, 2009, Folio (magazine), Folio, live,weblink January 13, 2018, May 21, 2009, {{Failed verification|date=May 2020}}

Album of the Year{| class"wikitable" style"font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.5em;"

! Year! Artist! Album! SourceThe Decemberists >The Crane Wife >DATE=JANUARY 15, 2007 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, The National (band)>The National ''Boxer (The National album)'' >WEBSITE=PASTE MAGAZINE DATE= NOVEMBER 26, 2007 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230328011931/HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/SIGNS-OF-LIFE-2007-BEST-MUSIC-1, 28 March 2023, She & Him >Volume One (She & Him album)>Volume One THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2008 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/SHE-HIM/SIGNS-OF-LIFE-2008-BEST-MUSIC WEBSITE=PASTE MAGAZINE, 28 March 2023, The Avett Brothers >I and Love and You >DATE=DECEMBER 15, 2009 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230328011937/HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/THE-25-BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2009/2, 28 March 2023, LCD Soundsystem >This Is Happening >FIRST1=JOSH DATE=DECEMBER 1, 2010 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, Bon Iver >Bon Iver (album)>Bon Iver THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2011 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/THE-50-BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2011 LAST1=JACKSON WEBSITE=PASTE MAGAZINE, 28 March 2023, Frank Ocean >Channel Orange >FIRST1=JOSH DATE=NOVEMBER 26, 2012 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, Phosphorescent (band)>Phosphorescent ''Muchacho (album)'' >FIRST1= JOSH DATE=DECEMBER 2, 2013 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, The War on Drugs (band)>The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2014 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/THE-50-BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2014 LAST1=JACKSON WEBSITE=PASTE MAGAZINE, 28 March 2023, Father John Misty >I Love You, Honeybear >DATE=DECEMBER 1, 2015 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, David Bowie >Blackstar (album)>Blackstar THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2016 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2016/THE-50-BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2016 LAST1=SAUNDERS WEBSITE=PASTE MAGAZINE, 28 March 2023, Jay Som >Everybody Works >DATE=NOVEMBER 27, 2017 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, Lucy Dacus >Historian (album)>Historian THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2018 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/BEST-ALBUMS/THE-50-BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2018 WEBSITE=PASTE MAGAZINE, 28 March 2023, Weyes Blood >Titanic Rising >DATE=DECEMBER 2, 2019 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, Fiona Apple >Fetch the Bolt Cutters >DATE=NOVEMBER 30, 2020 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra >Promises (Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra album)>Promises THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2021 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/BEST-ALBUMS/BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2021 WEBSITE=PASTE MAGAZINE, 28 March 2023, Big Thief >Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You >DATE= NOVEMBER 28, 2022 ACCESS-DATE=28 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230329173043/HTTPS://WWW.PASTEMAGAZINE.COM/MUSIC/BEST-ALBUMS/BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2022, 29 March 2023, Wednesday (American band)>Wednesday ''Rat Saw God (album)'' >DATE=NOVEMBER 27, 2023 ACCESS-DATE=27 NOVEMBER 2023,

References

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Further reading

• NEWS, Kessler, John, July 12, 2009, Alt-rock editor fights to keep Paste off life support, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,weblink dead, May 4, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090805062928weblink">weblink August 5, 2009,

External links

• {{Official websiteweblink}}

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