So now you have a source to buy the Cds, how are you going to find out about new releases? The answer is to subscribe to one or more of the dedicated blues mags. There are 3 in England and 2 in the U.S.The best of the U.K ones is Blues and Rhythm published 10 times a year. As well as the latest releases, it also covers some other 'alternative' music such as Country and Old Timey as well as book reviews and articles on all aspects of blues. The other two U K mags are Blues Matters! published 6 times a year which deals with more U K artistes as well as having loads of reviews and gig guides, and Juke Blues which is published 4 times a year.
The two american ones are Living Blues which only publishes articles on 'authentic' i.e black blues musicians and Blues Revue which although only pulbishes 6 times a year, gives away 3 cds a year as cover discs.
The web site addresses are: www.bluesandrhthym.co.uk, www.bluesmatters.com, www.jukesblues.com, www.livingblues.com and www.bluesrevue.com
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