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2005-07-16, 5:06 PM

The Believer, The Music Issue

"The Believer":http://www.believermag.com/是我訂閱的第三本雜誌。 前陣子才"提過":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005669.html目前訂閱的雜誌為"Time Out New York":http://www.timeoutny.com/與"Filter":http://www.filter-mag.com/index.html ，也坦承將所有免費雜誌與Music Blog疊起來我根本沒時間消化完畢。是怎樣一本雜誌有能耐讓我冒著【這一本還沒翻完可是下一本已經送到】的風險掏錢訂閱？ The Believer是一本雙月刊，隸屬於出版商"McSweeney's":http://www.mcsweeneys.net/旗下。總部位於舊金山的McSweeney's除了The Believer，其他發行物也多與流行文化、大眾文學有關，如近來廣受"討論":http://www.productshopnyc.com/archives/2005_07.html#000700的"The Future Dictionary of America":http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_id/C8FD2BCA-CDAB-4E96-80A3-7E6457B2D7A7/TheFutureDictionarybrofAmerica.cfm與"Bicycles Locked to Poles":http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_id/4D28E172-0E91-48EF-B110-D7AE06115B92/BicyclesLockedtoPoles.cfm都是相當有意思的書。The Believer則是一本以文學為主題的雜誌。以文學為主題？我什麼時候開始有這番閒情逸致了？ 這裡的文學指的當然是通俗文學，The Believer的書評區常可見關注於次文化的小說或報導文學，這在其他嚴肅的文學期刊上是很難見的。另一個殺手級原因是我喜愛的作家"Nick Hornby":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005513.html目前正替The Believer撰寫名為【"Stuff I’ve Been Reading":http://www.believermag.com/issues/200506/column_hornby.php】的專欄，雖然我更希望這個專欄改名為【Records I’ve Been Listening To】，但知道自己喜愛的作家最近正讀著哪些書也是另一個省時的吸收新知管道。即使沒辦法將Hornby提到的書籍一一消化，他的文章向來具高度娛樂性，透過作家的角度看其他作家的作品也甚有啟發性。從2003年九月至2004年十一月間的專欄已由McSweeney's集結成冊，發行為"The Polysyllabic Spree":http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_id/94BB55E5-9580-4671-A1A1-22D5AC2FF839/ThePolysyllabicSpree.cfm這本書。 訂閱The Believer一年就送The Polysyllabic Spree一本，對於愛貪小便宜的人來說確實難以抵擋。此外由於採用雙月刊的形式，The Believer編輯的像一本雜誌書，排版高雅、顏色柔和且紙質講究，怎麼看都具備高度的收藏價值。 然而以上所述仍不足以構成訂閱這份雜誌的條件。最大的誘因在於每年夏天，The Believer都會出版年度的Music Issue，隨雜誌附贈一片"Mix CD":http://www.believermag.com/issues/200506/notes_derby.php。以下是它的曲序:

1. The Decemberists - "Bridges & Balloons" by Joanna Newsom 2. Spoon - "Decora" by Yo La Tengo 3. The Constantines - "Why I Didn't Like August '93" by Elevator 4. CocoRosie - "Ohio" by Damien Jurado 5. The Mountain Goats - "Pet Politics" by Silver Jews 6. San Serac - "Late Blues" by Ida 7. The Shins - "We Will Become Silhouettes" by The Postal Service 8. Josephine Foster - "The Golden Window" by the Cherry Blossoms 9. Cynthia G. Mason - "Surprise, AZ" by Richard Buckner 10. Jim Guthrie - "Nighttime/Anytime (It's Alright)" by The Constantines 11. Espers - "Firefly Refrain" by Fursaxa 12. Two Gallants - "Anna's Sweater" by Blear 13. Vetiver - "Be Kind to Me" by Michael Hurley 14. Ida - "My Fair, My Dark" by David Schickele 15. Mount Eerie - "Waterfalls" by Thanksgiving 16. Devendra Banhart - "Fistful of Love" by Antony & the Johnsons 17. Wolf Parade - "Claxxon's Lament" by Frog Eyes

你沒看錯，這簡直就是一張Indie-Rock全明星翻唱Indie-Rock全明星的驚人合輯: "Spoon":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005489.html翻唱Yo La Tengo、The Shins翻唱The Postal Service（雖然這首歌已收錄於Such Great Heights的單曲裡）、Devendra Banhart翻唱"Antony & the Johnsons":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005084.html 、 CocoRosie翻唱"Damien Jurado":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/004517.html 、The Mountain Goats翻唱Silver Jews。我曾"介紹過":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/004666.html自己喜愛的翻唱歌曲，聽完這張CD，只怕排名順序又要改變了。樂評網站"Pitchfork":http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/甚至給了這張CD一篇"Review":http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/comp/believer/2005-music-issue-CD.shtml。 除了這張精彩的翻唱合輯，年度Music Issue也提供了許多有趣文章。例如中年音樂神童"Beck":http://www.believermag.com/issues/200506/interview_beck.php與Yeah Yeah Yeahs主唱"Karen O":http://www.believermag.com/issues/200506/interview_karen.php的訪談；喜劇演員"Patton Oswalt":http://www.pattonoswalt.com/與才女歌手Aimee Mann的"對談實錄":http://www.believermag.com/issues/200506/interview_mann.php；或是一篇名為"How to be a Christian artist":http://www.believermag.com/issues/200506/article_moody.php的諸如此類文章。此外也附上兩頁圖表詳細介紹了The Kingdom of Signing Drummer這個引人興趣的主題。Velvet Underground的鼓手Mo Tucker、The Beatles的鼓手Ringo Starr、Yo La Tengo的鼓手Georgia Hubley都在名單上。可惜沒將"Low":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/004769.html的鼓手Mimi Parker與White Stripes的鼓手Meg White也列於表上。 對我來說光是Devendra Banhart翻唱Antony & the Johnsons與Spoon翻唱Yo La Tengo這兩曲已足以構成買入這期雜誌的理由。目前人在美洲大陸的朋友可至書局翻閱。你也可以在"這邊":http://www.brandonbird.com/看到替The Believer提供插圖的畫家Brandon Bird的更多作品。 Related Article: "Pickin’ Up A Right Magazine For You":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005669.html "Nick Hornby Signing at Union Square":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005513.html "試聽 – Spoon":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005489.html "試聽 – Antony & the Johnsons":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/005084.html "Damien Jurado":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/004517.html "Cover Version":http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/004666.html

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由 vince 發表於 July 18, 2005 6:57 PM

好低，沒問題啊。

由 pulp 發表於 July 19, 2005 4:56 PM

在查Two Gallants又晃到ㄉ

所以這雜誌是不定期附cd囉？

由 阿蜥 發表於 March 16, 2006 4:08 PM

這本主要還是文學為主的雜誌，附CD是一年一次而已，因為一年十二期裡只有一期是音樂特刊。

由 pulp 發表於 March 17, 2006 6:14 PM