Filter (magazine)

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The Strokes and Lou Reed on the cover of the Winter 2004 issue of Filter.
EditorPat McGuire
Categories Music magazine
FrequencyFive per year
FoundedJuly 2002 (July 2002)
Final issueJune 2014 (June 2014)
Country United States
Based in Los Angeles
LanguageEnglish
Website filtermagazine.com
ISSN 1544-2861

Filter (stylized as FILTER) was an entertainment magazine on American music that was founded in summer of 2002. [1] It featured commentary and photos of musicians and filmmakers, ranging from actors to writers and directors. The magazine also included reviews of upcoming albums and DVDs.

The magazine was published five times a year, on a seasonal basis. The publication typically focused on indie music in its reporting, while also covering established artists in long-form interviews.

The magazine was published by Alan Miller and Alan Sartirana. The editor-in-chief was Pat McGuire, the associate editor was Breanna Murphy, and the layout designer was Melissa Simonian.

The magazine initiated the seasonal festival Culture Collide, which is now produced by founder Alan Miller. After Miller and Sartirana parted ways in 2014, Sartirana, McGuire, and Simonian continued with many of the FILTER staff to found FLOOD Magazine , a quarterly entertainment publication. [2]

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References

  1. Zachary Sniderman (May 5, 2010). "Filter". The New York Review of Magazines. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. Harley Brown (June 27, 2014). "Filter Magazine Ends Its Run as Co-Founders 'the Alans' Part Ways". Billboard.