Outburn

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Outburn
Outburn.jpg
EditorRodney Kusano
Categories Alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock
Frequency Bimonthly (five issues per year)
Founder
  • Octavia Laird
  • Rodney Kusano
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996)
First issueAugust 1996;27 years ago (1996-08)
Country Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Language American English
Website www.outburn.com
ISSN 1542-1309
OCLC 50797728

Outburn is a print magazine and online publication focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, indie rock, and other genres. [1] It presents news on bands, music releases, and events, in-depth interviews, high-quality studio and live photography, and music reviews. [1] From March 2018 to March 2021, the print magazine was on hiatus. [2] In April 2021, Outburn resumed publication of the print magazine, beginning with issue #93. [3]

Contents

History

Outburn was founded in the summer of 1996 by Rodney Kusano (rodent ek) and Octavia Laird. [4] [5] The founders initially discussed launching a mail-order catalog, but decided to launch a magazine as Octavia began doing on-air interviews as a DJ. In a 1997 interview, Octavia said: "I saw people do "homemade" zines & I thought I could do that." [4] Its first issue was published in August 1996. [6] Reviewing the debut issue in November 1996, Alternative Press praised its "stylish" page designs and wrote that it "[showed] potential despite some less than thought-provoking questions and a hefty cover price". [7] The magazine's circulation circa issue 5 (late 1997) was 3,400, double what it was at launch. [4] Outburn initially specialized on what the magazine described as "Subversive & Post-Alternative music"—electronic, gothic, noise, ambient and industrial music. [4] [5] It later transitioned into a mainstream rock and metal magazine. [5]

Staff

publisher + editor + creative director: Rodney Kusano

editor-in-chief: Jeremy Saffer

writers: Brian Campbell, Joe Daly, Anabel DFlux, Anthony Frisketti, Stephanie Jensen, Nathan Katsiaficas, Jameson Ketchem, George Pacheco, Kelley Simms, Kevin Stewart-Panko, Jeff Treppel

photographers: Anabel DFlux, Anthony Frisketti, Jeremy Saffer

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References

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  2. ↑ Rodney Kusano. "Outburn Magazine Official Announcement". Rodney Kusano. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Days, Salad. "Outburn Magazine celebrates 25th Anniversary with return to print format | Salad Days Magazine" . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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