Editor | Rodrigo Bascunan |
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Categories | Canadian magazines Music |
Frequency | Quarterly |
Circulation | 30,000 |
Publisher | Rodrigo Bascunan, Michael Evans |
First issue | December 1999 |
Final issue Number | 2010 45 |
Company | Pound Magazine Corporation |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Website | poundmag.com |
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