Switch (Mexican magazine)

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Switch (stylized in all caps) is a Mexican online music magazine. It was founded in the 1990s in print and published by Editorial Premiere. [1] However, the magazine stopped circulating new issues after February 2011. The final cover featured singer Max Cavalera of Cavalera Conspiracy.

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After 12 years, Switch revived in a digital format in May 2023.

It is the only Mexican music magazine to be awarded at an international level by the Society of Publication Designers (SPD).

History

The magazine was founded in the 1990s by Benjamín Salcedo, Xavier Velasco, and Fernando Rivera Calderón. The magazine primarily focused on rock music in its beginning, but the magazine shifted focus to include additional genres at different stages of its operations. [2]

After closing in 2011, it returned to the online format in May 2023.

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References

  1. "Grupo Editorial Premiere, S.A. de C.V." Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. "Las revistas mexicanas de rock más emblemáticas de la historia". Dónde Ir: Tu guía de la Ciudad de México. ¿Qué hacer hoy? (in Spanish). 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2023-02-26.