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25: 247:), but distinctive in appearance. That visual tradition continued even after Carson left the magazine after three years; he was followed by a series of art directors, including Robert Hales, Chris Ashworth, Jason Saunby, Scott Denton-Cardew, Ian Davies, and Jerome Curchod. 278:
on its cover before its competitors. Those choices were guided by Executive Editor Randy Bookasta (and founding editor Neil Feineman for the first three issues), along with an editorial staff that included
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was also notable for its choices of subject matter. The advertising, musical artists and pop culture icons spotlighted were progressive—for example putting such artists as
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explored experimental magazine typographic design and unique angles on the pop cultural currents of the 1990s. The editorial content was framed in a chaotic, abstract "
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produced over 70 issues from 1992 through 2000. Owner-founder-publisher Marvin Scott Jarrett (one-time publisher of a late-1980s incarnation of
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magazine). The most notable common thread among all of Jarrett's magazines (from his days at
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and executive editor Randy Bookasta, along with founding editor Neil Feineman,
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and Marvin Scott Jarrett, Simon & Schuster (1997),
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Music magazine
Santa Monica, California
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rock-and-roll
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Santa Monica, California
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grunge typography
Bryan Ferry
Zapf Dingbats
Radiohead
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Beck
Flaming Lips
PJ Harvey
Eminem
Dean Kuipers
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