''Next Magazine'' was an American music trade publication, distributed to

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retail Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ...

outlets, and artist management. Its hybrid content primarily addressed new music releases, technology and the business of music including the issue of payola, its ramifications and possible enforcement actions by the

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(FCC).

History

''Next'' produced two weekly newsletters: ''Next At Retail'' which carried news stories and new music release dates between magazines, and ''Next Flash'', which covered unsigned artists and A&R News. ''Next Flash'' was acquired in a buyout and the name changed from Gordon’s Flash. ''Next'' also provided a number of direct mail services for the music industry. ''n. design'' was ''Next''’s in-house ad agency and was responsible for music and film CD/DVD packaging and designs, including the

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for the film '' The Crow: City of Angels''. In May 1998, the magazine's Wilshire Boulevard offices were the focus of a four-page feature in ''Interior Design'' magazine. ''Nexts offices occupied half of the top floor of a Santa Monica

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building, designed by the firm Frank + Frisch. It was designed to provide every office with an ocean facing view. ''Next'' magazine and its associated properties were founded by Bryan Boyd and John Van Citters. Boyd and also Van Citters created ''Virtuallyalternative'' which, along with The Album Network, Network 40 and Urban Network, was later acquired by

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in a cash deal valued at over $75 million. ''Next'' magazine’s design and imaging was created by

Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...

nominated designers Todd Gallopo and Tim Stedman, then extended by art director and creative director Chris Jones. It was the first music trade magazine with radio monitors including ids, drops, commercials, and jock rap; the first to address politics and its role in pop culture and broadcasting; the first to cover the role

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plays in

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and

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, and the first to include lifestyle editorial in every issue, including book reviews and city travel coverage Cover stories for ''Next'' included

Screaming Trees Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington, in 1984 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the tim ...

Soundgarden Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil (both of whom are the only members to appear in every incarnation of the band), and bassist Hiro Yamamo ...

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

, Stone Temple Pilots,

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

, Alice in Chains, Sebadoh, Social Distortion, Bob Mould, and

Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...

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