Patrol magazine

Infobox Website
name = Patrol Magazine
url = [http://www.patrolmag.com www.patrolmag.com]
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type = Culture webzine
language = English
registration = No
owner = The King's College
author = David Sessions
launch date = 2006
current status = Active
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Patrol Magazine is an online magazine based in New York City that covers arts, culture, politics, and New York life.

History

Patrol began in 2006 as “The CCM Patrol,” an anonymous blog that published critical reviews of and other articles on contemporary Christian music. The CCM Patrol was acidic and satirical [cite web
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accessdate = 2008-05-29] in tone, making obvious overgeneralizations and hyperbolic points.

In June 2007, The CCM Patrol’s first anniversary, the blog author revealed himself to be David Sessions, then a student of Patrick Henry College [cite web
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In September 2007, The CCM Patrol moved from its blog host, Wordpress, and morphed into a multi-featured web site with its own domain.

In November 2007, The CCM Patrol was renamed Patrol magazine, and moved to its current site. In an editorial introduction, the editors cited “limited content options” as a primary reason for their decision to expand the magazine’s focus beyond exclusive Christian-labeled media. “Our broadened focus will not only allow us to address the creative work that actually interests and inspires us, but also art that might resonate with readers who simply need someone to point the way.” [cite web
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In August 2008, Patrol relocated to New York City and began publishing under The King's College in Manhattan. The site unveiled a new design and new sections ("The Times," covering culture and politics, and "The City," covering New York City life and events) on September 1, 2008.

Reviews

Patrol reviews a wide variety of popular music, ranging from contemporary Christian artists to indie rock. Similar to Pitchfork Media, the site employs a 10-point rating scale. The highest rating to date, a perfect 10, was retrospectively given to My Bloody Valentine’s "Loveless". [cite web
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accessdate = 2008-05-29] The lowest, 1.9, was given to the Christian band Casting Crowns’ record-selling "The Altar and the Door". Patrol called the popular album “puerile and preachy.” [cite web
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Patrol has received criticism for allegedly giving lower ratings to music that is specifically marketed as Christian.

The site infrequently reviews popular films; a few recent examples have included , Cloverfield, Vantage Point, and .

Other features

Patrol publishes a variety feature articles on a weekly basis. They include opinion columns, artist interviews, dissections of cover art, and critiques of reviews in other publications. Patrol has published interviews with several noteworthy Christian and secular artists, including Derek Webb, The Bell, New London Fire, and Andy Zipf.

The site also maintains a daily blog, The Scanner, which gives a more irreverent treatment of popular music, including Christian music.

References

External links

* [http://www.patrolmag.com Patrol magazine]
*Patrol magazine on [http://phc.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7903197460 Facebook]
*Patrol magazine on [http://www.myspace.com/patrolmag MySpace]
*Patrol magazine on [http://www.imeem.com/people/Lc0JuE0 Imeem]