- State (magazine)
Infobox Magazine
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image_caption = Issue 1 of "State" (March 6 2008 )
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frequency = 12 per year
language = English
category =Music
publisher =Roger Woolman
editor_title = Editor
editor =Phil Udell &John Walshe
editor_title = Editors
firstdate = March 2008
country = flag|Ireland
website = [http://www.state.ie/ www.state.ie]"State" is an Irish monthly
music magazine launched in March 2008. The first issue appeared on Irish shelves onMarch 6 , 2008 [cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/blog/state-magazine-issue-one/|title="State Magazine - Issue One"|date=2008-02-26|accessdate=2008-03-09|publisher="State"] [cite web|url=http://www.imro.ie/newstastic//news.php?item=9670|title="State Magazine - Issue 1 Available Now"|date=2008-03-06|accessdate=2008-03-09|publisher=IMRO] and featuredMichael Stipe ofR.E.M. on the cover. [cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/blog/state-magazine-issue-one-out-now/|title="State Magazine Issue One out now!"|date=2008-03-05|accessdate=2008-03-09|publisher="State"] This immediately garnered comparisons between the new magazine's similarities with "Hot Press" who featured Stipe on their cover at the same time. [cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/the-state-of-play-in-the-nations-music-mag-biz-1311139.html|title="The State of play in the nation's music mag biz"|date=2008-03-08|accessdate=2008-03-09|publisher="Irish Independent "]Issue 02 was out on
April 2 2008 and featured Muse on the cover. [cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/blog/state-magazine-issue-02/|title="State Magazine - Issue 02"|date=2008-04-02|accessdate=2008-04-04|publisher="State"] Issue 03 featuredGemma Hayes on the cover. [cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/blog/state-magazine-issue-03-and-muxtape/|title="State Magazine Issue 03 and Muxtape"|date=2008-04-29|accessdate=2008-04-30|publisher="State"]"State" is published by
Roger Woolman and edited by two "Hot Press" alumni, John Walshe and Phil Udell. Contributors include "Evening Herald " columnist, "The Irish Times " reviewer and blogger Sinead Gleeson, Rolling Stones writer Kara Manning, award-winning blogger Niall Byrne (a.k.a. Nialler9 [cite web|url=http://www.nialler9.com/blog/|title="nialler9 - Music/Mp3 Blog "|date=2008-045-11|accessdate=2008-05-11|publisher="nialler9 "] ), "Event Guide" writer David O'Mahony and "The Star " feature writer Tanya Sweeney.As of
September ,2008 "State Magazine" has redeveloped its website (www.state.ie) and confirmed that there would not be a September edition of the Magazine as they were overlooking future production of the magazine. Since October 2008 the magazine has been be available for free of charge from a number of venues around Ireland's major cities and online from the magazine's website, following a number of other magazines such as Mongrel, Connected and Analouge Magazine in providing their print content free of charge.References
External links
* [http://www.state.ie/ Official "State" website]
* [http://www.themusicphotographer.com/ Roger Woolman's website]
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