Real Groove (magazine)

Real Groove

Categories	Music magazine
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Tangible Media
Founded	1993
Final issue	October 2010
Country	New Zealand
Based in	Auckland
Language	English
Website	realgroove.co.nz

Real Groove was a New Zealand monthly music and pop culture magazine that operated from 1993 to 2010.

History

Based in Auckland, Real Groove began in 1993[1] as a free newsletter distributed through Real Groovy Records. It became a newsstand title in the late 1990s and was subsequently owned by Tangible Media.[2]

In 2003, a survey by Nielsen Media Research showed a monthly readership comparable to Rip It Up, New Zealand's leading music magazine.[3]

The 196th and final issue of Real Groove, dated October 2010, featured Leonard Cohen on the cover.[2] The magazine had tried to focus on its online presence and, according to Wicks, the closure was due to "the lack of demand for physical publications".[4] Among local media, its demise coincided with that of Pulp magazine, MTV's withdrawal from New Zealand, and Back2Basics merging with Rip It Up.[5]

Real Groove was amalgamated into The Groove Guide, a free weekly magazine owned by Tangible Media.[2][4] That title was similarly closed down, in May 2011.[6]

People

Real Groove was first edited by music historian John Dix, author of Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll, 1955–1988.[7] Subsequent editors included Nick Bollinger,[7] John Russell, Brock Oliver,[8] Duncan Greive, and Sam Wicks.[9]

Among the other writers whose work appeared in the magazine are Chris Bourke,[1] Gary Steel,[5] Graham Reid,[10] former Creem music critic Richard Riegel,[11] Russell Brown,[12] and Adrian Osman (2010).[13]

References

1. "Real Groove". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
2. "Real Groove magazine to close". The New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
3. "Real Groove magazine reports strong readership". Scoop. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
4. Satherley, Dan (1 October 2010). "Real Groove mag packs away the guitar". Newshub. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
5. Fahy, Ben (4 October 2010). "Real Groove calls it a day, but finds its new Groove close by". StopPress. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
6. Mace, William (24 May 2011). "End of the line for Groove Guide magazine". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
7. Steel, Gary (1 October 2010). "Real Gone". witchdoctor. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
8. "Real Groove announces new Editor". Scoop. 31 March 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
9. Moses, Hussein (5 October 2010). "R.I.P Real Groove Magazine". The Corner. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
10. "Morph Non-Fiction Writers Workshop > 'About Graham Reid'". Creative People's Centre. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
11. "Richard Riegel". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
12. Brown, Russell (7 October 2010). "Some sort of pun on 'Groove' goes here". Hard News. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
13. Scott, Kara (26 May 2010). "Getting your mitts on the golden tix". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2024.