The FADER

It's become like a trusty Mag-lite

The FADER's content easily separates it from every other music magazine while it's looks and layout are on par with the best lifestyle mags in the world. I was at first attracted to the appearance - it's a magazine I liked to look at on a train - but now it's become like a trusty Mag-lite, illuminating the underground. When asked why The FADER is the only magazine I subscribe to, I relay the story of Henry David Thoreau in jail for civil disobedience because of his refusal to pay federal taxes: Ralph Waldo Emerson showed up one day and asked "Henry, why are you in jail?" Thoreau responded "Ralph, why aren't you in jail?" Well, it's not like being in jail, actually - don't let me get carried away.

Chris, United States - 25 August 2005