Trophy

The Trophy clothing company, Tokyo. Just another example of why Japan is rad. A small shop with fantastic quality workwear, designed and run by 2 really nice, friendly enthusiastic blokes who commute everyday through the crazy city traffic on 2 great flatheads. Enough said I reckon.

From magCulture, word of a new, biannual fashion magazine: Industrie, which launches late May, promises to be a magazine about the fashion industry and fashion publishing. Hence cover star Anna Wintour, above, and ‘conversations about the future of publishing’ with Tom Florio, Publishing Director of Vogue, Net-A-Porter founder Natalie Massenet, and Luis Venegas rom Fanzine137. It’s

They may still be a winner: whatever happened to Publishers Clearing House?

Ever wonder what happened to Publishers Clearing House (You may already be a winner!)? Well, according to a post on Adotas the company, which was once an important source of agency sales of magazine subscriptions, is still sending out those sweepstakes envelopes, they just aren't the cash cow they once were. However, the company has involved itself in a profitable niche: online social gaming

Border Crossings named Manitoba's magazine of the year

Art magazine Border Crossings was named magazine of the year at the second annual Maggie Awards, presented by the Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association (MMPA). The awards dinner was held on Thursday night in Winnipeg and honours were given in 15 categories. The People's Choice Award went to Hearts of the Country, a rural women's bimonthly published in Fisher Branch, Manitoba. 

Ad model turns on its head as consumers decide what they want from advertisers

This month's issue of the Globe and Mail's  Report on Business magazine, out today, has a worthwhile story about advertising, called How Google Will Ruin Everything By Omar El Akkad. It explores what we can learn about the future of traditional advertising (basically, it has no future) in a world of search.Advertising is one of the few industries where it’s virtually impossible to know if money

Our Website Needs Some Good Loving

Is there anyone out there who can help revamp our rather tired looking website? One teeny tiny small problem, we have very little money, but we can show some love with credits, trades, links etc etc. Anyone? email me please peeps matt@dicemagazine.com

Iron Man 2 Preview Q&A

Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews in a round-table format actors Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadale, Robert Downey Jr. along with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and director Jon Favreau about Iron Man 2

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New Sticker Packs

Ok so not entirely new, 2 old favourites and 1 new sticker in that sexy little plastic bag.

Somebody paid $42,500 for a week as a gopher at Vogue

The winning charity auction bid is in and $42,500 was paid for a one-week "internship" at Vogue magazine. The proceeds go to the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights. The package includes One week at the Vogue office in New York City, plus an opportunity to meet [editor] Anna Wintour. The experience would be tailored to the interests and skills of the auction winner. Also includes 2 tickets

Is Flash technology a relic? Apple's Steve Jobs thinks -- and says -- so

All of those magazine publishers, web editors and editors generally who have been wondering about Adobe Flash (to Flash or not when it comes to video and web development), will want to carefully parse the just-released, blunt dismissal of the technology by Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple. Essentially, he declares it an unnecessary relic.

Taking the gloves off in the outdoor magazine publishing sector

Circulators generally take the high road in their  promotion and emphasize their magazine's strengths and reader benefits rather than knocking the competition. But apparently, the gloves are off in the "hook & bullet" sector, judging by a recent subscription pitch from Ontario Out of Doors magazine (published by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters). Clearly referring to the recent

Two very different views of the "new old"

Moses Znaimer, the founder of Zoomer Media and Zoomer Magazine, has responded to a recent web column by Mireille Silcoff in the National Post. Silcoff was critical of the "Zoomer" mentality.In part...Silcoff (April 24): I am all for people living the fullest, richest lives possible for as long as possible, great sex included. But I cannot abide by Mr. Znaimer when he claims that his magazine's

Pantastic

Coming Soon

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Ford MK2 Zodiac.

The latest car in the Mick Micetich stable...Jerry Denning would love it because he's a Raging Ted.

Magazine world view: Luxe on the block; social media releasing; photojournalists

Modern Luxury Media puts its magazines on the block (Folio:) 
Meredith Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Earnings Rise Over 30 Percent (MarketWatch) 
'Yahoo! still innovative', says chief executive Bartz (Brand Republic) 
Social media release must evolve to replace press release (MediaShift) 
ABM to include digital, data revenues in BIN reporting (Audience Development) 
Preparing the next generation

Italy or Bust!

Alberto is our brother from another mother! His weekend show in Jesolo Beach is a mind blower and we can't wait to get there!!!

on the road again wearing different clothes again

Yes, its good to be riding my bike again, its been far to long. This was Sunday morning on the way to the Long Beach swapmeet. We all went out the night before to see the Black Tibetans at the Redwood bar, big mistake. 2 hours sleep then 30 minutes of trying to start the shovel, I kicked and kicked till I vommed....nice. I really need to get some new plugs or something.

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Magazines Canada launches professional development webinar series

Magazines Canada has launched a series of webinars, an initiative to bring professional development to more of its Canada-wide members and non-members alike. The program kicks off May 19 with a seminar by Wayne MacPhail, exploring the potential for magazines of the new iPad. This is followed by a seminar on June 17 with Amber Mac, talking about using social media to grow a magazine brand and on

New women's ethnic magazine Souche aimed at recognizing "the reality of Quebec"

A new French magazine for ethnic women 25 to 40 in Quebec is being launched today. Souche features the Algerian singer Thalie on its cover. The magazine will be published six times a year and distributed in major French speaking cities such as Ottawa, Gatineau and greater Montreal.

The editor, Carla Beauvais, says there has to date not been an equivalent in Quebec to titles like Essence (aimed

Experimental magazine to be created in 48 hours, start to finish

A group of wacky magazine mavens are about to launch 48 Hour magazine, described as "a raucous    experiment in using new tools to erase media's old limits". The goal is to produce a finished website and a glossy paper version of the magazine in two days. The originators say:We'll unveil a theme and you'll have 24 hours to produce and submit your work. We'll take the next 24 to snip, mash and

Canadian Business Press moves annual general meeting back a month

The Canadian Business Press (CBP) has rescheduled its annual general meeting, moving it from before the MagNet conference marquee event on June 1 at the Windsor Arms Hotel to the end of June.  Karen Dalton, the CBP executive director, says the organization needed more time and moved to June 29th:  We have undertaken a strategic planning exercise and wanted to give ourselves a few more weeks to

Knees In The Breeze.

Lindsay takes her bloke for a spin...As seen in DicE Issue 25.

Vancouver loses another indy magazine outlet -- Sophia Books to close end of May

Sophia Books, an outstanding, multilingual magazine and bookstore on West Hastings Street in Vancouver, is closing at the end of May, according to a story posted on the site Books on the Radio. It is yet another example of the endangered species that are independent stores which have cared about and nurtured hard-to-find and indy magazines. (The loss will be particularly felt by the students at

Fight The Power

Wil, Seal Beach

Dan Collins

We have known Dan Collins for around 10 years and we love him dearly.
Here is a picture of his daily rider '76 HD Shovel that he had right when he turned 17. Kick only, Paugcho frame, Jammer springer, drag bars, 21 invader, mustang tank with flames and dellorto carb.

here is he is today, exactly 20 years later, on his HD Sportster.

If you haven't already...check out... Old Gold Garage Co.

House & Home TV show now to be self-produced online rather than on TV

House and Home Media, the publishers of Canadian House & Home magazine, is switching its House & Home Television programming online, leaving a 12-year relationship with conventional television. It has aired on CTV, Global and HGTV, dating back to 1998, when CTV first launched a new daily show hosted by publisher Lynda Reeves. It was said to be the first of its kind in Canada."Much has changed

Magazine world view:WSJ bucks a trend; two-tier price for USPS; battling bloat with blogs

Newspaper circulation: Wall Street Journal bucks the downward trend (DailyFinance) 
Bloomberg aims to reverse BusinessWeek image with relaunch (Folio:) 
WSJ launches New York section. Let the newspaper war begin! (DailyFinance) 
GAO suggests plant closings, two-tiered wage structure for USPS (Dead Tree Edition) 
Emmis CEO aims to acquire, take company private again (Folio:) 
The de-automation of

On the virtues of being reader-centric

Mr. Magazine, Samir Husni, has started an occasional feature called The One Minute Advisor on his website and one of his first offerings is a short interview with marketer James Elliott, talking about the major mistake magazine publishers make today -- being magazine-centric rather than reader-centric.As the saying goes, "it's not about your grass seed, it's about their lawn."

There's not a lot of consistency yet in digital sub and single pricing

The pricing of digital magazines is somewhat helter-skelter compared with the pricing of the traditional print magazines from which they spring. Readers tend to assume that they'll benefit from digital delivery, but that's not always the case.A post on the blog Canadian Opera asks why the price of a digital edition of Opera Canada magazine (no relation) is virtually the same as the print sub and

Jim O

Painted this doozy for California Sreamin'

20"

Moondiscs on a Magnum, pretty bloody sweet.

Making Media Public conference to be held May 6 to 8 at Ryerson and York

Nicole Cohen, a former co-founder and co-editor of Shameless magazine, tells us that she is helping to organize Making Media Public, a three-day conference at Ryerson University and York University. The kickoff will be a roundtable discussion (free admission) called "The Trouble With Media" on Thursday, May 6 at Ryerson. The roundtable is at 245 Church Street, Room LG-11 (George Vari Engineering

Nominate your favourite circulator between now and May 7

The May 7 deadline looms for entries in the 2010 CMC Ace Awards, honouring the best in magazine circulation. The awards themselves will be presented in June during MagNet at the annual Circulation Management Association of Canada (CMC) luncheon. For further information.

Glamour named magazine of the year in U.S. national magazine awards

Condé Nast’s Glamour magazine won Magazine of the Year at the annual American Society of Magazine Editors National Magazine Awards, presented last week. Other multiple award winners at the event were:New York, which won four "Ellies" including general excellence (250,000 to 500,000 circ)
The New Yorker, which won three awards
National Geographic, which also took home three, including general

Rogers's Canadian Investment Review goes entirely online

Canadian Investment Review, a quarterly publication from Rogers Publishing Ltd., has discontinued its print publication and moved entirely online. "Our new forum will make us more nimble, and reactive to issues old and new," says editor Caroline Cakebread in an editorial. "The new site will take advantage of our online options, allowing for more commentary, discussion and opportunity to debate

Pink Triangle Press discontinues gay travel print publication, relaunches it online

Pink Triangle Press, which publishes Xtra and fab magazines, has announced that it is discontinuing the print publication of its gay travel publication Guide magazine, but continuing it online. The redesigned GuideMag.com will launch at the end of May. The magazine has been around for more than three decades and the companion website already attracts 60,000 visitors each month.“It’s a strategic

The Torque Fest

Iowa, May 1st. This is going to be a great event, big party on the Friday night then the show on Saturday. John kindly let us sponsor the bike part. There is camping, a swap meet, bands, art show, cars, bikes and live nude dancing girls all day. No...I made that last bit up but everything else is really going to happen. Me and Dean can't make it unfortuntately but we have two fit English birds going in our place, way better I reckon than looking at our ugly mugs.

Kick-Ass Q&A

Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews co-writer Jane Goldman about Kick-Ass

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Two Gentlemen....

...of Japan.
This is Shige, owner of Mooneyes, organiser and host of the best custom mc show in the world and all round great bloke




This is Goshu, driver of a '59 Impala. This man put himself out to ferry us around and make sure all our Dice crap made it in one piece to the Joints show in Nagoya. What a top geezer.



These guys can drink and party too, and yes, we did have one mental night out when we were over there. More on that another time me thinks.

Daveys Pad

is rad. I went over to hang out and have a few beers, a swim and some bbq, a perfect day. You gotta love So. Cal. And just take a gander at the chopper he's building for himself, Frame Up frame, Pan motor and just look at those cool headlights? Not Aris but something altogether rarer. Davey can do pretty much anything, from expect welding and fab work to building his own swimming pool. Blimey.