The Oxford American, based at UCA, publishes an annual Southern music edition that incudes a nice free CD of music. Below is a nice story about this year's edition featuring Alabama music (last year Arkaansas was featured). Granted the OA does not write articles on the virtues of the 4-3 vs the 3-4 or on how to use a tunnel screen best, but it is a nationally reknowned magazine based in Conway at UCA and is very creative in how they cover Southern culture. It is also very inexpensive to subscribe. Only $20 per year.
http://www.oxfordamerican.org/http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20100926/NEWS/100929873/1011/NEWS?Title=Magazine-focuses-on-local-music-heritageMagazine focuses on local music heritage
By Robert Palmer
Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 11:01 p.m.
Alabama's music heritage will earn national exposure at the end of the year when Oxford American magazine publishes its annual music issue. An important element in the issue, which includes a compact disc of music, will be the Muscle Shoals music industry.
The December issue will mark the 12th year the magazine has published an issue that focuses on Southern music. Beginning in 2009, the magazine began focusing the issue on one Southern state each year. This year, it's Alabama's turn in the spotlight.
“Muscle Shoals is the first place you think about when you think of Alabama music,” said Warwick Sabin, publisher of Oxford American, which is
based at the University of Central Arkansas. “It was a creative exercise for ourselves to focus on one state. Marc Smirnoff, our editor, conceived the idea. He is very passionate about Southern music.”