Bo! Selecta! (Select)

Member Name: Killer_Bob

Product:	Select
Date:	05/09/00 (833 review reads)
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Advantages: covers pop culture better than rivals, knowing

Disadvantages: The posters section was axed, self concious, not the place to go for up to date news

So Select magazine has been redesigned yet again, and as with every earlier attempt has pratically gone back to the old format within a few months. This possibly says something about not changing a winning formula, but hey, the new graphics are quite nice. The cut-out dotted lines around reviews seem a bit superfluous (Select has allways had a Blue Peter element to its journalism), but the new layout is rather clean and easy to peruse whilst riding a bus.

The music covered is unchanged, although there is no specialist "dance" section and everything is mixed in. As usual, Select goes for the Yoof readers with features on popular bands like Travis, DJs like Paul Van Dyk and the obligatary coverage of US frat-metallers. The reviews section covers a large number of albums and is fairly discriminating, although the journalists have an annoying tendency to fall for hype.

All in all it's still very readable and has some welcomely self indulgent editorial as you'd hope. Select offers a glossier alternative to the weeklies for indie kids and pop tarts who prefer to stay out of toilet venues in Camden, and is all the better for it.

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