NEW IN PRINT: You might as well JUMP ...

Photo | George Miller A preview of JUMP You didn't really expect print media to just roll over and die, did you? In fact, as more and more blogs are created, so are more and more real-life, hold-'em-in-your-hands publications. The latest (in Philadelphia, anyway) is JUMP, a new local music quarterly started by George Miller, an assistant journalism professor at Temple University. Taking a cue from a class project that yielded a similar, London-centric magazine, JUMP features an assemblage of students, graduates and established writers at its helm. Each installment will have its own overarching theme, beginning with the first issue's exploration of local artists' homes. Along with the usual inclusions such as a concert calendar and review section, JUMP will boast a few uncommon columns, such as where to score some good eats before and after a show, and an inside look at how the staff puts each issue together. Sure, you might be wondering why someone would launch a new magazine in 2011, but Miller's reasoning is simpler than you might expect. "We can't compete with the online sites in terms of timeliness," he says, "but we can provide depth and longer-form storytelling, and big images and art." An artful return to the good old days of covering the city's music scene? Perhaps. But more than that, JUMP is a service, both to the music and those who enjoy it. Expect to snag the first copy of JUMP in March.

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NEW IN PRINT: You might as well JUMP ...

POSTED: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 9:00 PM

Filed Under: Music

Photo | George Miller

A preview of JUMP

You didn't really expect print media to just roll over and die, did you? In fact, as more and more blogs are created, so are more and more real-life, hold-'em-in-your-hands publications. The latest (in Philadelphia, anyway) is JUMP, a new local music quarterly started by George Miller, an assistant journalism professor at Temple University. Taking a cue from a class project that yielded a similar, London-centric magazine, JUMP features an assemblage of students, graduates and established writers at its helm. Each installment will have its own overarching theme, beginning with the first issue's exploration of local artists' homes. Along with the usual inclusions such as a concert calendar and review section, JUMP will boast a few uncommon columns, such as where to score some good eats before and after a show, and an inside look at how the staff puts each issue together. Sure, you might be wondering why someone would launch a new magazine in 2011, but Miller's reasoning is simpler than you might expect. "We can't compete with the online sites in terms of timeliness," he says, "but we can provide depth and longer-form storytelling, and big images and art." An artful return to the good old days of covering the city's music scene? Perhaps. But more than that, JUMP is a service, both to the music and those who enjoy it. Expect to snag the first copy of JUMP in March.

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