 Issue 2.1 from 1995, featuringBjörk | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Dale Hrabi |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Regina Joseph (Founding Editor-in-Chief), Howard Stringer |
| Categories | Music |
| Frequency | 10 times per year |
| Founded | 1994 |
| First issue | August 1994 (1994-08) (CD-ROM) June–July 2001 (Print) |
| Final issue | June 1997 (1997-06) (CD-ROM) April 2009 (2009-04) (Print) |
| Company | Dennis Publishing |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York |
| Language | English |
| Website | Blender.com |
| ISSN | 1534-0554 |
| OCLC | 34610465 |
Blender was an Americanmusic magazine published from 1994 to 2009 that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to pop culture".[1] It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities. It compiled lists of albums, artists, and songs, including both "best of" and "worst of" lists. In each issue, there was a review of an artist's entirediscography, with each album being analyzed in turn.
Blender was published byDennis Publishing. The magazine was created by founding Editor-in-ChiefRegina Joseph as the first digital magazine, delivered entirely onCD-ROM disc and before the development of graphical browsers required to view the web.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She brought in co-founders Jason Pearson and David Cherry, and Blender's original publisher, Felix Dennis/Dennis Publishing, UK.[3][5][10][8] Joseph's CD-ROM editions of Blender also featured the first forms of digital advertising.[4][10][5][6][8] Felix Dennis published 15 digitalCD issues, and launched a web version in 1996.[11] The final CD-ROM issue was published in June 1997, issue 14.[12] Dennis started publishing a print edition again in June 2001,[13] which became the final distribution format of the title. Blender CD-ROM showcased the earliest digital editorial formats, as well as the first forms of digital advertising. The first digital advertisers included SonicNet,[10][4] Time-Life/Philips,[8][4]Calvin Klein,Apple Computer,Toyota andNike.
In June 2006, theChicago Tribune placedBlender eighth in a list of the 50 best magazines, describing it as "the cool kid at the school of rock magazines".[14]
In 2007, Dennis Publishing was bought by theQuadrangle Group, who created a new subsidiary called the Alpha Media Group.[15] The latter decided to closeBlender March 26, 2009, going to an online-only format in a move that eliminated 30 jobs and reduced the company's portfolio of titles toMaxim alone.Blender's final print issue was the April 2009 issue.[16] Subscribers to the magazine were sent issues ofMaxim magazine to make up for the unsentBlender issues.
 Priyanka Chopra on the November 2008 cover of the Indian edition ofBlender | |
| Editor in Chief | Sam Lal[17] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Music |
| Publisher | Piyush Sharma[18] |
| First issue | May 2008 (2008-05) |
| Company | Dennis Media Transasia India |
| Country | India |
| Based in | New Delhi |
| Language | English |
TheIndian edition ofBlender was the title's first venture outside the United States. It commenced publication with its May 2008 issue, which featuredMariah Carey on the cover.[19] The magazine was targeted at educated male city dwellers aged between 18 and 34.[18] The magazine was launched through Dennis Media Transasia India, ajoint venture between Dennis Publishing and Media Transasia,[20] which also publishes the Asian versions ofBlender andMaxim.[21] The joint venture was based in New Delhi[22] with offices in Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.