RIP No Depression and Resonance

It's the end of Side Two for two music magazines, alt-country No Depression and indie rock Resonance.

Industry ads are drying up because record companies are merging and throwing their marketing dollars onto the web. Record stores have been closing down everywhere. When you've got Pitchfork, Idolator, and Stereogum with instant news and reviews, who wants to support an outdated communication vehicle called a "magazine?"

The Reaper plays Ryan Adams' "Love Is Hell" on the way down the river tonight.