Post #430883 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Jan 26, 2009 5:30 PM

Sorry PTD, you got me back, once more, I do not want to ignore an enthusiastic and honestly interested TC- poster like you.

I would think Tiki Magazine is a good equivalent of the variety of subjects posted about here on TC. And just like here, there are subjects in Tiki Magazine that I love, and others that do not move me as much. You cannot really compare Tiki News and Tiki Mag because the times and the format are so different.

Tiki News came out when there was, percentage wise, not as much to report on Tiki revival artists and happenings, there were only so few around (which did change as the Tiki revival slowly grew!). So it was heavier on findings of vintage Tiki examples, and surviving Tiki places than Tiki Mag. That is actually the part that I miss most in Tiki Magazine (unlike on TC, thanks to some valiant posters like DC )

But Tiki Magazine has to be contemporary in its coverage to attract a wide enough audience, I believe, and not look like a collectors' fanzine. Tiki News could allow itself to be a more insider, we-don't-care-what's-popular underground fanzine, while Tiki Magazine has to be more "Over-ground" --or, as us sub-culture types would have called it, "commercial". I think Nick has done a great job at that, and so, many good people have graced Tiki Mag's pages, grateful there is an outlet for their efforts, and in turn many folks have found their interests met by the articles and images.

So I think you're right, Tiki Magazine is definitely a "Fast Forward" to the 21st Century Tiki Revival esthetic, and less representative of mid-century Tiki style...