The Loop Magazine ? ? ?

You've heard of Rolling Stone Magazine!
You've heard of NME (New Musical Express) Magazine!
Then Billboard, Mixmag, Mojo, Pitchfork and many more.

Now let me introduce you to a new magazine called 'The Loop' only available to wikiloops.com members.
It's a weekly online publication found here in this dedicated thread.

The Loop Magazine will feature :-
* Member's news, reviews, videos and photographs.
* A problems page, a games and fun section and lots of interactive opportunities.
* A chance to advertise, recommend, discuss new music and feature new artists at wikiloops and also in the mainstream, charts etc.
* A feature that many may enjoy will be 'Memory Lane' where you can reminisce.

Before The Loop is released the editor would like feedback on what has been proposed here.

Thank you in anticipation Sham :)

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would be cool if there was a 'blog' section of the site, would be a great fit for this idea.

those long multi-page forum posts of info are always a pain.

future idea, Dick spins up like a Wordpress-style blog site, theloop.wikiloops.com , a magazine-style site for people to contribute articles :) might be a pipe dream but one can only hope and dream, right? :)

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Sounds like a fun project, although a lot of work for you to meet a weekly deadline I think. Maybe a monthly issue would be a less stressful approach but either way you have my vote. A good idea, I'll be looking forward to the first issue :W

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Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm very impulsive and I didn't think it through too much before putting it out there last night. So in the cold light of today I'll think about what the format might be taking in your thoughts and thoughts of anyone else who's interested.

New and different Forum threads have been thin on the ground since I got here. Maybe musicians don't all like reading or writing, maybe it's a language problem. Oddly enough, as I was thinking about this I noticed 2 new threads yesterday from Joe and Nick - that's the kind of thing I'd like to feature in The Loop. I don't want long, posts, just a round up of stuff that's happening on this site.

There's an expression "Keep me in the loop" which is what you say when you want to be kept up to date on whats happening - this is the idea behind launching a 'news, views and 'haven't a clue's' mag :)

I'll say this is a "Work in progress" for the time being as I gather more info and feedback .... thank you, Sham :)

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love the idea Shamika <3 would be nice to see something like that happen. would you consider an outside site that was all about Wikiloops or would it have to live here for continuity?

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Thanks Nick, you may be right, that needs to be thought about. However, my first hurdle is the name "The Loop" A little research and I find the internet is littered with blogs, podcasts, magazines what-have-you that use the 'in the loop' idea.

I realise it's hard to be original these days but an outside site might have to come up with something exclusive to wikiloops. Any suggestions folks ?

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I think it’s a very good and beautiful idea Shamika.
This blog could perhaps be part of this site, an access icon on the site itself but outside the forum.
I don’t know if it’s possible and technically feasible by the site administrators.

A monthly version seems interesting to me.

I propose a name: "The Platypus". Who could represent the variety and creativity of our musicians and singers on Wikiloops, just as nature has created an animal that defies all laws of logic. What creativity and audacity in the genetics of this animal!

What do you think?: )

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Thank you Elisabeth, some good thoughts there. I searched Platypus (blogs, publications etc) and there are quite a few around. In fact I've spent ages looking for something original, anything with 'loop, loops or loopers' has been used everywhere. The wikiloops name IS unique so that's an advantage. I just had a flash of inspiration for the name "Jamzine" :D

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An online fanzine magazine is a ...

"Self-published, non-commercial digital publication where enthusiasts
share content, ideas and views about a specific interest"

If wikilooper's shared interest is music and jamming then an online magazine or blog should be called a "JAMZINE" ... would that work, it seems to be original :W

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OK, I've decided that this will be classed as a "Jamzine" but it still needs a catchy name that isn't used anywhere else.

If you have nothing much to do this weekend maybe you can work on that :D

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I like 'The Platypus Loop' which combines both your original choice and Elizabeth's suggestion:W

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Exellent idea bluvation. :)

My propositions of possible logos (did with AI).

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Second logo.

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They look great Elizabeth :W

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Thanks for your Loop logos LP, very cute.
Because the Platypus is only found in Australia maybe it's not 'universal' enough.
Also there is/was a band and a record label called Platypus and you can play their music on a loop.
Finally there's a walking/cycling trail in Australia called The "Platipus Loop". You see how hard it is to be unique.
It's a good start but let's see if there are more suggestions in the pipeline before deciding :)

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"Inside The Loop"

or something like that

The Loop Confidential

you get the idea :)

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The Loop Scoop

if you're familiar with the term "getting the scoop"...like finding out information

can also play on "scoop" like a scoop of ice cream

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Edited by rootshell on 26 settembre 2026 alle ore 19:10

Thanks Nick - great logo - The name does make me think of a Poop Scoop however :D

There's a lesson on Musiquest.com called The Loop Scoop" where students are introduced to the concept of music looping

loopscoop.io is a site for finding unique & experimental music samples

The Loop Scoop is also a site for crochet pattens (I'm sure Harmut knows it :D

There is an ice cream company called Loop and Scoop :D

Having said that Loop Scoop is more unique than Platypus as a name.

Your suggestion goes into the hat too :)

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