Last modified on Thu 25 Feb 2021 05.31 EST
The former editors of Q magazine, the British music monthly that folded in July 2020 owing to the pressures of publishing during the pandemic, have joined the growing newsletter revolution.
The New Cue, a weekly publication edited by erstwhile Q editor Ted Kessler and staff members Chris Catchpole and Niall Doherty, launches on 26 February with new interviews from artists including St Vincent, Arlo Parks and Tony Visconti, along with playlists and recommendations.
“What’s exciting to me is being able to deliver a music publication directly to the reader,” said Kessler in an interview.
The New Cue is distributed via Substack. Launched in 2018, the platform allows authors to send free and paid email newsletter subscriptions and has attracted a number of high-profile journalists seeking new publishing models, digital natives escaping struggling media brands and controversial commentators eschewing editorial interference. The Dispatch,