Metrosource is a general interest magazine edited for the urbane gay male. Published every other month, it competes for advertising dollars with Out, The Advocate and, to a lesser degree, Next (in New York). Like Next, MetroSource is free, available largely at bars and restaurants in neighborhoods that cater to gay residents and tourists. The publication covers entertainment, shopping, home design, travel and health/fitness. The back of the magazine (comprising about one-quarter of an issue's total pages) has paid listings for local service providers such as accountants, doctors, lawyers, dentists, therapists, plastic surgeons, etc. - but no escorts (which is Next's bread and butter). In its 25th year, MetroSource has been publishing longer than Next or Out and has outlived Genre, Instinct and HX (a competitor of Next). The guiding force behind this enterprise for all these years has been owner and publisher, Rob Davis.
June/July 2015
Spring 2002
Aug/Sept 2008
MetroSource is a handsome publication edited with an affluent reader in mind (but because of its free distribution, who knows who actually picks it up and reads it). Unlike Out and The Advocate, Metrosource devotes little coverage to "hard" news (no pun intended - or perhaps it was). Of course, being a magazine targeted to gay men, every issue can be counted on to have some eye candy in its pages.
June/July 2008
Spring 2005
The magazine has three featured columnists, one of which, David Dean Bortrell, I think bears a striking resemblance to me - what do you think?
In addition to sexy men, the magazine also celebrates our female icons, including the likes of Margaret Cho, Kathy Griffin, Kylie Minogue and Sarah Jessica Parker and her gal pals.
Dec/Jan 2004 issue (Sarah Jessica Parker looks peculiar, almost like it's an impersonator)
In closing, here's a gallery of more tantalizing covers and editorial pages ...
Summer 2003
Summer 2002
Feb/March 2002
Summer 2002
April/May 2005
April/May 2005
Summer 2004
Summer 2004
Feb/March 2002
Fall 2001
Spring 1998
Fall 1997
Metrosource has always been a class act. Glad they are celebrating Silver Anni
Frank Evans
Posted by: Frank Evans | 05/26/2015 at 08:50 PM
Speaking of class acts, ZeitGayst is right up there with the best.
Frank Evans
Posted by: Frank Evans | 05/28/2015 at 07:47 AM