Next Magazine was an American music trade publication, distributed to record labels, radio stations, retail outlets, and artist management.
Next's offices occupied half of the top floor of a Santa Monica art deco building, designed by the firm Frank + Frisch.
Next magazine and its associated properties were founded by Bryan Boyd and John Van Citters.
[citation needed] Next magazine’s design and imaging was created by Grammy nominated[citation needed] designers Todd Gallopo and Tim Stedman, then extended by art director and creative director Chris Jones.
It was the first music trade magazine with radio monitors including ids, drops, commercials, and jock rap; the first to address politics and its role in pop culture and broadcasting; the first to cover the role China plays in copyright and intellectual property theft, and the first to include lifestyle editorial in every issue, including book reviews and city travel coverage[citation needed] Cover stories for Next included Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Tori Amos, Stone Temple Pilots, Iggy Pop, Alice in Chains, Sebadoh, Social Distortion, Bob Mould, and Midnight Oil.