Shout NY was a thought and culture magazine that covered New York arts, music, film and politics from 1998 through 2003. In its early days (1998–2000), it was fairly obscure and predominantly focused on New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 nightlife. Re-launched in 2000, it developed a cult following as one of a few periodicals of record for the burgeoning scene on the lower east side of Manhattan and the eastern neighborhoods of Brooklyn, including Williamsburg and Greenpoint. It published work by rising stars JT LeRoy

JT LeRoy

Jeremiah "Terminator" LeRoy was a pseudonym created by American writer Laura Albert. The name was used from 1996 on for publication in magazines such as Nerve and Shout NY. After his first novel Sarah was published, "LeRoy" started making public appearances...

, Jerry Stahl

Jerry Stahl

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, Emma Forrest, Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Allen Lethem is an American novelist, essayist and short story writer. His first novel, Gun, with Occasional Music, a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was published in 1994. It was followed by three more science fiction novels...

, Gary Shteyngart

Gary Shteyngart

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 and Reverend Jen, and was featured in the 2001 edition of the Best American Non-Required Reading series. Future Gawker editor Jesse Oxfeld was also an early contributor. Shout NY was the first magazine to feature the band The Strokes

The Strokes

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 on the cover and was an early promoter of New York staples like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...

 and The Rapture

The Rapture (band)

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. The magazine hosted frequent popular parties in New York and Brooklyn, before it closed its doors in early 2003.

Contributors

Bruce Benderson

Tom de Zengotita

Martin Edlund

Emma Forrest

Molly Ivins

Mark Kostabi

JT LeRoy

Jonathan Lethem

Reverend Jen

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

Travis Millard

Ben McGrath

Sean McNally

Jesse Oxfeld

Jedediah Purdy

Jeff Scher

John Sellers

Gary Shteyngart

Joanna Smith Rakoff

Jerry Stahl

Emily Wilson