It seems to be the general consensus that Stroud has long been in need of a regular guide to the multitude of events, festivals and artists it harbours. Its own ‘Time Out’ bringing everything into one place.
In February 2015 we decided to take it upon ourselves to create a publication which would do just that, informing the community in its development and involving local venues, artists and writers in its content.
Launched a mere month and a half later Good On Paper is an independent magazine providing a monthly guide to festivals, music concerts, art exhibitions, literature plus spoken word events, theatre productions, film screenings and comedy shows in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
The 24 page publication is currently not available to read online as our intention is to celebrate ‘old school print’ and encourage our readers to visit the venues, shops, galleries, café’s and pubs that stock it.
For the past five years Good On Paper has been available for free distributed by ourselves to over sixty independent stockists across the Stroud District every month. It remains an independent part time project set up to support and promote local venues, festivals, organisations and artists.
Our thanks go out to our advertisers, sponsors, printers and the writers and artists featured within, without them Good On Paper magazine could not have been made. A magazine which we hope will continue to support the music and arts scene in Stroud for the foreseeable future…
As well as publishing a monthly magazine we put on regular concerts, film screenings and art exhibitions having so far put on the likes of Rival Consoles (Erased Tapes), Manu Delago (Tru Thoughts), Mira Calix (Warp Records), Douglas Dare (Erased Tapes), Emily Hall (Bedroom Community), Emily Barker, Adam Betts (Jarvis Cocker/Goldie/Heritage Orchestra), Mesadorm, Near Future (Blancmange’s Neil Arthur and Bernholz from Gazelle Twin), Joe Magee, Daniel Sparkes, Elvis McGonagall and many more plus our own annual festival of contemporary classical and avant-garde music - Hidden Notes.
Alex Hobbis
Editor
Moved from Bristol to Stroud in 2011, swapping inner city life for greener pastures.
When not spending his spare time on Good On Paper, hunting for vinyl in charity shops and recording/playing shows in instrumental post-rock band The Pirate Ship Quintet he enjoys the family life up in the Rodborough hills.
For the last ten years he has worked for the Big Issue and is currently the Account Director for the Big Issue South West magazine working out of the Centre for Science and Art on Lansdown.
Adam Hinks
Design & Art Direction
Moved from Birmingham in 2010, avoiding the toddler-height smog of the city.
Adam Hinks is Creative Director and lead graphic designer at his branding agency Level Studio. He spends his time creating illustrations, designing brand identities, building data visualisations and pixel nudging interface designs. Bass player, guitarist, part-time children's entertainer.