The FADER (The FADER Magazine, or sometimes simply FADER) is a magazine, podcast, and weblog covering music, culture, and fashion. The magazine is based in the United States and covers hip-hop, reggae, independent rock, pop and dance music from around the world. The FADER Magazine is distributed as an old school paid for paper magazine and as a free pdf. Each issue of the The FADER Magazine is accompanied with a free mp3 covering a mix of the music mentioned in the magazine. (Just like the good old mix tape days.) Read more on Last.fm