Patrol magazine

Patrol Magazine is an online magazine based in New York City that covers arts, culture, politics, and New York life from a post-evangelical perspective.
History
Patrol began in 2006 as “The CCM Patrol,” an anonymous blog that published critical reviews of and other articles on contemporary Christian music. The CCM Patrol was acidic and satirical in tone, making obvious overgeneralizations and hyperbolic points.
In June 2007, The CCM Patrol’s first anniversary, the blog author revealed himself to be David Sessions, then a student of Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia. In the months that followed the revelation, several guest contributors began writing reviews for the blog.
In September 2007, The CCM Patrol moved from its blog host, Wordpress, and morphed into a multi-featured web site with its own domain.
In November 2007, The CCM Patrol was renamed Patrol magazine, and moved to its current site. In an editorial introduction, the editors cited “limited content options” as a primary reason for their decision to expand the magazine’s focus beyond exclusive Christian-labeled media. “Our broadened focus will not only allow us to address the creative work that actually interests and inspires us, but also art that might resonate with readers who simply need someone to point the way.”
In August 2008, Patrol relocated to New York City and began publishing under in Manhattan. The site unveiled a new design and new sections ("The Times," covering culture and politics, and "The City," covering New York City life and events) on September 1, 2008.
In May 2009, Patrol ended its partnership with The King's College, and continued publishing independently.
Staff
* David Sessions, editor in chief
* Jonathan Fitzgerald
* Alisa Harris, contributing editor
* John Wofford, music editor
* Jordan Kurtz, music editor
* Nathan Martin, Washington, D.C. editor
* Kelsey Stapler, contributing editor
* Steven Rybicki, senior editor
* Timothy Zila, music critic
Features
Patrol publishes a variety of feature articles on a range of news-driven topics on a daily basis, including political essays , film and book reviews, coverage of New York City events, and interviews. Patrol has published interviews with several minor celebrities, including Daniel Dae Kim of the television show LOST, Christian folk artist Derek Webb, and controversial pastor Rob Bell. Patrol also produces an occasional roundtable podcast called "The Pontificast," which features Patrol writers and editors discussing the previous week's events.
The site also maintains several daily blogs, including The Scanner, which gives a more irreverent treatment of popular culture, politics and media.
Music Reviews
Patrol reviews a wide variety of popular music, ranging from contemporary Christian artists to indie rock. Similar to Pitchfork Media, the site employs a 10-point rating scale. The highest rating to date, a perfect 10, was retrospectively given to My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless. The lowest, 1.9, was given to the Christian band Casting Crowns’ record-selling The Altar and the Door. Patrol called the popular album “puerile and preachy.”

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