▁guitar ist ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁heavy ▁metal ▁band ▁called ▁Trib ulation ). ▁Having ▁been ▁fue led ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁gl oss y ▁that ▁featured ▁not ▁just ▁local ▁music ▁but ▁local ▁rock ▁music ▁in ▁particular ▁( which ▁was ▁constantly ▁being ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁main stream ▁media ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁and ▁combining ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁sty lish ▁and ▁cutting ▁edge ▁phot ography ▁and ▁design , ▁many ▁conserv ative ▁readers ▁first ▁thought ▁P U LP ▁to ▁be ▁pushing ▁the ▁en velope ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁far , ▁even ▁acc using ▁the ▁publication ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁rip - off ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁magazine ▁Rol ling ▁Stone . ▁▁ ▁Yet ▁through ▁the ▁years , ▁many ▁mus icians , ▁music ▁fans ▁and ▁journal ists ▁and ▁readers ▁learned ▁to ▁em brace ▁P U LP s ▁pen chant ▁for ▁over - the - top ▁journal ism ▁and ▁art ▁direction ▁as ▁the ▁publication ’ s ▁read ership ▁increased ▁in ▁no ▁time . ▁Much ▁like ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁publications ▁like ▁Rock ▁N ▁Rh ythm ▁and ▁J ing le ▁Magazine , ▁local ▁rock ▁bands ▁and ▁independent ▁mus icians ▁had ▁a ▁home ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁s oph istic ated ▁pages ▁of ▁the ▁magazine . ▁And ▁just ▁like ▁the ▁clubs ▁where in ▁these ▁bands ▁played , ▁P U LP ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁a venue ▁where in ▁struggling ▁artists ▁and ▁mus icians ▁could ▁not ▁only ▁get ▁expos ure ▁but ▁support ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁endeav ors . ▁ ▁P U LP ▁al umn i ▁include ▁Asia ▁Ag ca o ili ,