Good Times Magazine

What Good Times Magazine does

Good Times Magazine is a privately held, founder-owned regional entertainment newspaper founded in 1969 by Richard Branciforte and based in Carle Place, New York. The publication covers the Long Island music and entertainment scene through interviews, reviews, a monthly Music Calendar of live performances, an annual Musicians' Directory, the recurring Ukelele Ed Cartoons feature, a Videos section of artist interviews and performances, and the annual Legends of Long Island Music Awards event. The company claims to be America's oldest regional entertainment newspaper and historically published interviews with artists including Bruce Springsteen and Duane Allman; alumni include MTV's Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone's David Fricke, and Entertainment Weekly's Leonard Maltin.

The product surface is a single core publication delivered through a print newspaper distributed on Long Island and a digital flip-through edition hosted on the Issuu platform, supported by a content website (goodtimesmag.com), embedded video content, and a community network called the L.I. Music Business Organization. The technology footprint is minimal: a website, the Issuu embed, and third-party video embeds; there is no mobile app, no API, no disclosed integrations, and no AI/ML capability. The operating geography is the Northeast USA, focused tightly on Long Island, NY.

Good Times Magazine generates revenue primarily through advertising sales, both in the print edition and on the website. Local businesses purchase ad placements through dedicated 'Advertise' and 'Promote Your Business' sections, and the company actively recruits part-time ad sales closers on commission, indicating a quote-based, negotiated pricing model rather than self-serve or programmatic advertising. The publication is operating as of 2026 (Issue #1360 visible on site), with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no external investors identified in the available data.

Name

Good Times Magazine

Legal name

Good Times Magazine

Website

https://goodtimesmag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Good Times Magazine is a privately held, founder-owned regional entertainment newspaper founded in 1969, publishing interviews, reviews, music calendars, and directories for the Long Island, NY music scene and generating revenue through local advertising sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Entertainment News

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN), Sports & Recreation Magazines (MPAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Regional entertainment newspaper
• Local music journalism
• Long Island music coverage
• Music event listings
• Print magazine advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Carle Place

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising Sales: Good Times Magazine generates revenue primarily through advertising sales. Local businesses can advertise in the print publication and on the website through dedicated advertising pages including 'Promote Your Business' and 'Advertise' sections. The magazine also seeks part-time ad sales closers with flexible hours and high commission, indicating an active sales motion for ad acquisition.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Good Times Magazine publishes a regional entertainment newspaper serving the Long Island, New York music scene, featuring interviews, reviews, and coverage of local musicians. The publication operates in both print and digital formats (via Issuu) and supplements editorial content with a Music Calendar of live performances, a Musicians' Directory, Ukelele Ed cartoons, and video content, while monetizing primarily through advertising sales to local businesses.

Product overview

Good Times Magazine is a single-product regional entertainment newspaper focused on the Long Island music scene. Founded in 1969, it publishes a physical and digital newspaper featuring interviews, reviews, and coverage of local musicians. The publication offers related content features including a Music Calendar (guide to live performances), Ukelele Ed Cartoons (comic feature), Videos section (music videos and performances), Legends of Long Island Music Awards (annual event), and a Musicians' Directory. The company also provides advertising services to businesses and maintains a digital flip-through pages feature for current and past issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Good Times Magazine (print and digital newspaper) A regional entertainment newspaper serving Long Island, NY, publishing interviews, reviews, and coverage of local musicians in both print and digital editions. Targeted at readers interested in the Long Island music and entertainment scene.
• Digital Edition (Issuu flip-through)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Time Out New York: A major established city entertainment publication covering NYC and now extending into Long Island. Serves overlapping readers seeking music and entertainment listings and competes for local entertainment advertising at a much larger scale.
• The Village Voice: The historic NYC alternative weekly that defined regional entertainment journalism for decades and pioneered the alt-weekly format Good Times operates in. While no longer in print, it set the editorial template for regional music/entertainment papers including Good Times.

Direct peers

• The Aquarian / Aquarian Weekly: A long-running regional alternative weekly in New Jersey covering local music, arts, and entertainment. Highly comparable as a legacy regional entertainment newspaper serving a state-level music scene with advertising-supported print and digital editions.
• New York Press: A historic NYC alternative weekly newspaper covering local arts, music, and entertainment. Directly comparable as a regional entertainment newspaper in the broader New York market, sharing similar format, audience demographic, and ad-supported business model.
• Long Island Press: Long Island's alternative weekly newspaper covering news, arts, music, and entertainment in the same geographic market. Operates a hybrid print/digital model serving a similar local audience and competing for the same Long Island advertising dollars.

Emerging players

• BrooklynVegan: A digital-first music publication covering the NYC metro area's indie and local music scene including Long Island acts. Competes for the same local musician interview and event-coverage audience but operates purely online without a print edition.

Regional players

• RiverheadLOCAL: A hyper-local Long Island news and community publication that covers music, events, and entertainment on the East End. Competes with Good Times for local reader attention and SMB advertising in adjacent Long Island submarkets.
• Blank Newspaper: A free Long Island arts and entertainment print publication serving similar local musicians, venues, and entertainment advertisers. Directly comparable in format (free entertainment paper), audience (LI music fans), and revenue model (local advertising).
• HearSay Music (Long Island): A Long Island-focused music blog and event calendar covering local musicians, bands, and venues. Competes for the same Long Island music audience and serves as a digital alternative to Good Times' print Music Calendar.

Others

• Issuu: The digital flipbook publishing platform that hosts Good Times Magazine's digital edition. Functionally an enabling technology partner rather than a competitor, but it represents the dominant infrastructure for publishers pursuing low-cost digital distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/goodtimesmag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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