Mark, I agree with what you're saying in your response, but I have to agree with andy on this one. I used to work on a national car magazine and as you wrote for a mag as well, I'm amazed you agreed to do this cos you know as well as (and prolly better than) i do that it will be changed to suit whatever they are promoting at the time. In this case its a floundering commercial dance scene, looking for the next big thing to cash in on. Last time it was garage, although I shed no tears for the garage scene, look what they've done to it.
Mixmag are a commercial magazine. They couldnt give a **** about your scene (hardstyle) or mine (hardcore) for that matter, as long as they sell mags. To sell mags they will rape whichever scene they see fit in order to do so, and hence keep their jobs. To keep their jobs they have to go to their bosses four times a year and say "Look! We sold 250,000 mags each month, every month last year" Then their boss will be happy. Doesent matter how they do it, as long as they sell mags they will keep their jobs.
In short, If mixmag approach you and you care about your scene and the way its going, tell them to **** off!
astraboy.