Hmm.
haha.. I personally buy guitar world or their acoustic guitar mags only.. I agree with you that their interviews, lessons, articles are very good, but bear in mind that hey... if you have itunes, or maybe if you make a sound investment in a bunch of CDs which feature that monthly artiste I'm sure you can listen to the original version.. which is the best way to know your music.
and when you listen and read the tabs at the same time.. nothing beats that feeling of 'oh man.. wow! now I feel confident to try this song out!'.. and you'd have the best of both worlds by having the mag, and a good investment in the CDs.