Rock magazine research Rock magazine research

NME MAGAZINENME MAGAZINE

• PricePrice - £2.40 - £2.40• Frequency of publication –Frequency of publication – weekly weekly • Issue size –Issue size – 76 pages 76 pages• Regular content –Regular content – charts of the charts of the

music in the past week music in the past week • Featured art icle –Featured art icle – interviews with interviews with

artists that have made it big with a 2 artists that have made it big with a 2 page double spread of them alone .page double spread of them alone .

Q MAGAZINEQ MAGAZINE

• Price –Price – 40 for a subscription; £3.60 for an 40 for a subscription; £3.60 for an issue. issue.

• Frequency of publication –Frequency of publication – Monthly Monthly • Issue size –Issue size – usually 76 pages usually 76 pages • Featured art icle –Featured art icle – am interview with a am interview with a

certain star, that has made it big by doing certain star, that has made it big by doing something in the music industry recently. something in the music industry recently.

• Regular content –Regular content – Q&A’s with various Q&A’s with various artist , also there is usually sessions that artist , also there is usually sessions that hold with the artists.hold with the artists.

KERRANG MAGAZINEKERRANG MAGAZINE

• Price -Price - £80 for a subscription over £80 for a subscription over a year.a year.

• Issue size –Issue size – around 50 pages around 50 pages • Features art icle –Features art icle – “paramore “paramore

souvenir special” souvenir special” • Regular content –Regular content – in in the in in the

issues there usually a small issues there usually a small amount of posters of certain artists amount of posters of certain artists

MoJo magazineMoJo magazine • Price -Price - £4.60 £4.60• Frequency of publicationFrequency of publication – –

the magazine is produced every the magazine is produced every month.month.

• Issue size –Issue size – 150 pages 150 pages• Featured art icle –Featured art icle – a story a story

about the artist that’s usually about the artist that’s usually covered on the whole of the covered on the whole of the magazine.magazine.

• Regular content –Regular content – the the magazine usually has many magazine usually has many reviews about the artist, some reviews about the artist, some big, but most of them are small big, but most of them are small time, but this is in every issue of time, but this is in every issue of

the magazine.the magazine.

CONCLUSION CONCLUSION

• After looking a various magazines and seeing their codes and conventions After looking a various magazines and seeing their codes and conventions of their particular genre I've decided that I want an interview on my double of their particular genre I've decided that I want an interview on my double page spread, as I feel that’s important in a music magazine; audiences want page spread, as I feel that’s important in a music magazine; audiences want to see how bands are getting on, and when there new track is released, ect. to see how bands are getting on, and when there new track is released, ect. I also feel that on my front page I should have the idea of a free poster I also feel that on my front page I should have the idea of a free poster inside to attract the audience to want to buy it. I’m going to make sure my inside to attract the audience to want to buy it. I’m going to make sure my cover line is bold, and engaging to look at. I will also be having the main cover line is bold, and engaging to look at. I will also be having the main story on the front with a picture of the artist that the story is based on story on the front with a picture of the artist that the story is based on because its been the main convention in the four magazines I’ve studied. I because its been the main convention in the four magazines I’ve studied. I feel I’m going to range my price of my magazine around £3.00. I feel this is feel I’m going to range my price of my magazine around £3.00. I feel this is the right price because my magazine will not be as popular as the the right price because my magazine will not be as popular as the magazines I’ve chosen to analyse. magazines I’ve chosen to analyse.

• Studying these magazines have given me a good base to work from when Studying these magazines have given me a good base to work from when created my magazine. I feel I know all the codes and conventions of a rock created my magazine. I feel I know all the codes and conventions of a rock magazine in order for it to be successful. magazine in order for it to be successful.

CONCLUSION CONCLUSION

• After looking a various magazines and seeing their codes and conventions After looking a various magazines and seeing their codes and conventions of their particular genre I've decided that I want an interview on my double of their particular genre I've decided that I want an interview on my double page spread, as I feel that’s important in a music magazine; audiences want page spread, as I feel that’s important in a music magazine; audiences want to see how bands are getting on, and when there new track is released, ect. to see how bands are getting on, and when there new track is released, ect. I also feel that on my front page I should have the idea of a free poster I also feel that on my front page I should have the idea of a free poster inside to attract the audience to want to buy it. I’m going to make sure my inside to attract the audience to want to buy it. I’m going to make sure my cover line is bold, and engaging to look at. I will also be having the main cover line is bold, and engaging to look at. I will also be having the main story on the front with a picture of the artist that the story is based on story on the front with a picture of the artist that the story is based on because its been the main convention in the four magazines I’ve studied. I because its been the main convention in the four magazines I’ve studied. I feel I’m going to range my price of my magazine around £3.00. I feel this is feel I’m going to range my price of my magazine around £3.00. I feel this is the right price because my magazine will not be as popular as the the right price because my magazine will not be as popular as the magazines I’ve chosen to analyse. magazines I’ve chosen to analyse.

• Studying these magazines have given me a good base to work from when Studying these magazines have given me a good base to work from when created my magazine. I feel I know all the codes and conventions of a rock created my magazine. I feel I know all the codes and conventions of a rock magazine in order for it to be successful. magazine in order for it to be successful.