General Research

·         http://www.qthemusic.com

·         http://www.nme-magazine.com

·         http://www.mojo4music.com/

·         http://www.uncut.co.uk/magazine

RESEARCH

Q magazine

·         Prices of Magazine- £3.99

·         Frequency of publication- monthly

·         Regular Content- The magazine has an extensive review section, featuring: new releases, reissues, music compilations, film and live concert reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. It uses a star rating system from one to five stars; the rating an album receives in Q is often added to print and television advertising for the album in the UK and Ireland. It also compiles a list of approximately eight albums, which it classes as the best new releases of the last three months.

Lists such as:
"The 100 Greatest albums" to the "100 Greatest '100 Greatest' Lists".
A lot of the magazines devoted too famous music artists.

Feature articles- The November 2010 issue is a special collectors issue of Q – a celebration of John Lennon to mark what would have been his 70th birthday. As such it will feature 4 separate covers, each featuring a rare or unseen shot of Lennon from a different period of his life (one of which is a previously unpublished David Bailey shot from 1963).

Other Music Magazines.

NME Magazine  

·         Price: £2.20

·         Frequency of Publication: Weekly, every Wednesday

·         Regular Content: Feature article, interviews, competitions, Free CDs, CD lists etc...

Mojo Magazine

·         Price: £3.99

·         Published: Monthly

·         Regular Content: Feature article, interviews, Competitions, Free CDS, CD lists etc...

Uncut Magazine

·         Price: £4.99

·         Published: Monthly

·         Regular Content: Free CDs, feature article/interview, Behind the scenes, Top Music, Old concerts etc...

This research made me see that the majority of music magazines are monthly, this conincides with my results again. It gave me insight to see what is in a music magazine. I saw from my research the clear questions that would need to be asked on my questionaire.