Research into exsiting magazines

Research into exsiting magazines



'Rolling Stone'

Price - £3.75

Frequency of Publication - biweekly

Issue size - (average) 98pages
Regular content -

• Reviews - new bands/Albums/gigs


• Q&A


• Sport


• Movies


• 'Correspondence' section (public opinions)


• Chart updates - music/movie
  

Features -

• Cover story (e.g modern stars such as Megan Fox)


• Interview with iconic stars (e.g Merle Haggard)


• Celebrity giving a personal review (e.g Jay-Z)


• 'National affairs' controversial article based on a vital issue facing America (e.g. Free Health Care protests)

This magazine will be the predominate source of my magzine influences as it has the right amount of iconic and new artiest to attract the rock genre audience. However, I will differ it that I will not appeal to the whole demographic that they do with the movie and sport sections. As I feel this is too wide ranging for my target audience.

'Classic Rock'


Price - £4.99


Frequency of publication - Monthly



Issie size - (average) 146 pages





Regular Content -

• Reviews - albums/songs/gigs.





• Q&A





• News - music associated





• New releases





• History of an aspect of Rock and Roll

Features -

• Countdown of Rocks greatest aspects (e.g. 'Top 100 greatest guitarist')





• The best of the up and coming bands





• Iconic Rock stars reviewing other iconic stars
  
  


• Interviews with the most iconic stars (e.g. Aerosmith)



• Coverstories
  

'Classic Rock' is a great example of the rock magazine genre and examplifies all the codes and conventions brillently. However, the failure to appeal to a younger audience is an issue in that my magzine will be for the whole of the rock genres target audience, rather than the percific nature of 'Classic Rock' to the older generations.

'Uncut'

Price - £4.50

Frequency of publication - monthly

Issue Size - (average) 130

Regular content -

• Reviews of gigs/albums/bands/films




• Film news




• Music updates




• 'Film, DVD and Books' section

Features

• Cover stories




• Iconic bands - 'The Velvet Underground'




• Unseen before exlcusives such as photos.




• 'Nearly 200 reviews'




• Free gift - CD




• Interviews with icons - e.g. 'The Clash'

Uncut is a great magazine in appealing to the rock genre as it includes all the iconic bands and stars that make the rock gerne. However, much like 'Classic Rock' they narrow there target audience by appealing to the older generations of rock rather than the whole demographic.

'Kerrang'

Price - £2.4o

Frequency of publication - weekly

Issue size - (average) 68pages

Regular contents -

• posters



• Reviews albums/bands/gigs/festivals



• gig listings



• Band listings



• Interviews

Features -

• Cover stories 'Bring me the Horizon'



• Free CD



• Exclusives - new songs/new bands/ interviews



• 'poster special' even more posters from iconic gigs

Kerrang is a icon in itself and sells the most magazines weekly in conext to rock hence showing its popularity. So I will use this a strong influence throughout my creation of a magazine.