Which is your favourite name for a music magazine about new bands?

Friday, 7 January 2011

Comparing music magazines

I took a range of music magazines and compared them to see what I should include.

Big Cheese:
- Price: £3.90
- 102 pages
- 26 sections
- Adverts include Vans! and denimwear.
- Typical articles include the cover story (paramore), what artists listen to, legends (old bands), musicians corner.

Mix Mag:
- Price: £4.20
- 122 pages
- 21 sections, roughly 6 pages per section
- Adverts include Godskitchen and Above & beyond concert
- Typical articles include fashion/tunes, VIP, regulars and tech


Q:
- Price: £3.90
- 162 pages
- 8 sections, at most 42 pages long.
- Adverts include Hard-fi, empire magazine, vinyls
- Typical articles include reviews, gadgets, songwriters portfolio and Q mail


Vibe:
- Price: £3.95
- 120 pages
- 13 sections, at most 6 pages long
- Adverts include Mastercard, Heineken and Beyonce
- Typical articles include fashion, cars, S
olja Boy and Usher


From this we can seee that different magazines offer different things, and some are more worth your money than others. I want my magazine to have plenty of pages and not be overly expensive. I will also use a cover story, and sections about artists themselves, which seem to be common.

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