In todays lesson we looked in depth at the magazines that we could be in competition with if we were to go to sale. Looking at other magazines gives us an idea what the customer wants to read, and also give us an idea on the price at which we should sell our magazine and how big the magazine should be.
The following are music magazines that i could take inspiration from:
Rock Sound magazine:
· Price £3.40 approx. 113 pages avg.
· Released Monthly
· Published by Freeway Press Inc.
· Features of this issue:
o Following Young Guns
o You me at Six interview
o 10 most controversial album covers
o Live & Loud: Enter Shikari
Q Music:
· Released Monthly
· Published by Bauer Media Group
· Magazines motto: “The modern guide to music and more”
Features of this issue.
o Extensive review section
o Compiling Lists – eg. 100 greatest albums
o Has a different message on the spine which links to the main story in the magazine.
another main feature of Q magazine for the month of november is taht for the 25 days of november they will issue a different cover of a magazine as it is the magazines 25 year anniversairy.
Under The Radar magazine:
· Released quarterly
· Price – varies per issue.
· Regulars:
o Dedicated issues – some issues are based on a genre, band, or era of music.
o Book, album & DVD reviews
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