Task Five. Research into similar music magazines on which you could base your magazine.

Map out possible ideas for your music magazine including names, possible musical genres and ideas for articles.

Possible ideas for my music Magazine: Names: POP Hipster Beatz Possible music genres: Indie Rock Rock Indie Pop Pop Ideas for Articles: Interviews Upcoming concerts/gigs Reviews of festivals Reviews of Albums Top 50 tracks Target Audience: This magazine is aimed at younger teens aged around 16-24 years old. They would be interested in indie music and possibly indie rock. It would be aimed at a working class

audience, possibly young people who have a job, and are able to afford magazines such as Q and Spin. Q.
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs then still a new technology. Q was first published in October 1986, setting itself apart from much of the other music press with monthly production and higher standards of photography and printing. In the early years, the magazine was sub-titled "The modern guide to music and more". Originally it was to be called Cue (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason, cited in Q's 200th edition, is that a single-letter title would be more prominent on newsstands. The magazine has an extensive review

section, featuring: new releases (music), reissues (music), 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; indeed, 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. Much of the magazine is devoted to interviews with popular musical artists.