Main task

The type of music magazine I am going to produce it Indie “Q”
My target audience will be 15-25 year old, both male and female, who enjoy Indie music.

Task two: Kerrang (Special edition)




Price: £6.00 special edition or normal £2.20
Frequency of publication: Monthly
Issue size: 130 pages

Regular content:
Festival tours
News on different stars
Things to win
Live reviews of a number of artists
Gig guides
Album reviews

Features:
Band interviews
Big stars best moments
Gig adverts

Classic rock magazine

Price: £4.99
Frequency: Monthly
Issue size: 138

Regular content
-Classic rock online
-The dirt
-Questions and answers
-The story behind the song
-What’s on your CD?
-Reviews
-Subscribe and save
-Letters
-Honour of the week - special concerts
-Ever met Hendrix?
-Rock back pages

Features
-Similar music from the 70’s
-150 albums you really should here before you die.
-Come back acts –take that, west life etc.
-Where they the ultimate band?

Q

Price: £3.90
Frequency: Monthly
Issue size: 162

Regular content

-Access all areas
-Soapbox
-New to Q
-Q Hero
-My record collection
-Cash for questions
-A round with …
-Q50
-Q quiz
-Last requests

Features
-Sting
-Green day
-Pop Babylon


Decisions for my magazine:

Price: £4.00
Issue size: 170 pages
Frequency: Monthly

Regular content
-Gig guides
-Editors letter
-Music forum letters
-Letters
-Subscribe and save
-Small ads where fans can buy and sell CD’s and music etc
-Access all areas
-My record collection (A look at a certain celebrity’s records)
-Quizzes

Feature Articles:
-Gigs you must go see
-150 albums’ you must see before you die
-Articles about bands
-Interviews with artists
-T4 search for the next up and coming band.
-Do’s and do not’s of music festivals
-The ten best artists of all time
-Big stars best moment