People consume music magazines for a number of reasons which according to Blumer and Katz are entertainment, information and socialisation. It is an easy way to find out new information about a certain genre of music and to find out about new music. The general primary target audience for music magazines are aged 12 - 25. Music magazines help the success of bands as it boosts the amount of people who know about them, reviews their songs/albums (if it gets a good review people are likely to go out and buy it/download it however if they get a bad review this will affect their success).
My Music Usage in the Last Month
My Music Usage in the Last Month
Phone
YouTube
Radio
TV
Laptop
Films/Cinema
List music you have paid
for and how much it cost
CD £10
CD from iTunes £5
iTunes various songs for 99p
CD for a present £10
Cool bands:
All Time Low
You Me At Six
The Maine
Uncool bands:
JLS
The History of Music
ERA
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TECHNOLOGY
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AUDIENCE
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Cavemen
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Singing, clapping, hitting things
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Other cavemen
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Civilisation
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Musical instruments built
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Small groups
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Composers
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Collection of instruments
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Larger audiences
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Recorded wax cylinders
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Phonographic equipment
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Family/friends
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Record (Vinyl)
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Record player
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Family/friends
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Radio
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Radio broadcast/Radio owned
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People near the transmitter
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Sheet music
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Musical instruments
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Musical people
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Cassette
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Tape players
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Recording studio/homes
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CD
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CD Walkman
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Best quality ever
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Mini disc
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Half digital half analogue
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No one bought them – audience refused
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Internet/mp3
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Need: PC, Internet access, Player, Headphones
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The world, all music that has ever been made
Headphones: You listen on your own
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How do you find out about
a new band? - The Pre Digital Age (Pre 2000)
Radio One
Top Of The Pops
NME/Sounds/Melody maker
Your friends
How do you find out about
a new band? - Digital Age (2000 onwards)
Internet - Twitter, magazine websites, Spotify, YouTube
Television programs (by playing music in the background of tv shows, adverts, adverts for albums etc)
Television programs (by playing music in the background of tv shows, adverts, adverts for albums etc)
My Genre Choice
The genre I have chosen to base my magazine on is Rock. This means I will have to include the common conventions of a Rock magazine and make sure it is targeted to the appropriate audience. I chose this genre because it is one I am fond of and therefore know quite a lot about, making it easy to create a magazine based on this genre because I will know bands of the genre and information about the genre to include in the magazine and also as I read quite a lot of magazines that focus on the rock genre meaning that I know and understand generic conventions of these magazines.
Popular magazines in this genre include:
Kerrang! Rocksound NME
History of Rock
The genre of rock has been popular since it originated as 'rock 'n' roll' in America in the 1950's. It later developed into different variations in the 1960's onwards. Rock generally includes bands of around 4 people each playing their own instrument such as an electric guitar, electric bass, drums and vocals (the lead singer is also likely to play an electric guitar). In the late 1960's the sub-genre classic rock was formed which lead to the creation of new classic rock bands (includes bands such as Motley Crue, Led Zeppelin, ACDC, and Rolling Stones) and new formations of sub-genres over the next 20 years, such as rap metal, heavy metal, punk rock and alternative rock. Punk caused a global controversy in the 1980's because of the popularization of bands such as the Sex Pistols who encouraged rebellion and anarchy, taking its tole on the teens of Britain changing their behaviour and causing them to rebel against social norms. The 1990's was a decade where the most popular sub-genre of rock was grunge and indie rock because of the massive domination that Nirvana had on the music industry. The 2000's saw the rise of 'emo-rock' which was a completely new genre that was popular amongst the teenage population and caused them to change the way their dress, look and act to match the personas of members of emo bands.
The genre of rock has been popular since it originated as 'rock 'n' roll' in America in the 1950's. It later developed into different variations in the 1960's onwards. Rock generally includes bands of around 4 people each playing their own instrument such as an electric guitar, electric bass, drums and vocals (the lead singer is also likely to play an electric guitar). In the late 1960's the sub-genre classic rock was formed which lead to the creation of new classic rock bands (includes bands such as Motley Crue, Led Zeppelin, ACDC, and Rolling Stones) and new formations of sub-genres over the next 20 years, such as rap metal, heavy metal, punk rock and alternative rock. Punk caused a global controversy in the 1980's because of the popularization of bands such as the Sex Pistols who encouraged rebellion and anarchy, taking its tole on the teens of Britain changing their behaviour and causing them to rebel against social norms. The 1990's was a decade where the most popular sub-genre of rock was grunge and indie rock because of the massive domination that Nirvana had on the music industry. The 2000's saw the rise of 'emo-rock' which was a completely new genre that was popular amongst the teenage population and caused them to change the way their dress, look and act to match the personas of members of emo bands.
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