Magazine Reasearch

Title: Rock Sound
Positioning of statement: For people who like rock music
Frequency of publication: Monthly
Price: £3.90
Distribution: Newsagents, supermarkets and music shops
Issue Size: 99 Pages

Regular Content

-Editor's Letter
-RSVP - letter's from readers
-The Noise - latest news in the rock industry
-Reviews - new releases in music, DVD and books
-Live - reviews on recent concerts and concert details that are coming up
-Exposure - new bands that are going to be big and need to be known about

Feature Content

-50 songs to love and hate
-Brew records - label profile
-Rock Sound exposure tour
-My Chemical Romance - Interview with the band
-A year in review - review of bands and songs of the year
-RIP - people from bands that have died this year
-Trash talk - quotes from people in bands


Title: AP (Alternative Press)
Positioning of statement: People who like rock/alternative
Frequency of publication: Monthly
Price: £4.00
Distribution: Hollister and music shops
Issue Size: 101 Pages

Regular Content

-Contests
-Record store - reviews on new music
-AP style - promotions on new clothing ranges
-In the studio / new releases - dates of new album releases
-The AP poll - polls on different things
-AP recommends - different bands/artists that the readers should be interested in, interviews with a different band each week

Feature Content

-10 essential albums of 2010
-AP editor picks 2010 - awards given to aritists
-Man and the machine - interview with Christofer Drew
-The 2010 readers poll - results of the poll by the readers


Title: NME
Positioning of statement: For fans of indie/alternative music
Frequency of publication: Weekly
Price: £2.40
Distribution: newsagents, supermarkets, music shops and book shops
Issue Size: 67 Pages

Regular Content

-On repeat - music thats being listened to
-Upfront - things that have happened and is happening in the week
-Reviews - reviews on music
-Gig guide - concerts that are happening in the week
-Fan mail - mail from readers
-Lives - Articles on some big concerts

Feature Content 

-Interview with Tom Meigham from Kasabian
-Big Interview with Liam Gallagher and his band
-Article about Slipknot
-NME's summer soundtrack
-Knock out - interview with Azealia Banks