Brief History
- Kerrang was first published as a one off supplement in 'Sounds' newspaper.
- In 1987 it became a weekly.
- In the early 2000s it became a best selling magazine.
- Its name derives from the sound an electric guitar makes when it is playing a power chord.
Typical content:
- Kerrang tends to focus on more alternative genres and over the time of its production it has covered styles such as glam rock, grunge and metalcore.
- It tends to feature articles on bands from the genre it is focusing on and news about upcoming concerts or tours.
Typical readers:
The typical readers of Kerrang are people interested in the genres discussed who are usually aged between 15 +.
House style:
- The same font is always used for the masthead and the title is usually black.
- There is always a large photo and it tends to be positioned over the top of the mast head.
- Information about what is in the article is usually positioned at the bottom of the magazine and the title of the main article/band is positioned in the centre of the page.
- There are usually some other smaller images positioned around the magazine to accompany other things talked about inside the magazine.
Publisher/Distributor: Bauer Media Group
Brief history:
- Q magazine was first published in 1986 and it was unlike other music magazines at the time
- It was originally called 'Cue' magazine but changed its name when it was thought it would get confused with a snooker magazine
Typical content:
- Reviews of concerts, albums, new releases etc.
- Interviews with popular artists
- The '100 greatest' feature which is a list of what they consider '100 greatest songs' etc
Typical readers:
- Fans of popular music
- 'Mainstream' artist fans
- 14 +
House style:
- Large Q in a big red box in the top left hand corner
- Large main image taking up a large portion of the cover
- The title of the article featuring the person on the cover is much larger that any of the other writing
- Has information about what else is in the magazine down the side
Producer: Dan Carey
Publisher/Distributor: Bauer Media Group
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