Shaquille Hunter 14/11/11

Research – Music Magazines

I researched into a magazine of my choice to further understand about music magazines and understand the history behind it so I could gain information for my magazine. I initially liked the look of the NME magazine, and I also checked an online interview from their YouTube channel to see what else they do.

NME (New Musical Express)

http://www.nme.com/

The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in the 14 November 1952 edition. In the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. During the period 1972 to 1976 it was particularly associated with gonzo journalism, then became closely associated with punk rock through the writing of Tony Parsons and Julie Burchill.

An online version of NME, NME.COM, was launched in 1996. Today NME.COM has 5 million users per month.

NME Video: My Chemical Romance Interview (Part 1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO4UZ-8NhZU

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Shaquille Hunter 14/11/11

Which initially started as a music newspaper, NME is up there with the most

popular music magazine Britain has to offer! It has been published weekly

since March 1952, but it has really took off from when the online version came

along in 1996 - which is currently getting on average 5 million users per

month. What made it different was the fact it was the first British paper to

include a singles chart. It became the best-selling British music newspaper in

the 1970s. It was particularly associated with punk rock through the writing of

Tony Parsons and Julie Burchill. It is considered as an Indie magazine.

The picture below is one of the first covers for the NME magazine in 1998

Below is part of a very popular interview which features on the NME youtube

channel. It features 'My Chemical Romance' and is just one example of the

many popular interviews they do.