Wednesday 25 November 2009

What are the purposes of a music magazine?

List created by Mr Kenny's class:

To inform the audience about new artists / upcoming events
To promote celebrities / musicians / artists
To advertise products (music and related lifestyle products)
To entertain the audience
To promote the magazine itself – to sell more copies!

Developing and challenging these conventional purposes . . .

To provide local music information? Eg. Drowned in Sound
To provide responsive information about music? Drowned in Sound
To provide in-depth, intellectualised coverage of ‘pop’ music? Eg. Pitchfork Media
To provide independent coverage of music? Eg. The Quietus

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