Q Magazine.
Brief history of the magazine..
Q magazine was first published in october 1986 and was produced differently to other music magazines as it had a monthly production, with a high standard of photography and printing. The magazine was originally meant to be called 'Cue', to signify a record, ready to play, however this was changed due to the fact that it could be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason they wanted to use the name 'Q' was because it was a single-letter title, which would be more prominent on newsstands. The magazine also had a sub-heading titling 'The modern guide to music and more', however this was based in the early years of the magazine so now is not present.
What is the typical content..
This particular magazine has an extensive review section, based on the features that are contained in the magazine this includes; the new releases of music, reissues, music compilations, film and live concert reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. The magazine also lists approximately eight albums, which states and classes the best new releases of the last three months, on top of this the magazine used a star-rating from one to five to rate albums, songs and new releases. Some of the magazine is produced purely based on interviews with popular musical artists and has a special edition section based on musical times, genres or important/influential musicians. The magazine also offers promotional gift, that are added into the magazine, such as CD's or books. Mostly every copy that has been made of this particular magazine, has had a different message on the spine, which has inspired many other magazines like 'Empire' and the football monthly 'FourFourTwo'. The magazine contains questions; Cash for Questions, which were made by readers, for celebrities/bands to answer and could then get the chance to win money if there questions are printed.
Q magazine was first published in october 1986 and was produced differently to other music magazines as it had a monthly production, with a high standard of photography and printing. The magazine was originally meant to be called 'Cue', to signify a record, ready to play, however this was changed due to the fact that it could be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason they wanted to use the name 'Q' was because it was a single-letter title, which would be more prominent on newsstands. The magazine also had a sub-heading titling 'The modern guide to music and more', however this was based in the early years of the magazine so now is not present.
What is the typical content..
Who is the typical reader..
To find this information out, I again used the National Readership Survey (NRS) to find research on the typical people that would buy this magazine. It shows that mostly men are interested in buying the magazine, in comparisons to females, as there is a total of 345 males and 132 for females. This clearly shows that mostly men like this type of genre of magazines and the specific content that is shown. The website also shows us the particular age range on who purchased the magazine. This told us that mostly ages between 15-44's brought 386 issued of Q magazines, and another 90 copies were sod by ages between the ages of 45+.
To find this information out, I again used the National Readership Survey (NRS) to find research on the typical people that would buy this magazine. It shows that mostly men are interested in buying the magazine, in comparisons to females, as there is a total of 345 males and 132 for females. This clearly shows that mostly men like this type of genre of magazines and the specific content that is shown. The website also shows us the particular age range on who purchased the magazine. This told us that mostly ages between 15-44's brought 386 issued of Q magazines, and another 90 copies were sod by ages between the ages of 45+.
Magazines Housestyle..
'Q' magazine is another example of a conventional magazine, in relation to the way it is set out. Looking at example of this magazine, I can see they use the same masthead in every copy. This is based in the left hand corner of the page, with the same colours, red and white, with the masthead being 'Q'. This ensures that each and every magazine keeps the impression of continuity and so readers can always know which magazine they are about to purchase. Having the title a single word, it makes it more catchy and easier for the readers to remember; mainly so they can buy it again.
In every copy of the magazine, there is always an artist, posing for the front cover, who mainly is linked to the type of genre the magazine is aimed at' this draws buyers in as they are attracted to the artist.
Who produces and distributes the magazine..
The publishers for this magazine is 'Bauer Media Group', which is a large publishing company in germany, based in Hamburg. They also work in another 15 countries worldwide. Q magazine is distributed by a company called Frontline, which aso distributed another magazine like 'Kerrang' and 'Mojo'.
The type of social groups that would be interested in this magazine are most likely to be individuals that like indie/punk/rick bands. This is mainly because the type of artist that are show, on this magazine have been artists like 'Kings of Leon and 'Russell Brand', that fall under this category. I also think this magazine could fall under the social group of 'Pop' as well, as artist like 'Adele' and 'Cheryl Cole', which could be stereotyped into the group of pop music.
We can see on this example of Q magazine, that Lady Gaga is posing half dressed, meaning it would be more attracting the male population, in comparison to females; which therefore links back to the typical genre of this magazine. This is mainly because she is exposing herself and females are less likely to be attracted to a women half dressed.
We can see on this example of Q magazine, that Lady Gaga is posing half dressed, meaning it would be more attracting the male population, in comparison to females; which therefore links back to the typical genre of this magazine. This is mainly because she is exposing herself and females are less likely to be attracted to a women half dressed.
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