The document provides information about the prices, publication details, and typical content of several music magazines: - Q Magazine is published monthly in the UK and costs £3.99. Each issue has around 166 pages and includes reviews of new releases and reissues as well as interviews and lists. There is often a free CD. - Mojo Magazine is also published monthly in the UK and costs £4.99. Each 140-page issue includes lists and comes with a CD related to featured artists. It has features on influential artists and upcoming acts. - Shindig Magazine is published quarterly in the UK and costs £4.95. The 120-page issues include reviews and photography as well as

1. Q Magazine • The price of this magazine is £3.99
• It is published monthly in chain stores, newsagents and
many other selling outlets.
• The Magazine has an average of 166 pages in each issue
explaining why it is quite costly.
• The Magazine is renowned for its review section which
includes: new releases, reissues, music compilations and
live concert reviews.
• Other regular content consists of Interviews with artists
as well as lists such as ‘100 greatest albums’. There is
often a free CD with each issue. Each month there is a
different message on the spine known as the ‘Q spine
line’ which makes the magazine individual.
• Usual features include ‘The Q50’ which is 50 best tracks
of the month, ‘Cash for Questions where artists answer
questions sent in by readers who win £25 if their
question is printed and ‘Ten commandments’ where
artists give 10 commandments which they live by.

2. MOJO Magazine • The price of this magazine is £4.99
• It is published monthly in chain stores, newsagents and
many other selling outlets.
• The Magazine has an average of 140 pages in each issue
explaining why it is quite costly.
• The Magazine contains listing each issue, examples of
these lists being ‘Drug songs’ ‘Protest songs’ and
‘Anthems’. Often special lists are also included- these are
more extensive and detailed- for examples ‘Top 100
Albums of Mojo's Lifetime’ and ‘The Most Miserable
songs of all Time’
• The Magazine also comes with a CD which relates to the
artists/ themes/ music eras featured In the issue
• Usual features include ‘Artist guides’ which give a full run
down of influential artists, ‘Rising’ which is interviews
and reviews of upcoming acts, ‘The Big Read’- the
feature story of the Issue and ‘What goes on’ as well as
extensive interviews.

3. Shindig Magazine • The price of this magazine is £4.95
• It is published quarterly and can be found mostly in
specialist retailers and record stores
• The Magazine has an average of 120 pages as it is only
published 4 times a year so has lots of content
• Usual features in the magazine include the ‘Thoughts
and words’ section in which numerous contributors give
their thoughts and words on music and artists and
Reviews where new music is critiqued as well as artists
and past music too.
• Reviews on gigs are a common feature as well as
Extensive photograph sections with iconic photographs
from past artists (for example- Brian Jones) and also
artists now too.
• Often Reviews on documentaries and music films and tv
shows are included also.
• Each Magazine comes with a different competition with
music related prizes

4. Under the Radar • The price of this magazine is $5.99/£3.90
• It is published 5 times a year around America and is also
shipped out to international buyers in the UK etc
• The Magazine has an average of 105 pages per issue as
well as occasional inserts for certain events such as
festivals- most notably Coachella
• Regular content in the magazine includes Interviews with
well known indie artists grouped together as ‘The
Detection Section’ and Reviews and critique on the
newest albums/singles
• Usual features consist of ‘Pleased to meet you’ which Is a
Q+A section with up and coming artists who are rising to
fame and ‘The End’ where different artists are asked the
same set of questions about endings and death.
• Each issue comes with a digital sampler that is a free
download and includes 33 MP3s. Also, a digital copy of
the magazine is free with each issue which is available as
an E-book on smart phones.

5. Rolling Stone
• The price of this magazine is £5.90
• It is published twice a month (fortnightly) in chain stores,
newsagents and many other selling outlets.
• The Magazine has around 78 pages per issue as it is
published on a fortnightly basis, therefore content is more
limited.
• Regular content in the magazine includes Interviews with
popular artists- Rolling Stone is renowned for its
controversial articles and intrusive nature revealing
exclusive information about artists.
• The Magazine is split into numerous sections named
‘Departments’. These include Rock and Roll, Reviews,
Letters, Hot List, Random Notes and Charts.
• Much of the magazine consists of photography of
recognisable standard and often large chunks of the
magazine are taken up by this.