2. Q magazine is another magazine that inspired me and gave me ideas
for my music magazine.
Although Q isn’t an indie music magazine, it is more a cross of indie
and pop.
It is published monthly in the UK.
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United
Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed
by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a
generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still
a new technology. Q was first published by the EMAP media group
in October 1986, setting itself apart from much of the other music
press with monthly production and higher standards of
photography and printing. In the early years, the magazine was sub-
titled "The modern guide to music and more". Originally it was to
be called Cue (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but
the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a
snooker magazine. Another reason, cited in Q's 200th edition, is
that a single-letter title would be more prominent on newsstands.In
January 2008 EMAP sold its consumer magazine titles, including Q,
to the Bauer Media Group.
3. Q is also known for having some very memorable
articles.
In 2006, Q published a readers' survey; the 100
Greatest Songs Ever, won by Oasis' "Live
Forever".[4]Q has a history of associating with
charitable organisations, and in 2006 the British
anti-poverty charity War on Want was named its
official charity.In the April 2007 issue, Q
published an article containing the 100 Greatest
Singers, won by Elvis Presley. Lady Gaga posed
topless in a shoot for the April 2010 issue of the
magazine, which was banned by stores in the
United States due to the singer revealing too
much of her breasts.
4. Q is known for their classic double page spreads where they use the first initial of
the artists name and put it over the text but lower the opacity so that you can still
read the text. I have taken this idea for my magazine double page spread but
instead of using a letter I am using a picture of the artist. I will lower the opacity so
you can read the text but also I will only have the picture covering a section of the
text instead of the whole page.
