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Billboard
CloseOctober 1894 BILLBOARD
The first edition of Billboard was printed in 1894. It evolved into a radio airplay known as 'The Billboard Charts', it provided different music genres and was the foundation for slots on the radio such as the poular 'top 40' shows. The magazine was aimed at music professionals but was made available for the general public. -
Melody Maker
Melody Maker began in 1926 and coveral all aspects of the jazz scene. It offered weekly information on upcoming record releases. The magazine had newspaper formats and in 1999 a glossy cover was introduced. -
Rolling Stone
The rolling Stone documented music as an inprtant part of youth culture with reflective articles about music and social change, as well as the political concerns about music. Rolling Stone was less about factual information and more about the culture of music. -
Smash hits
The glossy fortnightly magazine 'Smash Hits' was created in 1978 and was aimed at teens. This magazine was important to the development of music because it covered music in a different (at the time) way - it was a genre specific magazine. In this case; pop. -
The Face
'The Face' was launched in 1980 by Nick Logan (ex-editor for 'Kerrang!' and 'Smash Hits'. 'The Face' was a monthly magazine that offered the colourful layout of Smash Hits but aimed at a slightly older audience. The layout consisted of lits of images and detailed articles, pages full of celebrities, musicians, fashion shoots and advertising. This magazine stopped being published in 2004 however it influenced other magazines such as 'Q' magazine, 'Mojo' and 'Uncut'. -
Record Collector
In 1980 a monthly magazine called 'Record Collector' became available. It was filled with adverts and contained sources of buying and selling music. It started out as a glossy A5 publication but in 2003 it relaunched in full-colour in an A4 magazine format. -
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper. Kerrang! was initially devoted to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the rise of hard rock acts. In the early 2000s it became the best-selling British music newspaper
