Blog introduction

This is the first blog of my music magazine coursework project.  Over the course of this blog, I will show you how I have been building up ideas for my music magazine.

I am particular interested in artists such as Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Muse and any other bands, particularly in the Rock/Indie genre. Therefore, a music magazine specializing in the indie genre such as NME would be the most fitting to research. NME is a British weekly music journalism publication that started in 1952. It is largely associated with rock, alternative and indie music. While it started out as a music newspaper, it it gradually moved towards a magazine format during the 1980s.

According to http://www.nrs.co.uk/latest-results/nrs-print-results/general-magazines-nrsprintresults/

198 out of 51589 15+ read weekly NME magazines. While this obviously less popular than magazines such as Now TV. This shows that my music magazine will target a niche audience, allowing my magazine to be more specific.