I'm thinking about getting a subscription from a music magazine, but I'm not sure which one to choose. Overall I prefer British music, so I will go for a UK magazine. I have a prescrition on Rolling Stone right now, but that's too American for me...

 

So please tell me, what is your fav magazine?

NME.

NME too

q

Most of the time I feel too old for NME these days... and Q is a bit patchy.

 

I miss Select - anyone remember that? It was informative and very entertaining!

NME for me too

Q. I haven't read it in a while though, it's a great read now and then but I can do without it.

NME

I love these types of threads

 

Kerrang - never really read it, appears too far rocky for me

NME - I used to read it until the quality took a nose-dive

Q - Alright at times, a bit hit and miss, some good new bands

Mojo & Uncut - Good free themed CDs at times, but both are more suited for older music with new bands only getting a look into

The Word - is great, sometimes a bit uptight, but there method of reviews is the best when you have to read the review instead looking at the top to see it's gotten a X/10

Clash - never really read it because nowhere seems to sell it anymore.

 

So out of all the magazines, The Word and Q would be on my list, with Mojo/Uncut useful when they cover older lesser known bands. The Word's blog (http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/blog) has kept me busy when at work several times.

to be informed about bands or to learn music? :thinking:

i only read:

Guitarist (spanish version).

and so it's ... "spin-offs" (is it the right word?) (Total Guitar, Chords).

mine is just to learn music, but it also have info about music, but that have few Coldplay-like bands there :\

Thanks for all the info!

 

I found NME in a store here this week, and it is nice but seems indeed more like a 'young' magazine. I guess I'm too old for it too :confused:

 

Q sounds good, I'm gonna try to find one copy of it (but I doubt it is available in Belgium). But I wil check out te site!

 

Mojo & Uncut, I've bought them when I was in London this summer, but as you say Kite, it was more about older music (though there was a nice article about Fleet Foxes)

 

I've never heard of The Word, but it sounds good! I'm gonna check out their site right away :dance:

 

Ariadnasquire, I love both but in the first place I'd like to be informed. I don't play the guitar that often anymore because I'm all into piano lately, and there aren't any good piano magazines...

Q has the best review section. I have found so many artists through that magazine, NME is good as well. But I really like Q...I'm not so much interested in the articles as I am the new music waiting to be discovered!