About Music Magazines and Webzines

Read about the variety of music magazines that give information on the latest songs, technology and artists. You can also learn about your favorite artists and new inventions in instruments and music technology.

Music magazines and webzines

There are so many music magazines and webzines in the web that it's so difficult to pick out which one are actually worth spending your time on. However' after a considerable amount of research' I've come up with the following' which you won't regret reading!

Blender

Blender is a music mag which truly pays tribute to the greatness of music in all its forms' from the modern heavy metal to hip – hop' from rock to R&B. It does so with a sense of enthusiasm which a lot of other corporate magazines are unable to match. It has the ability to be authoritative' fun and very useful without breaking a sweat!

Q

This is a must – have for all music enthusiasts. The Q Magazine is one of those few magazines that give you access to interviews with the biggest names in the industry' from The Libertines to Led Zeppelin. Wondering as to whether their newest album is worth listening to? Hand the job over to Q Review' which has a proven track record of being on – the – money. Want to keep your iPod up to date? Then you better keep your eyes on the Q50' which gives you a list of the must-listen tracks every month.

Stereophile

Stereophile is quite an old timer' being founded in 1962 and is the most widely circulated magazine. It exclusively has a look at high – performance audio items and how they perform. Every single issue has about 10 – 15 reports on the big – time audio stuff' even including a comparison with industry – benchmarks to see how they fare in comparison.

Green Man Review

Focusing on music “in all its aspects from the truly trad to the latest innovations” is what Green Man Review's webzine' operating from Portland' Oregon specializes in. The Green Man reviews CDs and live performances. Their archives have more than 9000 CDs to boast of 'and they are proud to announce that they have no vested financial interests and don't receive any subsidies whatsoever!

RootsWorld

There is' of course' RootsWorld' who's “listening to the planet” from the other side of the Western Ocean. It's a world music webzine and was started as early as 1993 by Cliff Furnald. It's currently being maintained in Connecticut. Within these 15 years' they have developed an inexhaustible archive' encompassing music from all corners of the world' regardless of whether it's folk music or jazz or rock hybrids. Cliff Furnald started off CDRoots' a website which specializes in selling music which would' otherwise' be impossible to obtain in the US!

Article Summary- Want to know what to read to be up to date with the coolest happenings in the music industry? Then this article is your short note. Here we look at five great options for all you readers.