What are the differences and similarities between rock music magazines e.g. Advertisements, reviews, marketing ploys/tactics?

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English Media Coursework

Question: What are the differences and similarities between rock music magazines e.g. Advertisements, reviews, marketing ploys/tactics?

In the world of music media there are many different magazines for all types and genres of music. In this piece of coursework I shall be exploring the different elements that make up these magazines. In particular I shall be exploring (in basic language) rock music magazines. I have also chosen to compare 'Kerrang', which is a commercial magazine, to 'Terrorizer' which is not as well known but is still a popular magazine.

Firstly we can see a difference in the two magazines without even opening a page. 'Kerrang', the more commercial magazine, is a4 paper size where as 'Terrorizer', the less well known magazine, is ever so slightly larger, approximately by one centimetre length and width ways. This gives off the impression that if compared to newspapers, 'Kerrang' would be 'The Sun' of the rock music world, being a tabloid always taking a very strong opinion on situations and always looking at the stories which appeal to a 'mainstream' fan. I think that 'Terrorizer' would be the 'Independent' of the rock music world as it is a