Comparisson of magazines

The rolling stones magazine has quoted Jimmy Hendrix as a ‘legend’, this is to invite people to buy their magazine. Whereas Mojo magazine has not quoted anything for the star on their magazine.

Rolling stones has got a stylish title in white font to stand out from the background, but Jimi is behind the title which means the title has more importance over him. However, Mojo has also got a big white title but it is different to Rolling stones because their musical artist is standing in-front of the sign which indicates that he has more importance over the title of the magazine.

Rolling stones magazine has got a brief insight into Jimi Hendrix, this is by saying ‘In 1966, he arrived in London unknown. A week later, he was a superstar’. This means that there is a little to read into to find out what Jimi did before coming to fame. Whereas Mojo hasn’t given a background into their chosen music artist.

Timeline of Rolling Stones

To get the magazine off the ground, Wenner borrowed $7,500 from his family members and from the family of his soon-to-be wife, Michell Palmer. The first issue carried a cover date of November 9, 1967 and was in newspaper format with a lead article on the Monterey Pop Festival.

Wenner stated in the first issue that the title of the magazine referred to the 1950 blues song, "Rollin' Stone", recorded by Muddy Waters, the rock group The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan's hit single "Like a Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone initially identified with and reported the hippie counterculture of the era. However, the magazine distanced itself from the underground newspapers of the time, such as Berkeley Barb, embracing more traditional journalistic standards and avoiding the radical politics of the underground press. In the very first edition of the magazine, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone "is not just about the music, but about the things and attitudes that music embraces."

In 1977, the magazine moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City. Editor Jann Wenner said San Francisco had become "a cultural backwater”.

During the 1980s, the magazine began to shift focus towards being a general "entertainment" magazine. Music was still a dominant topic but there was increasing coverage of celebrities in television, films and the pop culture of the day. The magazine also initiated its annual "Hot Issue" during this time.

In January 2012, the magazine ran exclusive excerpts from Hastings' book just prior to publication. The book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, provided a much more expansive look at McChrystal and the culture of senior American military and how they get embroiled in these wars. It has been described as a boozy, sexy account of the misadventures of America's most notorious killers. The book reached Amazon's bestseller list in the first 48 hours of release, and it received generally favorable reviews. Salon's Glenn Greenwald described it as "superb," "brave" and "eye-opening."

Comparison of Contents page

This content s page shows the insight into the magazine with all the pages and what there is within the magazine, all the sub titles for the pages are laid out for the reader to find quickly and easily. There are 2 pictures on the contents page which show a guy singing and a lady holding a guitar, this shows that the magazine is music related.

This contents page shows James Blunt and shows an insight into the magazine and the pages of information to do with musical gossip or information within the musical world. The sub-titles give you an insight into what is on those pages. The contents page shows an image of James Blunt who is well known for being a star in the musical world.

 

This magazine has used the image of a famous musical artist to say that there magazine is about a musical artist. The magazine title is ‘rolling stones’, this is typed in big red font that stands out from the shelves at shops. There is only one image used on the front cover and that image is relevant to the magazine, there are side articles that give you an insight into what is within the magazine. ‘The Bomber’ is a story with in the magazine that tells you about a student who failed school and was able to become a musical artist.

The magazine has used the image of a famous musician (Macklemore), this is to say that this magazine is about music. He is standing in front of the ‘Rolling stones’ title, this indicates that he is more important than the title and has a higher status than the magazine. The magazine has side stories within the magazine. This gives an insight into what is within the magazine. The title of the magazine is bold and red which can stand out from other magazines.

 

 

This magazine shows Eminem on the front cover of a ‘Rolling Stones’ magazine, this magazine shows all the gossip and events happening within the music world. Eminem is on the cover, this shows that the magazine is using relevant pictures of musical artists. He is shown behind the title which shows that he isn’t as important as the title but still a big influence in the musical world. The title is in big bold white letters that make the magazine stand-out from the other magazines on the shelf. The side titles show an insight into what would be in the magazine. The title on the side says ‘Low down and dirty white boy rap – Eminem’s twisted life story’, this gives an insight into Eminem’s life before his musical fame.