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Powerline (magazine)
''Powerline'' was a music magazine, covering the metal music, metal scene, published between 1985 and 1991. History At its inception, ''Powerline'' was edited by Dean Papazidis and Patrick Prince, also a US correspondent for British publication Metal Forces. The first issue's cover story was an interview with SPV GmbH, SPV recording artists Sortilège (band), Sortilège. For the first three years, the magazine was distributed independently through record stores across the New York metropolitan area, Tri-State area. Originally priced at $2 and consisting of a 32-page black and white folio, it started incorporating color photography in year two. In 1988, Prince and new business partner Mike Smith founded a publishing company to take ''Powerline'' to newsstands, and signed a national distribution agreement with the Kable News Company. Noted metal biographer Mick Wall joined as a contributor. The magazine ceased publication in 1991, and Smith went on to edit the similar ''Livewire ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Magazine
A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music. Notable music magazines Music magazines were very prolific in the United Kingdom, with the ''NME'' leading sales since its first issue in 1952. ''NME'' had a longstanding rival in ''Melody Maker'', an even older publication that had existed since 1926; however, by 2001, falling circulation and the rise of internet music sites caused the ''Melody Maker'' to be absorbed into its old rival and cease publishing. Several other British magazines such as '' Select'' and ''Sounds'' also folded between 1990 and 2000. Current UK music magazines include '' Q'', ''Kerrang!'' and ''Mojo'' (all published by EMAP). Magazines with a focus on pop music rather than rock and aimed at a younger market include the now-defunct ''Smash Hits'' and the BBC's ''Top of the Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |