Q Magazine, Europe’s biggest music monthly, has undergone a radical revamp for its November issue, on sale from Tuesday, September 30.
As well as a complete overhaul in its look, the all-new Q has taken on fresh faces in its writing team, a new set of regular features and a new approach. On to the writing team come regular columnists David Quantick, John Harris, Dorian Lynskey and Billy Bragg, while the crack team of contributing editors includes Johnny Davis, Michael Odell, Tom Doyle, Sylvia Patterson, William Shaw, Miranda Sawyer, Justin Quirke and Craig McLean.
But it is the new look which will be the most striking to our army of regular readers. It has been devised by Q’s editor-in-chief Paul Rees and designed by new creative director Ian Stevens, who joined from the award-winning Empire magazine.
AC/DC legend Angus Young is the first cover star of the new look Q. In a global exclusive for Q, Angus Young has agreed for the first time in decades to be studio photographed in his iconic schoolboy uniform. It is the first major interview the band has given in eight years. Subscribers receive their own ‘collector’s edition’ of the issue, which will feature a cover designed exclusively for them.
The guiding ethos will be to help people view life through the lens of music, encompassing music and wider forms of entertainment, whilst delivering a level of access and world exclusive interviews that only Q is capable of pulling off.
Paul Rees, Q Editor in Chief, said: “At a time when people have more choice than ever, we have been mindful to give readers not only more of all the things Q’s reputation has been founded upon – outstanding writing and photography, unparalleled access, extensive reviews, etc – but also more in general. In doing so, I believe Q now offers a genuinely different take on music and entertainment in general, befitting its status as a market leading magazine.”
New regular slots in the magazine include: The Q Challenge (in the first, James Morrison has to earn more than £20 by busking on the streets of Birmingham); David Quantick On…… (for the November issue David patrols the streets of London dressed as a schoolboy to tie in with our cover shoot); The Q Hero, in which an iconic figure is profiled; Rock ’n’ Roll Pilgrimage, how to visit the key music destinations; Alternative blue plaques (Q nominated sites of real national interest); The Diary Of… in which we look behind the scenes of a star doing out of the ordinary stuff (first up, Travis drummer Neil Primrose and his Le Mans race recollection).
Music remains at the core of the magazine however, with the Q50 – the month’s essential 50 tracks - and Q Review delivering the best information across musical genres about new releases and ‘how to buy’ guides around classic albums and artists.
There will also be a new emphasis on other forms of entertainment including films, books, radio and gadgets via an all-new Entertainment section.
The new look Q is on sale from September 30.
9:46 AM | 26/09/2008
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have you any news of the curved air tour of scotland which seems to be cancelled no news on their web site
Posted by Helen McGregor at 4:49 PM | 03/10/2008 | Report Abuse
bring back the classic q!!!!!
Posted by barra at 2:22 PM | 04/10/2008 | Report Abuse
Where can i buy a issue in the US
Posted by BRIAN P. WHITE at 11:31 PM | 04/10/2008 | Report Abuse
How do I get my money back? I bought this issue and I'm finding it impossible to read.
Posted by Boba at 6:04 PM | 08/10/2008 | Report Abuse
I'm all for keeping things looking fresh and interesting but please pay attention to some basic rules of typography and legibility. The use of one column across the width of a whole page makes the reviews in particular very annoying to read.
Posted by Guy Connell at 8:05 PM | 08/10/2008 | Report Abuse
AC/DC is The Best
Posted by Rodolfo Jofre at 9:20 PM | 14/10/2008 | Report Abuse
que venham ao Brasil !!!
Posted by Rodolfo Jofre at 9:24 PM | 14/10/2008 | Report Abuse
Can I have my magazine back?
I but a music mag for the music, it being so hard to find anything coherent on 'tinternet. You've turned it into what seems like at least a third of the mag isn't actually about music. It's not just yet another blandly generic front for advertising. I mean, Will frikkin' Self?? 5 no-name comedians?? Yawny yawny yawn.
Posted by Jamie Starbuck at 12:07 AM | 19/10/2008 | Report Abuse
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