Artrocker magazine
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Artrocker magazine is an independent monthly publication, concentrating on music and modern culture, that is available across the United Kingdom
. Though stocked in larger branches of newsagent
s, its main availability is in music stores. The magazine started life as a weekly email
newsletter before evolving into a printed magazine. Issue one featured KaitO
on the cover and was released on October 4, 2004. The publication appeared on a bi-weekly basis until November 2007 (issue 72), when the magazine began publication on a monthly basis.
The magazine provides an outlook on modern culture, with information on the UK music scene and the main emphasis firmly being placed on London
. There are also sections dedicated to covering art and fashion, and classic bands from the past. Due to the demise of Melody Maker
and Sounds
, the magazine is one of the very few rivals to the NME
. The magazine claims a circulation figure of 30,369, under current editor-in-chief Tom Fawcett, compared to around 68,000 for the NME.
There is a certain rivalry evident between Artrocker and the NME, with Artrocker writers and readers apparently referring to the NME as "the Comic" and accusing them of jumping on "any old bandwagon".
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Though stocked in larger branches of newsagent
Newsagent
A newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents...
s, its main availability is in music stores. The magazine started life as a weekly email
Email
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newsletter before evolving into a printed magazine. Issue one featured KaitO
KaitO
KaitO was an English indie rock band from Norwich, formed in 1996. Their music consisted of loud, pop-punk melodies combined with a unique mix of guitar effects...
on the cover and was released on October 4, 2004. The publication appeared on a bi-weekly basis until November 2007 (issue 72), when the magazine began publication on a monthly basis.
The magazine provides an outlook on modern culture, with information on the UK music scene and the main emphasis firmly being placed on London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. There are also sections dedicated to covering art and fashion, and classic bands from the past. Due to the demise of Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
and Sounds
Sounds (magazine)
Sounds was a long-term British music paper, published weekly from 10 October 1970 – 6 April 1991. It was produced by Spotlight Publications , which was set up by Jack Hutton and Peter Wilkinson, who left "Melody Maker" to start their own company...
, the magazine is one of the very few rivals to the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
. The magazine claims a circulation figure of 30,369, under current editor-in-chief Tom Fawcett, compared to around 68,000 for the NME.
There is a certain rivalry evident between Artrocker and the NME, with Artrocker writers and readers apparently referring to the NME as "the Comic" and accusing them of jumping on "any old bandwagon".