Basic Magazine Research.

• The magazines i have been looking at and studying which you are avaible to buy are for example NME, Kerrang, Q, Mojo, Smash Hits, Rolling Stone, BBC Music Magazine, Clash and Mixmag. I will be studying four of these magazines for my analysis; being NME, Q, Rolling Stones and Kerrang, as they are the ones that most appeal to me and catch my eye due to the styles of bright colours. 
• Each of the magazines has a different genre  which vary from indie/alternative, mainstream, rock, pop, classical and R&B. However i am going to look more closely to the R&B genred magazine as that is the style i am basing my final covers on. 
• £2.00 to £4.50 is usually the price range seen upon the shelves of the shops as it goes from the minimum quality up however you can still get more expensive magazines; on the other hand my target audience being young people wont nessacerily pay more the £4.50 for a magazine. 
• Overall magazines are either sold weekly editions or monthly editions, monthly ones on the other hand usually contain and cost more. 
• You can find magazines being sold in frequent places such as supermarkets, newsagents/corner shops, petrol stations and drug stores.