UK Music Mags

[DSH]

Any recommendations for UK Music mags?

Not sure between the Word and Uncut - any opinions? :thinking:

[DeadYankee]

The Word is far, far superior to uncut. I just zone out when trying to read Uncut due to its extreme tedium

[johnsy]

Totally agree re: The Word as the best read currently in the genre. Mojo is a good second best, then Q. IMHO.

[mikegray]

Definitely Word. Q is the magazine for people who like lists. :(

[DSH]

So would you agree that Word is the current best out there?

[Mr Majestik]

I'd say the top music 5 magazines are.

1:Word
2:Mojo
3:Uncut
4: The one you get free in the Observor with the dubious reviews
5: Q (If the free CD's decent.)

[mikef]

Another vote for Mojo from me...though perhaps it depends on your focus, Mojo has lots of great articls about older bands, so is perhaps for 'older' readers? Tends to be more indepth I fond than other mags.

mikef

[GregB]

Mojo for me. How many other mags would do an article about the gretest music scene ever - NWOBHM :lol:

[DSH]

Thanks for the info. everybody.

[Barney_Tabasco]

Word
Uncut
Mojo
Observer Music Monthly





Q

[RichardHughes]

Can I mention a few more left-field ones??

Plan B is worth picking up, some of the writing is a bit rubbish, but its a great way of hearing about lots of new bands, especially as it has been coming with a free CD.

Also, if you've got a Borders near you, it's worth looking for Harp and Magnet, both American maganzines, but some very good articles in them.

[mikegray]

If you're looking at overseas stuff, I like Rolling Stone, Paste and Blender (although that's a bit of a guilty pleasure)

[Radiohead]

Word, by a country mile.

I used to rate Uncut but it's vanished up its own a-hole now, and the Alan Jones "Stop Me If You've Heard This" on the back page make me want to kill myself.

Drowned in Sound, CD Times, Pitchfork, Playlouder and CokeMachineGlow now supplement Word and OMM (the only print mags I now buy).

The internet - it's the future I tell you.

[tipicus]

Another vote for The Word ( it changed it's name from just "Word" a little while back /pedant ) from me. Read Mojo now and then too. Q is appalling these days - a shame cos it wasn't bad for a while.

If you're into classic rock then your best bet would be, well Classic Rock magaxine :)

[Boozyuzi]

A wee bump as I've just cancelled my Uncut subscription. I've been meaning to cancel for a while but David Quantick's review of the U2 remasters has sent me over the edge -

"the band come over as a second rate Scars"

"I certainly will never be able to empty my mind of its idiot chorus and specifically a night at the Brixton Academy where a thousand sweating bozo's sang "how long ?/ how long must we sing this song" until presumably dogs attacked them"

"Taken as individual albums, then, this early trio don't really stand up as well as, say, Coldplay's first three albums "

I think I am going to give Word a try unless anyone has any other suggestions ?

[Lorne.t]

They were a second rate Scars though.

[pmdf]

I subscribe to The Word and Mojo. Would love to find some more decent reading and occasionally pick up Uncut, but although it's an OK read it's just not in the same league as the aforementioned.

Word is great for sheer readability and entertaining articles. Mojo is my favourite and unbeatable for "epic" career-spanning biographies or making-of-a-particular-album pieces. Uncut is rather dull in comparison, and I find Allan Jones a bit irritating.

I'm still pining after Sounds anyway... :(

[JonL]

A wee bump as I've just cancelled my Uncut subscription. I've been meaning to cancel for a while but David Quantick's review of the U2 remasters has sent me over the edge -

"the band come over as a second rate Scars"

"I certainly will never be able to empty my mind of its idiot chorus and specifically a night at the Brixton Academy where a thousand sweating bozo's sang "how long ?/ how long must we sing this song" until presumably dogs attacked them"

"Taken as individual albums, then, this early trio don't really stand up as well as, say, Coldplay's first three albums "

I think I am going to give Word a try unless anyone has any other suggestions ?

You're ending your subscription because of some U2 reviews?

The Wire is interesting, and the cds are always worth getting. Definitely NOT mainstream though.

[Bigsby]

Q was good in the late 80s/early 90s.

[SIMON ADEBISI]

What about Kerrang???? :D

[Adge]

Another vote for The Wire, if you want to get into something off the beaten track.

[JonL]

Q was good in the late 80s/early 90s.

That was when I read it.

I gave up about 10 years ago, and that was several years too late.

As for Kerrplunk? Once Nirvana happened, Kerrang became obsolete. Now I'm too old and don't have dyed black hair and a floppy fringe.
I still read it in ASDA every week though.