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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

741.0. "The Music Press, and VOX in particular." by GALVIA::PKENNEDY (Sugar Smack Head) Thu Sep 13 1990 23:11

	This week-end just past, I bought the new semi-glossy magazine
	from IPC "...the people who bring you NME", named VOX.
	Anyone else do the same ? What did you think of it ? Does it
	offer anything new, that isn't covered elsewhere ?

	I was reasonably happy with it. Dont know if I'd buy it again though.
	But then I have a personal theory that that the NME isn't a
	shadow of what it once was (sound familiar?). Some of the past(?)
	NME journalists are in on this one, Dele Fadele among others.
	
	I think the strong-points were the colour, the layout and the
	articles were well-written, although I still await the day for
	a journalist to successfully wind-up Tony Wilson, and not vica-versa.

	Interesting how Happy Mondays made it to the front-cover. Definitely
	no surprises there, I s'pose, but it definitely sucked me in.

Pk.
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741.1SHAPES::FIDDLERMFri Sep 14 1990 12:385
    I didn't think it was as good as Q, or even select.  I found the layout
    trying just too hard to be trendy.  I dunno, maybe it should have had a
    free tape (now theres a good marketing idea...).
    
    Mikef
741.2Thumbs down.POBBLE::COTTONCastro's surgery is a mystery...Fri Sep 14 1990 13:128
I thought it was very `Q'ish.  Very middle of the road and not really having an
opinion on anything.  Probably too trendy for the NME contingency and probably
not enough features on Pink Floyd for the glossy `Q' readers.

And why did they put that ugly wotsit Shaun Ryder on the front?  Are they trying
to scare people off?  I loved the little `fact boxes' which amazing info such as
band members names and ages!  It's straight out of Smash hits!
741.3IGETIT::BROWNMAre you WARPed yet?Mon Sep 17 1990 16:2635
    I didn't buy it - the price put me off (I'm saving up!).  I know the
    first issue was cut price, but the following issues will be, what,
    1.50?  I also think Vox is a naff name.  And the main reason I buy
    these rags anyway is for the news, so a monthly just isn't up-to-date
    enough.
    
    I did like the cover though.
    
    I'm getting racked off with music journo's at the moment.  I don't like
    the idea of the journo forcing their opnions down the reader's throat.
    I really hate all that pretentious language that they use - (to quote
    Steve Wright), "A solid cathedral of sound".  What a load of crap they
    come out with.  Of course the problem with the less opnionated journo
    is that they all ask the same questions so, when a new artist comes to
    prominence, things get boring after the first few interviews.
    
    I think Record Mirror is right for me because it is full of facts and
    focus' on Dance and Crossover with a dash of Pop too.  I also like the
    US chart listing, and they tell you what gunna be on TOTP, and they
    list how much the LP's have sold.  The reviews are usually OK too.
    
    NME is OK for info, but most of the interviews are a load of crap. 
    They work you up so much, so you buy the record and find it's really
    naff.  Melody Maker is even worse.  Smash Hits and No1, now they have
    some good colour pictures!  Seriously though, they've helped switch
    kids onto Indie stuff.  Also it's good when they ask questions that NME
    or MM wouldn't dare.  For instance they had Billy Gillespie show them
    round his bedroom, and explain it's contents.  They also come up with
    the odd bit of pop news, eg.  "Madonna has a new album coming out in
    Decemeber 1996 and includes outakes from future albums.".  But of
    course they rant on about Kylie and Jason and Bros and Wet Wet Wet etc. 
    But some of the childish journalism is sooooo funny sometimes.
    
    
    matty
741.4its all rock and roll to himESSB::PBOYLEThu Oct 11 1990 15:209
    I just cant be bothered reading about groups and their `mission' in
    life. I AM interested in buying things (of the musical type) second
    hand. 
    Here in Ireland, musical equipment is priced at extortion levels. The
    only way for me to get good stuff is through the classifieds, and the
    classifieds in Melody Maker are the best... or so Ive been told.
    Does any one know of a notes file where second hand stuff is
    advertised?
    pcv
741.5For sale columnsIGETIT::BROWNMBASS-ICly WARPed!!!Thu Oct 11 1990 16:034
    Musicians_uk, Commusic, Drums, Guitar.  I don't know the nodes, you'd
    have to look on VTX.
    
    matty