Foundation Portfolio: preliminary research -   comparing music magazines

                                 

magazine	Price and No. of pages in  magazine	Sections of magazines and no. of pages per section	Sample of advertising	Typical articles (give example heading ect)
Top of the pops	Price £2.30 Issue 192 42 pages	Gossip – 6pages  party special 1 page shameful celebrates slip ups 2 pages  xfactor 3 pages  new moon 11 pages tour secrets 2 pages real life 4 pages quiz 1 page celebrate gossip 6 pages	Got to dance Sky 1 Easy piano/ Nintendo DS Build a bear workshop	Feel the fear and do it anyway JLS do battle Oops How to get a boy like me The howling heartthrob.
XXL	Price £3.95 Date October 10th 146 pages	Advertising 27 pages music 49 pages posters 10 pages style 5 pages real life 8 pages vehicles 7 pages information 21 pages	Nissan Nike Roca wear Mazda	First of the month Pop shots Cool light guide to HBC A football
The source	Price £3.95  Issue between Augs/ sep 96 pages	Reviews 5 pages Coast to coast 3 pages Clothes 13 pages Stories 33 pages Advertising 8 pages Music 13 pages	Conjure cotmac France Max fresh Takers Fall issue 2010	Reviews Gone hunting Too cool for school I’m serious Here’s to rock
Q	Price £3.99 Issue March 2010 146 pages	Sugbabes 4 pages Gorillaz 9 pages mikia 5 pages  John Mayer 4 pages  Casablanca 6 pages  Wayne Rooney vs. Kelly Jones 6 pages  Access all areas 12 pages Soap box 4 pages New to q 5 pages Cash for questioning 3 pages My record collection 2 pages  Q hero 4 pages A round with 7 pages Q review 24 pages quiz 2 pages Last request 1 page	Falcon new album Audi Hmv Sound and vision EBay Samsung	Gaga’s coming Soap box Gorillaz  Clint Eastwood  20 us bands you must hear