Overall, this is one of our better Britpop show, our tenth show on this sub-topic within the W♥M Radio shows.

The show is split into two topics: News and upcoming events with Britpop.com.au. They are currently running a “The Songs that Saved Your Life” Best B-Side contest. You can apparently win chips & records.

The second part of the show is all about British magazines. We touch on some of these: Select Magazine, Q Magazine, Vox, NME, Melody Maker, The Face, Word, Uncut Magazine, Mojo, and a few other music-focused magazine. Most of these magazines are monthlies, with the exception of the weekly NME and MM – although eventually MM was shut down by IPC (the UK’s largest magazine company, currently owned by Time-Warner).

As for the future of magazines, I was just at the shop today and “big” magazines costs $29 – as much as a softcover book. Surprisingly, the price of the latest Mojo magazine is relatively “cheap” for $9 and comes with a free CD. Looking at my old 1991 magazines, the average prices for those were $3, compared to today’s cost of $10 or more.

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