The History of rock magazine has a vast range of diverse content packed inside of it. Looking at the front cover i can tell that this magazine is not presented just to the older generation who have not necessarily been around from the 1960's but for individuals who actually like rock music and would want to know where it all stemmed from. However i would say that the range of age for this magazine would be from the ages of 17 going on as i wouldn't necessarily put a limit on the age range of people who may like this magazine. Even looking at the masthead of the magazine you can tell it has that sort of 90's feel to it by the way it has been presented.
Along with the age range of individuals who may want to buy this magazine when i was examining the front cove of this magazine i noticed at the bottom left hand corner of the front cover names of 'rock stars' that were being featured in this magazine. Most of these names i didn't know but even by looking at them i could tell that these names most likely could mean a big deal to those who actually remember them and like their music but also at the same time catch the eyes of the younger generation who are interested in rock music and allow them to discover the groups of people who started the whole genre themselves.Also at the bottom where it says 'Plus!' there are additional names that wasn't mentioned in the staring section but i believe they may be newer rock groups or bands that have started out or may even be before the 1960's, I'm unsure as i have gotten to that section of the magazine yet but soon i will and will be able to give enough information about what the plus is about.
Gender
When i first looked at the magazine i initially thought this is going to be a stereotypical male dominated genre as i didn't believe their would be female rockstars, however to my surprise looking into this magazine i found that there are multiple women and also bands that are dominated by women and are loved by fans of the genre, such as 'The Bangles' and their song Walk Like an Egyptian. That aside this magazine was not set out just for men this magazine is for both men and women. On the inside of the magazine their are pages featuring clothing of the era and how also women and men who like this genre would dress, mostly ripped shirts baggy trousers and t shirts uncombed hair and so on.
Looking at the contents page it shows a wide range of information that allocates each individual section of the magazine to an artist for example on page 12 it will feature Bob Dylan and on page 22 it features the Kinks.
Along with that it also features information about the individuals success and also the record hits they have made and also news on how they are doing currently.
The price of the magazine normally that i would of had to pay for it was £9.99. This price isn't that expensive but to my surprise i was shocked at how cheap it was. The reason as to why i was shocked at the price is that the amount of content that has been put into this magazine isn't reflected in the price as i presumed i may have to be a high price. Seeing this i believe that people who are fans of this style and genre of magazine can go and buy this weekly or monthly depending on their salary as it isn't that expense but if they have been inspired by the rock magazine they may have become musicians so i'd say monthly.
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