Q

I grew up with punk, new wave, ska and reggae I remember when Paul Weller was an angry young man rather than the personification of ‘dad rock’ and like countless men of my generation I knew that god did exist and his name was JOHN PEEL! Why am I telling you all this? Well in those far away days before PC’s, Chat rooms and Computer games ruled the lives of teenage boys, music was my number one interest and as such I religiously read the NME and Melody Maker. However as anyone knows, with time things change, and just like it’s thought to be very sad to go clubbing and attempt a new dance after the age of thirty, reading the NME now in my ...  Read the complete review

I have just bought Q magazine for the first time in ages. It is the March 2009 issue, I have just broken up for half term and wanted something to read over the obligatory slobbing with my Chinese take-away and bottle of wine on the first night of the holidays. It is a ritual most teachers follow! I was pleasantly surprised with the magazine, the Chinese was ok, and the wine was great! The price of Q is £3.90, seems a bit steep, but probably compares equally with all the other monthly, glossy magazines that line the shelves these days. I wouldn't know, I never buy them. For the unitiated Q is a monthly music magazine, and it has lots of features and articles on ...  Read the complete review

I bought my first copy of Q after seeing the Q music channel on sky digital (455). The music was very good quality, unlike the much "popped up" MTV. Some alternative music with some old stuff. A great combination. So I skipped eagerly to the newsagents in the following days and purchased a copy of the afformentioned magazine. First thing I noticed upon flicking through was lack of adverts. There are the obligotary ones in the culminative pages of the magazine (any magazine not have these?) aswell as a few strung through out the remainder of the issue. The interviews were intelligently written, and with actually interesting people in the hot ...  Read the complete review

Having just bought Q Magazine the January issue I am delighted with the excellent free gift on the front in the form of a CD containing tracks from what Q consider to be the greatest albums of the year 2000. Considering that many of these were originally singles, this is a must purchase. Who could pass up the chance to have Coldplay's Yellow, Badly Drawn Boy's The Shining and Doves' Here It Comes on one CD! The magazine itself is very interesting this month also. It has a feature on all of the greatest selctions of the year, be it albums, singles or compilations and it has a feature on the honourable Q Awards show which only recently occurred. Q magazine is ...  Read the complete review

I have been a fan of Q Magazine since the first issue. There has been a recent change of format, which I feel is the best yet. The reviews are honest and you can bet that if an album receives 5 stars from Q then it is worth buying! The articles cover various topics and artists and are always worth reading again. Now and again the magazines comes with a free cover CD, these are always a joy, bands you have heard of and few you haven't but are worth listening to. Would I reccommend this magazine to other members, yes, if you're stuck for something to read you can always find something to interest you in Q! ...  Read the complete review