Classic Rock (magazine)

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Classic Rock
(German language edition)

description Music magazine
publishing company piranha media GmbH
First edition 2010
Frequency of publication ten times a year
editor Alexander Lacher
Web link classicrock.net

Classic Rock is an English-language music magazine that specializes in rock music . The magazine has been around since 1998 and the editorial office is based in London . 13 issues are produced each year.

Classic Rock is published in the UK by TeamRock Limited. The average monthly sales of the English-language edition was 53,935 copies in 2014.

Since April 2010 there has been a German edition, which has been published by piranha media GmbH since March 2012 (publisher: Alexander Lacher ) and is launched ten times a year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The authors Jerry Ewing and Dave Ling as well as graphic artist Andy Ryan developed the first concept for classic rock in 1998, which is still held today. They are currently working for "sister paper" Metal Hammer , which is also published by TeamRock Limited.

Offshoot

In addition to the regular editions, there are two English-language offshoots of Classic Rock, namely Classic Rock presents Prog and Classic Rock presents AOR . The Prog Edition was established in 2008, initially in a three-month cycle, but since 2010 in a six-week cycle. The AOR variant first appeared in November 2010, and from spring 2011 it will also be available every six weeks.

Content

In each issue, the reader can expect interviews, reports and reviews from the world of rock as well as a free CD with the latest songs by newcomers and megastars. Classic Rock also offers a detailed online portal on its website with news from AC / DC to ZZ Top .

Web links

References and comments

  1. Classic Rock Homepage ( Memento of the original from August 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (at the bottom), accessed September 18, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / classicrock.teamrock.com
  2. Classic Rock on abc.org.uk, accessed September 18, 2015
  3. Classic Rock magazine comes to Germany on meedia.de, article from March 5, 2010
  4. Classic Rock on pmedia.de
  5. This is CLASSIC ROCK on classicrock.net, accessed on September 18, 2015