Independent publisher Genoa Bay Publishing has announced details about a brand new music magazine it is launching called Playmusic. The new newstand title will launch on 11 Oct with a launch circulation of 60,000, while a free 'teaser' edition called Playmusic Pickup will also be distributed via record and music instrument shops.
The magazine's publisher, Rob Hunt, told CMU: "Our editorial is on a slant largely forgotten by other mags: actually enjoying music. The focus will be on indie and rock bands from Audioslave to the Zutons, and it's all about loving music - listening to it, seeing it live, playing it yourself, living it! We're with them at the front in the moshpit, but we've also managed to sneak into the changing rooms, the back of the tour bus and on the video shoot. Regular features will include big name interviews, top 50 countdowns, extreme product testing, 'on the road with' and a huge review section covering live gigs and fests, albums, singles, band equipment, band/gig fashion, dvds and tv etc. Issue 1 includes Razorlight, Arctic Monkeys, amps thrown off cranes and 50 songs that stick it to the man. There'll also be a CD cover mount on every issue".
For more info on the new magazine (editorial, sales, cover mount etc) send one of those emails over to [email protected].