Melody Maker and New Musical Express - 1950s/1960s
Included charts, singles and gig listings.
Changes in the society in the 1960's with the arrival of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, drug culture of the 1960s - changes with the nature of the music and writing.
1970s - First of all was "Glam Rock". Musical papers still largely uncritical of groups until the Prog Rock bands begin to spend too much money on staging, lighting and lasers etc.
NME was produced
1978- Smash Hits was produced for catering a younger audience who were interested in music.
Late 1970s / Early 80s - Style in the pop music become more important than content: make-up, clothes, the video, fashion and hair.
1980s- Independent music labels wanted their own voice and began producing fanzines. The Face and Blitz were produced.
1990s- Every single came with a video and sometimes more money was spent on the video than the single.
2000s- Limited "music press" because "everything is pop culture".
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