The History of Rock (magazine)
Categories | Music magazine |
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First issue | 1981 |
Final issue | 1984 |
Company | Orbis Publishing |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | London |
Language | English |
The History of Rock was a British
Among the articles that appeared in The History of Rock during its first year of operation was a retrospective study of the music and countercultural landscape of 1967, by sociomusicologist Simon Frith; an overview of the guitar's role in rock music, by Charles Shaar Murray; a piece by Nick Tosches on the "devil's music" aspect of Jerry Lee Lewis' work; and an overview of the role of female artists in the 1950s, by John Pidgeon.[1] Other writers and critics who contributed to the magazine between 1981 and 1984 include Chris Welch, Barry Miles, Penny Valentine, Chris Salewicz, Lenny Kaye, Colin Escott, Tom Hibbert, Greg Shaw, John Tobler, Steve Turner,[1] Bob Woffinden and Ken Hunt.[4]
In 2015, the title was adopted by the publishers of Uncut for a new magazine covering key events in rock history by year.[5] This incarnation of The History of Rock reproduces contemporary articles that originally appeared in the music publications Melody Maker and the NME.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d "History of Rock, The: articles, interviews and reviews". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "History of Rock Magazine Back Issues, Story of Pop Magazine". Collect-a-Mag. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Raup, Avo. "The History of Rock". afka.net. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-7391-7051-9.
- ^ Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "History of Rock". uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.