MusicMagazine

Japanese music-focused monthly Music Magazine has been in print since 1969 and is produced by Music Magazine Corp. One of the most widely read publications on the topic in Japan, Music Magazine is made up of essays that situate the modern musical works of Japan in political and social contexts.

The publication was started in April 1969 under the name "New Music Magazine", and its founder immediately rose to fame. He is recognized for having introduced the examination of the background of musical works and for having pioneered contemporary music journalism in Japan. The literary and philosophical press will pay attention to the founder's appraisal of the Japanese socio-political situation, which will provide him with a certain authority.

"Where is Japanese rock?", one of their pieces from May 1971, has remained a well known illustration of the arguments surrounding the Japanese rock conflict.

Also, the journal changed its name to its current one - Music Magazine in 1980. The magazine includes rock and pop, both foreign and Japanese, as well as global music later on. It presently covers a variety of popular music genres. In the same way, the publication of Record Collectors' Magazine was created and became a Music Magazine offshoot that began in 1982.

Founder in: 1969

Website: https://musicmagazine.jp/