CMAGAZINE TITLESLois Evans

‘Q’ magazine

• Originally it was to be called Cue (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Also, they thought a single letter would stand out more in shops. Another reason, cited in Q's 200th edition, is that a single-letter title would be more prominent on newsstands.

• ‘Q’ stands for Quieten Richardson who is the maker of Q magazine

NME

• NME stands for ‘New Musical Express’

• The paper's first issue was published on 7 March 1952 after the "Accordion Times and Musical Express" (from 4 October 1946) was bought by London music promoter Maurice Kinn, for the sum of £1,000, just 15 minutes before it was due to be officially closed. It was relaunched as the New Musical Express

Kerrang!• Named after the onomatopoeic word that derives

from the sound made when playing a power chord on a distorted electric guitar, Kerrang! was initially devoted to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the rise of hard rock acts