Big Cheese was an independent music magazine published in the United Kingdom that covers alternative music including rock, punk, and metal. It was circulated monthly.[2]
 September 2010 Issue | |
| Editor | Jim Sharples |
|---|---|
| Categories | Music |
| Frequency | Bi -Monthly |
| Circulation | 13,000[1] |
| Publisher | Big Cheese Publishing Ltd. |
| First issue | 1996 |
| Final issue Number | February 2016 179 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com |
| ISSN | 1365-358X |
Features
editBig Cheese was one of the first monthly UK magazines to feature the likes of My Chemical Romance, Brand New, Turbonegro, Panic! at the Disco, The Movie Live, Alexisonfire and Taking Back Sunday. Since its creation, Big Cheese has offered bespoke covermount incentives to its readers, such as giving away a strictly limited My Chemical Romance patch to celebrate the release of their latest album, giving Green Day fans exclusive free band-branded wristbands, as well as being one of the first magazines to offer a downloadable compilation CD to its readers completely free. The magazine published its last issue in February 2016.[3]
Personnel
editStaff
editThe staff of the magazine include:[4]
- Jim Sharples - "Features" editor
- Ian Chaddock - News/Online editor
- Paul Hagen - "Reviews" editor
References
edit- ^ "Big Cheese". magazinesabout.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "BIG CHEESE". Magnation.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Anon. (22 January 2016). "Big Cheese Magazine calls it a day". Punktastic. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Big cheese magazine. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
External links
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