Music Express (magazine)

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Not to be confused with the British music magazine New Musical Express.
Music Express
EditorVarious
CategoriesMusic magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherConny J. Kunz (1978-1990)
Keith Sharp (1990-1992)
First issueOctober 1976
Final issue
Number		December 1996
Vol. 17, no. 178
CompanyRock Express Communications
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0848-9645

Music Express (abbreviated ME on later covers) is a Canadian music magazine.[1] Published as a print magazine from 1976 to 1996, it ceased operations that year but has since been relaunched as an online magazine.[2]

History and profile[]

Founded in 1976 as Alberta Music Express by Keith Sharp,[1] it was renamed Music Express in 1978 for most of its run,[1] also becoming Rock Express for the duration of 1986 to 1988.[1] Initially published in a tabloid format, it adopted the magazine format in 1982.[1] Music Express primarily covered rock and pop music, with a focus on Canadian music; during the 1980s, its distribution expanded to the United States, with a corresponding U.S. edition produced.[1] It was distributed via exclusive deals with various record store chains, including Kelly's Records in Western Canada and A&A Records in Eastern Canada.[3]

Losing its distribution companies in the 1990s,[3] the magazine was renamed Impact in 1993, finally ending in 1996.[1] Meanwhile, Sharp founded the music and lifestyle magazine ACCESS in 1994, which continues today.[1]

In 2012, Sharp relaunched Music Express in its current online magazine format.[2] Sharp published Music Express: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine, a book about the magazine's history, with Dundurn Press in April 2014. The book also featured a foreword by Alan Frew, the lead singer of Canadian rock band Glass Tiger.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Mowat, Bruce F. "Music Express". In James Harley Marsh (ed.). The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Music Express reborn" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. New Canadian Music, 27 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b Megan Thow (Spring 2002). "Critical Miss". Ryerson Review of Journalism. ISSN 0838-0651. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.


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