Rock Australia Magazine
| Editor | Anthony O'Grady |
|---|---|
| Greg Taylor | |
| Phil Stafford | |
| Staff writers |
Annie Burton Jen Jewel Brown Stuart Coupe Andrew McMillan Clinton Walker |
| Categories | Music |
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founder | Anthony O'Grady, Phillip Mason |
| First issue | 8 March 1975 |
| Final issue | July 1989 |
| Company |
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| Based in | Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0312-0767 |
Rock Australia Magazine or RAM (its acronym) was a fortnightly national Australian music newspaper, which was published from March 1975 to July 1989.[1] It was written for people with a serious interest in rock and pop music, as was its main rival, Juke Magazine.[2]
The magazine was founded in Sydney by Anthony O'Grady – a former contributor to the earlier teen-orientated, pop music, weekly newspaper, Go-Set – and Phillip Mason, a publisher.[2] Its first edition was printed on 8 March 1975 by Soundtracks Publishing.[1][3] RAM was modelled on English music trade papers, New Musical Express and Melody Maker.[2][4]
There were three eras of RAM, each defined by their editors – O'Grady, Greg Taylor and Phil Stafford. The magazine's writers included Annie Burton, Jen Jewel Brown, Stuart Coupe, Andrew McMillan, Clinton Walker and Adam Sweeting.[5]
By May 1980 it was being published by Eastern Suburbs Newspapers. RAM published its last edition in July 1989 after running for over 14 years.[1] In March 2012 Brown was the presenter of a radio documentary, '"Paper Trail", for Radio National, which described four newspapers that Brown wrote for, during the 1970s and 1980s, including Rock Australia Magazine.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "RAM / Soundtracks Publishing Pty Ltd | National Library of Australia". Catalogue. National Library of Australia. 8 March 1975. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 "RAM magazine". Eastern Suburbs Newspapers. National Library of Australia. May 1980. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ Raup, Avo. "RAM (Rock Australia Magazine)". Afka.net. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ "RAM magazine : About New South Wales". About.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- ↑ Adam Sweeting, "Have Faith and go to the pictures (The Cure interview). Ram. 24 July 1981. P. 15-17
- ↑ Allam, Lorena; Davis, Sharon (18 March 2012). "Paper Trail". Hindsight. Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 23 May 2015.