Blues Matters!

Blues Matters! is a bimonthly British blues magazine. It is an award-winning magazine.[1]

History

Blues Matters! was founded by Alan Pearce in 1999.[2] It is published on a bimonthly basis.[1][2] Alan King and Darren Howells (until 2009) previously served as the magazine's editor-in-chief.[2]

The Blues Foundation, in Memphis, Tennessee, awarded the magazine the "Keeping the Blues Alive" (KBA) Award for 2007, in the Print Media category.[2] This is only the second time a British publication has received the award, and the first time for a Welsh production. Previous recipients have included major titles, such as Rolling Stone.[2] Blues Matters! is also the recipient of the European Blues Awards 2014 in the category of best publication.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Blues Matters Magazines". Charlotte Street News. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Memphis acclaims small blues mag". BBC. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "European Blues Awards 2014 Presentation Details". European Blues Awards. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

  • "Blues Matters! Magazine". BM! magazine. bluesmatters.com. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
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