bma magazine

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bma magazine
Type	Street press
Format	Bi-weekly

Owner	Scott Layne
Publisher	Scott Layne
Founded	1992
Language	English
Price	Free
Headquarters	Canberra, ACT
Circulation	ten thousand print, ten thousand download

Website: www.bmamag.com

This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see BMA.

bma magazine is an Australian street press and music magazine focusing on popular music, concerts, live events and popular culture in Canberra and surrounding areas^[1]. It is published fortnightly and is an independent publication.

[edit] Profile

bma is an acronym for Bands Music Action. The magazine was first published in 1992. It is available free to readers in both print format and as a web download. The magazine estimates print readership to be around 35 thousand and generates around 10 thousand downloads per issue. The content includes a cover story, regular columns, interviews, band profile, a comprehensive gig guide of forthcoming tours or events in and around Canberra, reviews of singles, albums, live events, theatre and films^[2]. Recently the magazine has converted to a full color layout, whereas initially it was printed black and white. At the moment, it is the only music magazine local to Canberra ^[3]. Some of the notable cover stories on BMA were on Midnight Juggernaughts, Silverchair and Powderfinger, Steely Dan, John Butler, INXS, Stonefest, Trackside, Hilltop Hoods, Clare Bowditch, Deep Purple, The Presidents of the United States of America, Wolfmother, Grinspoon, Grandmaster Flash, Chemical Brothers, Cypress Hill, Sonic Youth and James Blunt.