Devolution Magazine Online!

WHO ARE WE?

Devolution Magazine is a non-profit-making printed zine based in Oxford, UK that has a strong focus on promoting alternative music, art, fashion and lifestyle features. We print on a quarterly basis and we aim to get issues out every February, May, August and November.
We focus on metal, rock, Goth, punk, Ska, glam and rockabilly music; unfortunately we don’t cover EMO – personal preference.
We have been running three years and have included interviews with some of the biggest bands in the world as well as up and coming bands that aren’t even signed. If we like you – then we’ll do our best to promote you to our readers.

DO WE REVIEW UNSIGNED BANDS?

We review bands that are unsigned and always welcome new material but if we find that the content is not fitting with Devolution it will not get reviewed. Simple as that. Please ensure that you are aware of Devolution and the content that we produce before sending us your cd.
We do have one rule and that is that we WILL NOT REVIEW MP3’s. There are literally hundreds of bands per week that email us a link to their online music and we just don’t have the time to go check it all out and provide feedback. If you want us to actually listen to your music then the best thing to do is send us a CDR or pressed CD to the following address and always make sure that you at least provide a brief biography, website links and always include contact details and a track listing. Blank CD’s will not be reviewed because if you can’t be bothered to tell us who you are – we can’t be bothered to review you.

Devolution Magazine
137a Brasenose Road
Didcot
Oxon
OX11 7BP
United Kingdom

IF YOU HAVE BEEN REVIEWED IN AN ISSUE OF DEVOLUTION

Then our rule is simple – buy a copy of the magazine that you’re review will appear in. Don’t bother asking us for a scanned copy of the review or an email link – we won’t send you one! Devolution costs us a fortune each time we go to print so we always put the sales money back into the next issue. If you can’t produce £3.50 for a copy of the magazine between your band then I guess you’ll never know what we wrote about you. Help us to help you by supporting us in the way we need the most – sales.
Were fine with you posting the review we have written on your websites as long as it is credited back to us at Devolution.

ARE WE LOOKING FOR ANY MORE CONTRIBUTORS?

Devolution has a small yet stable team already and we tend to work within ourselves. But with each issue getting bigger we will be looking to expand and will be on the search for new writers and photographers. We will post any details on our myspace and website so keep tuned. If however you would like to submit a gig review or artwork etc you can, just email it to us and if we think its something that our readers will enjoy we will print it and credit you for it in the magazine. There is no harm in trying to send us something is there?

IM A MODEL AND IM LOOKING FOR WORK………

Every day we get emails from potential models that need exposure or want to be featured in the magazine. Devolution works with a variety of models from all around the world and we tend to run competitions for cd covers, magazine covers and flyers and advert artwork. You will usually see these competitions posted on our live journal, myspace and website. We appreciate submissions from anyone in these cases. However we don’t really have modeling work to just dish out. If you want us to notice you and your work the best way is to email us some examples and state what you think the pictures can be used for. We try to email everyone back but dont panic if you don’t get a reply straight away. Other ways Devolution promotes models is on our letters page where we do a ‘model vacancies?’ section each issue and the other is ‘model spotlight’ a page dedicated to a model each issue. Again – the best way to get involved with us is to read Devolution and suss out what you think we would like.

HOW DO I BUY A COPY OF DEVOLUTION?

We accept paypal orders, cheques and concealed cash.
Paypal orders are generated through this website using the paypal buttons or to phoenix@devolutionmagazine.co.uk
Cheque’s are sent to the address above and are made out to ‘Devolution Magazine’ always include your address please
And finally concealed cash can be sent to the address above at your own risk. W cannot be responsible for any funds lost in the post.

If there is anything else that you would like to know then please do not hesitate to email us or drop us a letter and we will answer you as soon as we can.