What is DIY Magazine?

DIY was launched in 2002 by then-editor Stephen Ackroyd & Emma Swann as an online-only publication called This Is Fake DIY, named after a song by Scottish indie pop band Bis and staffed largely by a freelance writing team from around the globe. The website features news, reviews and features.

In September 2007, DIY was nominated for Best Music Magazine at the annual BT Digital Music Awards, where it was described as "a great mix of humour and pop culture that has become the envy of the internet."^[2]

In April 2011, DIY started a free monthly music magazine. Cover acts have included Paramore, Mumford and Sons, Biffy Clyro, Jamie xx, Years & Years, Wolf Alice, LCD Soundsystem, Fall Out Boy, and Bastille (full list below).

DIY started a weekly magazine in addition to the print title, published via tablet computer and iPhone - this was later pulled in favour of limited edition, one-off titles. Superfood and METZ have both released limited edition 'zines' in collaboration with DIY as part of this.

My Thoughts on the Magazine?

I personally don't own a copy of DIY magazine. The reason for this is because I'm not a huge fan of the layout - it feels very commercial and overly structured to me and each page/spread doesn't feel related to the previous. When comparing it to So Young Magazine that is more simplistic and stays true to its roots throughout, following a set of rules and restrictions. This is something I want to consider when developing my publication. All this being said I love the content and bands they cover in this publication.