{{Short description|British music magazine}} {{Infobox magazine | image_file = | image_caption = | image_size = | publisher = Terra Nova Magazines Limited | paid_circulation = | unpaid_circulation = | total_circulation = | circulation_year = | language = English | category = Music/Entertainment | frequency = Bi-monthly | editor = Sean McGhee | founded = 1988 | country = United Kingdom | website = [http://www.rock-n-reel.co.uk/ Official site] }} '''''RNR''''' is a music magazine published bi-monthly in the United Kingdom. It was launched in 1988 as ''Rock'n'Reel'', changing its name to ''R2'' in early 2009 and adopting the current title in 2017.
== Content == The original ''Rock’n’Reel'' was a pocket-sized fanzine of modest ambitions. Since its relaunch in 2007 as an A4 format, full-colour glossy magazine, the magazine has greatly extended its scope and readership.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiralearth.co.uk/news/rocknreel.htm |title=Rock n Reel relaunch - news at SpiralEarth.co.uk |accessdate=2010-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305010508/http://www.spiralearth.co.uk/news/rocknreel.htm |archivedate=2008-03-05 }}</ref> ''RNR''’s coverage of the music scene now encompasses both classic and contemporary rock plus established and emerging talents from the worlds of roots, blues, folk, Americana, singer-songwriter and world music.
''RNR'' claims that its uniqueness lies in truly reflecting the enthusiasms of its writers and readers on the page. Independent contributors, all freelancers, aim to offer an informed, intelligent and unbiased view of the UK and international music scenes, and the magazine prides itself on being neither ‘a fickle follower of musical fashion nor a mere major-label mouthpiece.’<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/rocknreelmag |title=Rock'n'Reel Magazine|website=Myspace.com|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref>
A typical issue contains new CD and DVD release details, artist updates and festival news, alongside an extensive review section,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnalexander.info/reviews/|title=Reviews — John Alexander |website=Johnalexander.info|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> articles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toriamosmusic.com/forum/tori-rocknreel|title=Tori Amos | Legacy Recordings |website=Toriamosmusic.com|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> and interview<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/reviews/rockreel.html|title=Rock'n'Reel 2007 - Dick Gaughan's Reviews Archive|website=Dickgaughan.co.uk|accessdate=29 August 2016|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001040533/http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/reviews/rockreel.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> features. Regular items include ‘First Takes’ (a round-up of new bands and singer-songwriters), ‘It Started With A Disc’ (''RNR'' writers on how their love of music began), 'Inside Job' (industry feedback), 'Venues We Love' and 'View From The Web'.
Each issue of ''RNR'' also includes an exclusive cover-mounted CD featuring a selection of tracks, mostly by emerging artists. Marketed as offering an alternative to what is available elsewhere from the ‘common herd’, these discs carry the series title UN-HERD.
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.rock-n-reel.co.uk/}}
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