We're a monthly music magazine launched by the independent publisher Development Hell in February 2003. Some kind fellow once described us a "literary rock and roll title" – which we rather liked – and we cover rock music, films, books and television for people old enough to still want something substantial to read. Several of us were on the launch teams of Q and MOJO in the UK – along with many other magazines.

Artists interviewed by THE WORD include Paul McCartney, Prince, Nick Cave, Samuel L Jackson, U2, Martin Scorsese, Thom Yorke, Morrissey, Björk, Michael Palin, Brian Eno, Peter Ackroyd, David Sedaris, Ricky Gervais, Russell Brand, Wim Wenders, Brian De Palma, Oasis, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Amy Winehouse, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Sam Mendes, Salman Rushdie, Malcolm Gladwell, David Simon, Van Morrison and hundreds of others.

THE WORD was awarded UK Music Magazine of the Year in 2007 & 2008.

MARK ELLEN, Editor

Here are some covers of THE WORD over the last eight years.

Elton John	Tom Waits	Best of 2010	Frank Zappa
Bryan Ferry	Richard Thompson	John Peel	David Bowie/Runaways
Radiohead	Elvis Costello	Joni Mitchell	Amy Winehouse
Tom Waits	Keith Richards	B.B. King	Morrissey