Music Magazine Research

L- The camara shot shows some few iconic guitarists over generations, the main icon shows Jimi Hendrix with other guitarists next to him connoting that he is the best because he is the larger image. All shots of the guitarists shown are all mid shots. The key house styles of the magazine is the colour orange, white and black. The colour orange can connote fire in which Jimi Hendrix is iconic for. Jimi Hendrix's hand can also be seen as anchorage on the magazine as it shows a sense of direction to the audience with his hands illustrating the audience to look inside.

I -This magazine is aimed people who specifically enjoy classic rock music. The picture shown on the front cover is extremly relavent because of the classic 60's vibe which is relevent with the genre.

I - The moral of this magazine highlights that the magazine issue is iconic towards the targeted audience representing the most charasmatic guitarists of all time in this issue. It encourages and makes the audience want to be like this be the figures seen on the front cover are seen as some of the greats.

A - The target audience of this magazine is aimed at 35-55 year old people because classic rock was the music which was occuring at the time this specific age group was younger and may recall their passion of their rebellious past.

R - This magazine can be seen as stereotypical, highlighting that the magazine issues is about  free spirit, sense of carelessness which is shown on the front cover of the magazine. This highlights how the genre of the music affects the person in this way which the audience like.

L- The masthead of 'This is Rock Magazine' emphasise that the genre of the the music magazine is about rock because of the stricking upper case letters of the word 'rock'. The house style of the magazine is very simple but effective as the the black background can can relate to the figure shown on the front cover on the magazine.

I - 'This is Rock Magazine' is aimed at people who are interested in the music genre 'classic rock'. AC/DC guitarist Angus Young is an iconic figure in the rock music genre.

I - The message shown on the front cover of this magazine is the passion which is seen on Angus Young's face highlighting his love for that specific music genre. Moreover the picture on the cover of the magazine shows Angus Young bare chested; which therefore connotes his masculinity.

A- The audience this magazine is aimed at is rock fans but also can be aimed at people who are interested in instruments which will most probably feature in this issue. The age catagory this magazine will fit into will most probably be 35-55 year old people because most people in that age are stereotypically interested in this genre of music.

R - The representations of this magazine can be seen as stereotypical because rock music is known for musicians to be topless onstage which this illustrates. Moreover the representations are positive because it highlights that the figure is enjoying playing the music which the audience will like.

L - This mid-shot picture is of Matt Bellamy from rock band Muse. It can be seen as very iconic as the the camara angle is facing up to him creating the feel that he is powerful and important. The masthead and bannerline of Kerrang Magazine is quite distorted which could be related to guitars as they are also distored but in a different meaning. It is informal, street which could attract specific people from the age catagory Kerrang Magazine aim at.

I - Kerrang Magazine relatively aims at 'todays' rock music and people who are interested in the alternative rock genre. This is noticable because this issue is colourful with clean, fresh, modern pictures shown on the issue.

I - The slogan 'life is loud' is in red which could connote love and passion for the magazine. This also matches with the clothes the figure Matt Bellamy is wearing. A faded banner headline is also used on the front cover to instantly grap the eye of the audience to highlight. The bold white writing is also used to empathasise the importance of the issue.

A- Kerrang Magazine usually aim their target audience at 24-35 year old people who were most probably growing teenagers during the birth of alternative music in the 1990's-2000's.

R - The representations of this magazine can be seen as positive on the cover of Kerrang Magazine because of the red connotations shown in the picture. Matt Bellamy's red jacket and trousers connote his love for playing the guitar and playing music. This can also been seen from the expression in his face. The anchorage 'life is loud' is also in red same as Matt Bellamy highlighting this is a good thing.