Left: Without CD, Right: With CD
The front cover of this magazine is very
eye-catching and colourful. It contains plenty of bright plugs and puffs that will
make you want to read further into the magazine. The puff at the bottom doesn't
take up too much room, but is still noticeable due to it's bright, bold colour and the dark background behind it. The
text (plug) is an example of what you can find inside, which may make the reader want to buy the magazine to read more inside. The masthead 'ROCK SOUND' is in
a bold text, and is easily recognisable, along with the iconic 'R' seen on all
merchandise and items related to Rock Sound, including the CD on the front cover. The puff in the center of the page
contains the band (Asking Alexandria) that will be in the main article of the
magazine. The red text on the white background stands out from the darker image behind. The puff above overlaps and contains a pull quote (“This isn’t a
cliché, this is real life.”) which should be the most interesting quote from the main article inside. Both of these
overlap a high quality photograph of the band, and the photographer's name would be written somewhere on the page, often next to the barcode or issue number. The banner at the top of the
magazine contains small images of the posters that you will get if you buy the
magazine. These will make you want to buy the magazine as it means that you get the posters inside. The left third contains the main bulk of the text on the front cover, as
often, this is the only part of the cover that you see. The left third is a
different colour to the rest of the cover, which makes it stand out slightly. The text at the top of the CD in the left third says "All the new band you need to hear.". "new bands" is underlined and is a different colour from the rest of the text in that sentence. The left third also contains more bands that will be in the magazine, as well as a free CD, which
should make you want to buy it, as they are giving away something free. The CD doesn't hide anything of importance, apart from main bands that and songs that you will find on the CD, but you will find them written on the CD cover anyway. The banner on the corner of the CD reads 'Unmissable!'. This suggests that there is something different about this CD from the usual giveaway. The
barcode, price, issue number and date are all in the bottom right corner, below
the blue, circular puff. This magazine contains the standard codes and conventions of other magazines, but has it's own style and touch, making it stand out.
The Target Audience
I think the target audience would be
teens, aged roughly from 12, to as old as 20, depending on interests. The
audience would be interested in the music from the magazine, and topics that
the magazine talks about. The audience would be both male and female, as both
genders listen to this genre of music. I think that people that buy this
magazine would range from working class, to perhaps lower, middle class. It is
£3.99 monthly payment, which is fairly affordable each month.
Ideologies
I think that the band on the front cover
are portrayed as irresponsible and possible stupid, due to the phrase “off the
hook’. It’s like they’re saying that all bands should be a little reckless and
go a little crazy when they’re on tour. The band on the cover is also portrayed
as dark, and maybe a bit mysterious due to the lighting in the photograph used.
It isn’t a bright, colourful happy photo, but it is dark and depressing in a
way.
The puff in the bottom right corner with
the words “massive albums from…” suggests that all the albums from the bands
listed are massive, as in fantastic and brilliant.
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