Magazine Analysis


Kerrang! Magazine

This photo works well for Kerrang as it shows English bands that are going on the hard task of taking on America. It shows popular bands with a distinct look for example having tattoos and face make-up so stars are easily recognisable. It has festivals that the target audience may be attending and then showing pictures and having posters for the audience to put up on their walls. Down the bottom of the front cover it names many popular bands within the genre of rock therefore making it more appealing. The title is in black meaning it’s for the darker side of music and with lots of strikes through it, it can show danger and grittiness associated in a British magazine.






Q Magazine

Q is much more simplistic and does not show as much detail as Kerrang and I believe this is due to different target audience ages with Kerrang aiming for slightly younger teenagers and Q aiming for the elder side of the spectrum. They only need to show 2 or 3 bands as these are major pulls for buying the magazine with Metallica who are an extremely popular and well respected metal band and Foo Fighters who have achieved mainstream success including 2 up and coming sold out dates at the Milton Keynes bowl. Many readers will trust the magazine as they have been around many years and know they will have the correct music to go along with the front cover.






NME Magazine

Many people read the NME religiously and follow its every move, trend and views. It is predominately a rock/indie magazine but with extras of other genres thrown in or whatever the latest craze is. The front cover shows the band Beady Eye this is important as the band has members of popular band Oasis who were closely followed and loved by the NME. The red NME sign is very recognisable with the magazine and made even more so with the TV and radio stations which both play the same type of music that is shown in the magazine. It shows the bands that will be inside as a teaser as it does not show anything about what they will be talking about when you open the magazine.





DJ Mag

DJ Mag is very important for DJ’s as it shows up and coming releases and gigs so you can experience what the music is about. Everything on the front cover is spread out well in lots of room so it is easy to read. The fact that they are highlighted in different colours shows the difference in what they will be talking about. The person on the front cover can be seen cool because of his style therefore more people are likely to read the magazine and see who he is and what he has done and what is coming up. This magazine is definitely for DJ’s and not just music lovers as the first sub heading on the right says about vinyl which is what many DJ’s mix with and is becoming old fashioned but many turntablists are trying to keep it.



Rocksound Magazine

Rocksound is very much like Kerrang in the music tastes but slightly more towards the hardcore side instead of metal so many of the same bands will be used. The front cover of Rocksound shows death and danger with the cut t-shirts of the band Bring Me The Horizon and the magazine giving away posters and stickers as a pull factor for the audience, also it has competitions and more giveaways inside the magazine. The fact that the headings are in white shows that it is bringing new music either a new band or an album.