Double Page Spread

On this double spread, the main colours are Black, White and Yellow. The yellow could correspond with Oasis, as an Oasis is found in the desert. The fonts in the main text are serif fonts, which is a change from the block style san serif fonts on the main and contents page. The layout here is very simple, but aesthetically pleasing, and easy to look at. Because the layout is simple, they flow well together, instead of a mess of pictures and text, It is much easier to read.

Contents Page

The fonts are all block flonts, except for the sub-title: 'the moment that'. In the column describing the contents, the titles used are single words that get straight to the point e.g. News, Radar, Reviews, Live! and Features. The articles described in that column are probably the articles of most importance. Much like the rest of the magazine, the main colours here are Black, White and Red. The language used is informal (for example: 'top the bill'). The layout is quite simple, with a main article being used in the contents page to draw the reader  into reading the magazine, or to jump to that article. Also, The magazine has a subscrioption advertisement on the contents page, which is unusual. However, the benefit of having one here is that the reader generally goes to the contents page and looks at what is in that issue, Unless you read the magazine backwards (like me). 

Main Pages

NME stands for New Musical Express. It is focused around Rock/Indie music. It strives in being the 'first for music news'. I think that the Title of the magazine stands to reason. It is about New Music (mainly rock) and the express means fast, which is what it claims to be. Also, it might be a coincidence but NME said fast sounds like 'enemy' which could suggest that the music is about being rebellish.It is a Modern Block style sans serif font. This would be to appeal to the newer audience. The colours make it stand out on the page more, and the size also helps this, since the title is pretty big it makes it stand out further. The only light colours on this page are Blue and White. The other colours are either black or red. However, there is a brown/beige colour as a sub-title. The language used is informal. This can be seen in "Josh's Desert 'orgy'". I would think that the target audience for this magazine would be 14-30, mainly male, Working class and probably British/American. The main sells are: Oasis' new album review, Josh's 'desert orgy' and the main feature itself. It seems to be that only the price is shown. The price is £2.20. An issue of NME has around 70 pages. 


Nearly three quarters of the readership is male. Average age of the reader is 24 which measn that they are either just about finished education or are working full time. 7% of the readers work part time, 52% work full time and 29% are still studying. 





I presume that they have given the magazine the title 'kerrang' since it could be the sound of the cymbals on a drum kit. Much like NME, the fonts are all block fonts. The text is generally big, the only smaller items are te things inside the PLUS! box. Kerrange has a few more colours than NME, with the main colours still being the same. Kerrang has Green, Black, White, Yellow and Red. As with NME, the language is informal, but there are no puns or alliteration. I think that the age range for this magazine is around 15-30. This magazine is also probably read prodominantly by Males. Mainly Middle Class/Working Class and they would be English and American. They have chosen this band since they believe that this new band will be successful. Music Magazines in this genre generally have a male cover star, probably because there are not many women who sing/play in Rock/Indie bands. The main sells are the main feature and the Disturbed feature. The barcode, date and price are all present on the front cover, with the price being the same as NME at £2.20. Kerrang also has the same amount of pages with the average of usually 66.

The total readership for Kerrang is arround 450,000 people. 285,000 of the readers are male, 165,000 are female. 423,000 are aged 15-44, 27,000 are 45+.