Music Magazine Examples.

I have done some research on different types of music magazines for different genres of music. The majority of music magazines do not look the same and they are all set out differently.

The three Kerrang! covers I have found on the internet all cover the Rock, Metal and Heavy Metal genre of the music industry. Two of the magazine covers (My Chemical Romance and 30 Seconds To Mars) are rock music. However the 3rd Kerrang! cover (Bring Me The Horizon) is classed as metalcore music. These front covers represent the rock image becauase of the colour scheme throughout the magazine front covers. This is because the typical rock colours are red and black. This is shown on the My Chemical Romance Kerrang! cover. On the other two magazine covers there is both red writing which shows that Kerrang! are consistant with there colour schemes and the red is throughout all three of these magazine covers. This shows that the magazine is a rock magazine. The image is an important perspective of this magazine especially to show that it is a rock magazine. This is because they are well known rock/metal bands. One of the magazine front covers (Bring Me The Horizon) represents a rock/metal image because of the way they are dressed and the way the band represent themselves. This is by them having the long styled hair which can be stereotyped as an "emo". Another way that the band Bring Me The Horizon represent that they are a metal band is by them having tattoo's which are on show. The lead singer of Bring Me The Horizon has alot of tattoos and some of them always have to be on show because he has got no way of hiding them. Tattoo's are usualyl linked to the rock n roll lifestyle which can be seen as rebelious. The My Chemical Romance front cover represents rock by the lead singer (Gerard Way) having bright red hair. This represents the rock image because you wouldnt see pop singers such as Justin Bieber having bright red hair. The My Chemical Romance cover also represents a rock image because there is a picture of Eddie (Iron Maidens iconic image) in the bottom corner. This represents that this is a rock magazine because Iron Maiden are a well known rock band which are known all over the world. The splash on the My Chemical Romance magazine also shows that it is a rock magazine because it says '7 day rock guide'. This shows that it is a rock magazine because it is promoting rock. On the last rock magazine the colour scheme still uses red which is used on the majority of Kerrang! front covers and it also shows that this is a rock magazine. The image on the 30 Seconds To Mars front cover isnt as bright as the other front covers and the image of Ville Valo in the corner has a red shadow around it which also represents the colour of rock. Also, above the masthead it shows what other bands are included in that specific issue of the magazine. It says that 'Aerosmith' are in this issue of the magazine. This is another way that shows that Kerrang! is a rock magazine because Aerosmith are another well known rock band from the 80's.

The two magazine front covers (Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga) from the music magazine Q have two of the best pop singers. This magazine is the UK's biggest music magazine and it is represented by having Lady Gaga on the front cover. This is because Lady Gaga is a very well known singer, she is known all over the world. The magazine front cover with Cheryl Cole say's that 'Cheryl Cole Rocks'. This suggests that Cheryl Cole is a rock singer because the word 'Rock' is in red which is used throughout the 'Kerrang!' magazine but Cheryl Cole is a pop/R&B singer. The image on the magazine with Cheryl Cole on the front also suggests that she is a rock singer because of the way the photographer has photographed her. The background on the first magazine cover has a dark background which the writing and image stands out against. The other magazine front cover with Lady Gaga on the front is completely different to the previous one which had Cheryl Cole on the front. The background on the magazine which features Lady Gaga is a light grey background which has white, red and black writing on it which stands out against the background. The main cover line is in a bright white colour which is also in a big font which stands out against the background and the image. The image is large which also stands out against the background because Lady Gaga is wearing black trousers and black gloves. The subheading are in a medium sized font which stands out against the light background. 

The two magazine covers (Florence and the Machines and Pink) are completely different. The front covers are both from different magazines but they both have two very well known singers on the front of them. Pink is known as a pop/rock singer as Florence and the Machines are known as a Indie/Rock band. These two magazine front covers specialise in modern rock. These two singers are well known as modern rock singers. On the first magazine cover (Florence and the Machine) doesnt have a background because the image takes up the whole of the front cover. The writing which is all in a white font which stands out against the main image. The main headline (Florence) which is in a large black font stands out against the image because it is a light coloured image. However, the 'Rolling Stones' magazine is a completely different design the background is a dark colour. This makes the writing stand out against the background. The masthead is in a bright red colour which half of it is covered because of the image. The main subheading is in a grey colour with a white outline which stands out against the background and is down the side of the image. The model (P!nk) is wearing a black top which blends in with the background but she is wearing a white scarf around her neck which is white and that stands out against the background.