RESEARCHING GENRE

WHAT IS GENRE?

‘A style or category of art, music or literature’

In terms of a music magazine, it means genre of music, such as rock, pop, indie.

Chosen Genre: ROCK

The genre I have chosen for the music magazine is Rock.

I have chosen this because it is quite a vague genre, and there is lots of

different types of rock, which makes it easier for me.

CLASSIC ROCK

THEME: Old rock bands, dark, old photos, Free CD on front to attract more customers.FONT: Masthead has quite old fashioned font, every other font is very basic. AC/DC letters is band logo.ARTICLE TYPES: Interviews with big names in rock, hints of new singles/albums/tours coming from bands.PHTOGRAPHY: Old and new photos, front cover is AC/DC in 1977, in grey to show it’s an old photo, reminds everyone of what they looked like back then.COSTUME: Band outfit, Angus Young in school boy clothes, Bon Scott in denim vest and jeans.PROPS: Holding guitar and microphone to show what they playCOLOUR: mostly dark, black, gold to show a high ‘class’ of bands.

KERRANG!

THEME: Modern rock bands, also dark and lots of pictures.FONT: Magazine title is normal font, with rough edges and lines through, to show anarchy. ARTICLE TYPES: Gossip between bands, advertising new singles/albums/tours. PHOTOGRAPHY: Medium close up of Green Day on front cover, looking quite shocked. Lots of other photos on front cover, full shots of band sat down, posing etc COSTUME: Normal band clothes, black jackets, eye liner. PROPS: Picture of Paramore shows someone holding a guitar, also sat down. Metallica sat down at table.COLOUR: White background, with black colour all over. Green on ‘Green Day’ because it’s one of the bands main colours.

NME

THEME: Old and new bands. Lighter colours than other magazines.FONT: Everything basic font, side titles are italic, the title looks like it’s been writtenARTICLE TYPES: Interviews, articles on bands, advertising singles/albums/tours.PHOTOGRAPHY: Medium shot of Alex Turner. Stood making record noticeable.COSTUME: Neat hair, black shirt with a rose. PROPS: Holding a record next to his head to make it more noticeable, explain title ‘the record that changed my life’ COLOUR: White background, like a brick wall. Red fonts, also blue fonts.

ROLLING STONE

THEME: Mainly music magazine, some other articles too (not music) . Old and new bands. FONT: Masthead looks old fashioned, as it is an old magazine. Red font.ARTICLE TYPES: Interviews on bands, articles on bands, other non music related material.PHOTOGRAPHY: Shot of The Beatles getting off a plane in grey in the 60s, to remind us of what the Beatles looks like. Stood smiling and waving.COSTUME: Formal attire, suits and ties.PROPS: John Lennon wearing sunglasses.COLOUR: Grey photo takes up background of magazine. Red and black font colour.

CONCLUSUION

All magazines have an overall dark colour, and masthead in big letters. Other colour too, mainly red or green.

Normal medium close-up of bands/singers, holding a prop.

Articles mainly about band interviews, or advertising their new things such s albums, singles and tours.

Font is mainly just normal font, with some exceptions.

I can use this research to put into my final magazine.