Analysis of music magazine double page spread

The double page spread contains the basic conventions of music magazines. It features a main headline which looks as though each letter has been cut out of a newspaper. This edgy look will immediately capture the audience’s attention as it is generally quite big. The right side is taken up by an image of Lilly Allen (British singer-songwriter) which tells us that the magazine gives insight about Lilly Allen. The headline works together with the image in the sense of “attention” by her messy hair style and dark make-up connoting that she is pop-rock artist, as it is a stereotypical image of an ‘Emo’ so the style of the article represents the type of band that appeals to the audience. To create further attention the model wears bright clothing which stands out against the white background and her hands on her hips where we can see her tattoo on her wrist suggests that she attracts negative press.

The article uses informal and colloquial language in a direct tone addressing the reader “PEOPLE THINK I’M AN ATTENTION SEEKER, BUT I’M JUST HONEST”. This relates to “tabloid-baiting” and “paparazzi” in the introduction which tells us what the article is about also printing the artists name in bold red capital letters (Lilly Allen). There is a minimum amount of text written in columns and to make the page look simple the writing is black. This is why the writing is separate from the image so that it doesn't take any away attention on the image as well as the text. After the introduction a drop-capital (big letter) is used to show the reader where to start reading.

The colour scheme is kept consistent over the two pages as black is being used. By having the same style of text says that the image of the magazine is consistent as well as keeping up with the same appearances throughout. This is important because the colour scheme might be what attracts readers. The by-line is where the journalists name is written and this is found in the white space close to the headline. Also, the page number is found at the bottom of the page following the logo of the magazine (NME) and dateline.