3. As seen by the previous images, we can see that the imagery associated with many indie pop artists. Colour is a major aspect in the imagery, whether it is the lack of colour and the use of black and white or the excessive, prominent bright colour or the contrast created by using both of these. There are alienated effects or vintage styles that are used and associated with indie pop. From the above images we can see this through the enhanced colour effects, unusual objects or accessories and the different styles of vintage and old fashioned costumes. Here are some examples of magazines featuring indie pop artists (also featuring some of the previous imagery): Unlike many magazines, indie pop magazines have a wider range of shot types. This is because the genre of indie pop has a wide range of music styles and types and therefore the shots types reflect the differences in their styles. Plus as the imagery for indie pop is often unique and unusual, big/ very big close ups are sometimes used for some artists such as the one shown above of Florence and the Machine. Yet as the indie pop genre is made up many bands, long shots or medium long shots are also used to show all the members of the band as well as their proxemics etc.

4. Unlike most magazines that are specified to a certain genre, magazine that feature indie pop artists are often just indie magazines that occasionally feature pop artists that cross the genre or pop magazine that occasionally feature indie artists who cross the genre. This is usually because of the type of charts the band/ artists are featured in and the level of status and recognition that they have. Therefore an indie pop magazine may feature all of the artists shown above as well as those from the link and so on. Yet it would also be able to cross both genres of indie and pop and occasionally feature artists such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nirvana, Gun n’ Roses and so on. This will allow more opportunities for style and content as well as attracting a wider audience. Here are some examples of magazines featuring artists that cross the pop or indie genres. As pop is a genre most associated with young people and teenage girls, the content of pop magazine is often more gossip based and featured more about the lifestyles of the celebrities of the genre. Yet indie is more associated with men and people of a slightly older generation, such as mid to late twenties and above. Thus the content of indie magazines is often more based around the music being produced by the artists associated with the genre and the music industry in terms of live events and the process’ behind albums and singles etc. Yet as an indie pop magazine is a mix of both pop and indie the content is more unusual. As the pop artists that would be featured in an indie pop magazine are the most famous and successful, the fans of the artists and would be of a wider audience and several group within society such as different age groups and genders. Therefore in an indie pop magazine I would expect to find content, still aimed at a slightly older audience, but based around both the music and other aspects about the artists. For example, there may be information and reviews on the music industry and live events, then information about the fashion styles of artists, as the indie pop industry has a fairly unusual and vintage style of fashion which may be advertised and explained in the magazine.

6. Here are some more images of magazine covers that feature artists of indie rock or who cross the genres that may be relevant to my magazine: