2. My magazine is mainly aimed at
teenagers who like
alternative/alternative rock music. I
found that magazines like Q and
NME were helpful when creating my
magazine and from looking at them I
worked out how to represent the
alternative rock genre and how to go
about creating my magazine.
3. • In a stereotypical alternative rock
magazine there would usually be a male
performer on the front cover however I
have not followed this convention and
have chosen to put a female on the
front cover because some magazines
do use women on their front covers, it is
just more common to find a male on the
front. I have done this because I think it
will appeal to a teenage audience and
that they will see my cover star on the
front and want to know more about her,
I think her style and poses throughout
my magazine represents my target
audience as casual and carefree. It
escapes the idea that teenagers listen
to music in order to get rid of their
problems and can portray that people
listen to this genre because it makes
them happy. The photos I have used are
interesting, artsy and colourful which
can be seen as quite fun and youthful.
My pictures represent specific traits that
Relatively
serious but
the slight
smirk might
represent a
good mood
or just
general
happiness.Playful and
can represent
the feelings
towards the
image of Amy
Winehouse
which include
respect,
admiration
and the
feeling that
my cover star
thinks the
artist is ‘cool’
which can
influence
4. This picture can be interpreted as
the more rebellious and cheeky
side of teenagers. The graffiti
writing which says ‘If you’re bored
you’re boring’ is an important part
of it and the fact that my artist is
crouching in front of it shows that
she thinks this is ‘cool’ and agrees
with the statement. My audience
might agree with her and become
interested in her as an artist
because they can relate to it.
KO-KO is a well known concert venue
in Camden so I have decided to
include it in my music magazine
because British teenagers might
know of it and wish to be informed on
who’s performing.
