This document analyzes several music magazines to understand how they represent masculinity. For each magazine cover, contents page, and double page spread, the document examines the use of color, images of musicians, layout, and target audience. Red commonly represents masculinity through ideas of blood, violence, or sexuality. Black suggests darkness and masculinity. Photos emphasize masculine traits like tattoos, messy hair, and aggressive poses. The language used and layouts are bold to represent the strength of masculinity in rock music. Across all parts of the magazines, common techniques are identified to attract a presumed male audience and portray music in a masculine way.

1. This is a PowerPoint of me
analysing existing music magazine
for my course work.

2. Rock Sound magazine cover analysis
5 main colours are white, black, red blue and
yellow. Red on this magazine represents
masculinity in scary way for an example blood
is the colour red this adds a scary and
masculine feeling to it because or the tears on
their shirts on a pale white shirt shows they
are no neat or tidy at all which represents
masculinity. Basically two they are men. The
colour black in the background shows a evil
and dark side to the magazine there again this
is a other way of showing masculinity. The
blues and white give contrast and so the
writing stands from the page. Yellow is a very
bright colour this is good for advertising to
crap the viewers attention.
The magazine branding is white and bold.
This makes it stand out from the dark
background from behind it to show that rock
is a very important word. The is a studio shot
of a well know rock band. This of them
shows dark hair and tattoos to show that
they are no the type of person who would be
feminism and take care them self's. The
messy hair the tattoos and the abused white
shirt shows masculinity. The whole attitude
of the magazine is quite masculine the
wording and the image shows masculinity.
The target audience for this
magazine would be people who
like listening to rock music. Most
young people tend to listen to
rock more than older people.
People such as in the teenager
bracket would listen to this type
of music. Possibly more males
would listening to this type of
music compared to girls.
The layout of this magazine is bold to show
the strength of masculinity in the magazine.
They have different sized fonts loads of
different colours.
This magazine represents rock in a
masculine way.
The side lines gives an emo feeling to it which
may attracted people that very much in that
kind of stuff. For an example ‘cancer bats’.
The picture of the rock band on the front of the cover
show them looking down on you a little to say they
are important since they are a famous rock band.

3. Rock Sound magazine contents analysis
3 main colours are red, black and white.
This shows they have carried out the same
colours in the magazine. Black is a very
dark colour to used which give us a feeling
that rock/ metal is dark music. Red in this
magazine may represent blood in this
magazine, this suggests rock may be violent
music. The white is used to make the words
stand out from the dark background may
also represent that not all rock is dark. In
this contents page white is used to
highlight the most important features
through out the magazine on the contents
page.
The image shows a guy with tattoos covering
his entire left arm singing like he's screaming.
There is also exposure of part of the guy, this
shows he doesn’t care. That tattoos may shows
a sign of him abusing his skin. The tattoos and
him exposing himself shows masculinity in an
abusing way to show he feels no pain and so
show he's strong and not afraid. On the left
hand side of the magazine there is some
pictures of famous rock bands. The brand
image of the magazine at the top ‘rock sound’
is white and bold this gives the brand power
which can also represent masculinity.
Target audience there again is young males
that like to look like rock stars because it
makes them more manly in a masculine way.
The layout shows posters on the left hand
side and main features of the magazine on
the right hand side also have a picture of a
rock star above the list of posters and
contents. The posters and contents are
either outlined with white or actually white
this makes it stands out to say this is
important you must read it to crap
someone's attention.
This magazine represents rock in a masculine way
again through the contents by using the same
colours and the way the people are presented in
the pictures.
The language of the contents shows masculinity by
the words they have put in for an example ‘force’,
‘rock’, ‘damned’ etc. These are all strong words and
that’s why they are used in a rock magazine to
represent the masculinity or rock.
There again the camera angle of the main picture is a
low angle with makes the rock star look higher.
That’s means the rock star has power because of the
angle of the camera.

4. Rock Sound magazine double page spread analysis
As you can see the they have still
carried out the 3 main colours;
black, red and white. Black gives
this a dark feeling however the
white on this image is lighting
up his face which is contrasting
the dark. Red is represented as
blood but in more of a Sci-Fi
way. And there again white is
used to make the writing stand
out.
This image of a rock star shows
is the good side or rock but
also shows the dark/bad side
of rock. The way he is lit up
shows masculinity in a whole
new way it shows it in a clean
and that the fact the light is
shining on him shows
importance. However this
image shows open wounds and
ripped white T-shirt exposing
his tattoos that have pictures of
skulls this shows that dark
masculinity still in this image.
Target audience there
again is young males
that like to look like rock
stars.
The layout is a picture on
the left and some white
writing on the right. The
white helps it to stand out
from the dark background.
On the page there is red
creeping onto the page this
gives it a scary feeling.
The part of the magazine
represents the future and you
always think of the future
ahead of yourself. Represents
masculinity in two was one is
in a messy and the other is in
a clean way.
One side such as Oli Sykes
himself says that he always
looks into the future but
doesn’t wish to regret the past
to say he is not all bad and he
can be soft at times.
Words such as horizon and
future suggest when you think
about the future it could link
to horizon because you always
look above that level when
thinking about the future.

5. Kerrang magazine cover analysis
There is 4 main colours on this magazine;
black, red, yellow and white. On this
magazine yellow is used to make words
stand out from the rest of the magazine.
White tends to make the brand name stand
out since white is a light colour and dark
black writing with a white background
makes the brand look bold and stand out.
Red is used in a horror way because the
word Paramore has a font that gives you
the impression of horror in the magazine.
There's a red cross this suggests hospital
but that the fact its may try to represent
pain and blood. All these colours gives a
rock atmosphere because the way they are
used on the front cover.
On the front cover there is a many studio
shots of famous rocks bands. They all look
suggests rock is a fun and exciting. The
brand image has been shatters. This
suggests that this type of music is very
powerful. There is a women on the front
page smiley at you and winking her eye at
you. This shows femininity by maybe
catching the male gaze a little because it
looks like she's flirting a bit because of the
wink. This magazine attitude towards rock
is flirty and exciting and fun.
The target audience would be young
guys that like to listen to rock and have
a bit of fun.
The layout of the magazine very busy
with images or famous rock bands to
catch someone's eye. It has slanted text
this may show masculinity that is not
perfected but messy and untidy.
Side lines are names of bands. All and
these text are all to do with rock music.
The main image is at a eye level
medium shot. This shows no power
and no0 masculinity in anyway. It
shows a friendly side to rock.
The whole mode of the rock magazine
shows a friendly but exciting and fun
mode/ language.

6. Kerrang magazine contents analysis
They carried out the same colours in the
contents, red, yellow, black and white. Yellow
in this has been used to highlight the
important bits of the contents page. White is
used for the background of the contents page
to make the black stand out. And red is used
in a grotty/ horror way.
On the contents page there is the kerrang
logo that gives you the impression of how
powerful and strong and masculine rock is.
The main image shows a guy dressed in
black this may suggest he is a dark person.
On the image it shows him holding up
some cards suggesting he plays tricks on
people.
The target audience for this is there again
young people that like rock and that are
people who like to play tricks.
The layout of the magazine has a big picture at the
top and the contents below the image in columns.
The layout of some the main headlines and slightly
slanted which gives it s masculinity effect as well
with the font.
The main image is taken from the a low angle this
shows he’s has the power which shows masculinity.
Which makes rock more manly.

7. Kerrang magazine double page spread analysis
In this part of the
magazine the main
colours are grey, black,
white and red. The
colour black is used in
a masculine way to
make a femininity
disappear from the
picture. The Grey
compliments the black
and white. Since the
grey compliments the
black and white
colours such are red
can stand out.
The attitude of the
magazine gives a masculine
effect. The studio shot of
the women has messy hair
she's dressed in black and
is wearing punkie gloves
and wearing dark makeup
around add likes a
mysterious effect, this links
to a dark personality. This
image suggests this women
is a tomboy. Her punkie
style may attract the male
gaze because there is many
young men that dress
punkie.
The target audience for
this is there again young
people mostly male that
like punkie clothing.
The layout of it is a
rough border around the
edges this gives it a rock
feeling.
The whole mode of this
part of the magazine
shows women in a
masculine role not a
femininity role.

8. NME magazine cover analysis
The 4 main colours on this magazine
cover are red, white, yellow and
black. In this magazine the red seems
to represent sexiness. The white acts
out as a stand out. Also the black is
representing femininity in a sexy way
because of the clothing she is wearing
. The yellow makes the outline of the
image of Florence stand out.
Target audience will be young males
because of the sexy main image of
Florence.
The layout of the whole magazine is
big an bold and bright with the
writing to make it appealing to the
customers eye.
The main image shows femininity in
a sexy and lushes way this may catch
the male gaze. The brand image is
bold and so it can stand out.
The whole mode of this magazine is its
representing music is a sexy way which
make catch the male gaze.

9. NME magazine contents analysis
3 main colours they use in this is white, red
and black. The black and white are used to
make the text stand out and so you can easily
read it and most people are used to reading in
black and white, however the red is used to
make the contents stand out and so you can
see the contents.
There is a picture been taken on a stage of a artist.
Target audience will be young males
and females for this contents page
because there not sexy images like on
the front cover that will catch the male
gaze.
The layout of the magazine is you have the
image on the right hand side and all the
contents on the left hand side in a column.
The mode of the contents page is
passionate for music because of the a the
picture of artist sat on the chair
performing his song live shows passionate
and the way he's looking to the
microphone shows he love performing
with his guitar and singing.

10. NME magazine double page spread analysis
The 4 main colours are
white, grey, black and red.
Black to represent the
sexiness and classiness.
The Grey compliments the
black and white. Since the
grey compliments the black
and white colours such are
red can stand out.
This image is a studio shot
of a attractive lady since
she is wearing a leather
outfit this will attract the
male gaze. The way she's
posing and showing off her
legs will catch the male
gaze.
Target audience will be
young males because of
the sexy main image.
But maybe females as
well because shes an
imspration Florence
because she looks
attractive.
The layout is there's a
attractive image of a
famous young lady and
on the right there's
story.
The mode of this
magazine is a
classic, sexy mode.

11. Summary
All my magazines use all colours such as white, black and red.
Black and white is the most common colours for reading. Plain
and boring colours such as black and white make other colours
such as red or yellow really stand out to the audience and so it
catches the audience/ readers eye. This is way yellow is a good
colour for pointing out advertisement. However you wouldn’t
want to many harsh colours like yellow because it will make the
magazine hard to read. All the pictures are images of famous
artists, this grabs the viewers eye especially if they are a fan of
them. All the magazine brands are big and bold and so it makes
the branding stand out. Because of this, you are more likely to
remember the brand name because it stands out to the reader.
The all have similar layouts because the audience find it easier
to understand the magazine.

12. End of Presentation on analysis of magazines
By Lara .C.