1. 1). What isa musicmagazine?
A musicmagazine isa magazine thatcontainsinformationaboutartists,songsandmusical culture.
2). What contentwouldyouexpecttofindina musicmagazine?
I wouldexpecttofind storiesaboutvariousartists andwhentheyare goingontour and whatthey
had done recently.Also, photoshoots/images of themandmaybe picturesof fansandcompetitions
setup e.g.imagesof posterscreatedbyfans.Interviews withsingersandbandwhere theyare asked
questions thatfanswantto knowthe answersto,and helpgive the readeraninsite intotheirlives.
Articles aboutartiststours, upand comingalbums,ticketsalesandsocial medialinkssothe reader
can viewthe social mediawebsitesandcatchup withthe news.
3). What imageswouldyouexpecttofindinamusic magazine?
I wouldexpecttofindimagesof instruments,artists,posters,venuesetc. becausethese are the
thingsthe fanswant to see,alsoif the artisthas beenactive onlinetakingchallengessuch asthe ice
bucketchallenge thenthe readerwouldliketosee imagesof thissotheyare upto date etc.
4). Identifygeneral characteristics/featuresthatyouwouldexpecttofindinall musicmagazines.
I wouldalsoexpecttosee bigboldmastheadsand titleswhichstandoutsothe divisionof articlesis
clear.Popularartists suchas onesinthe charts because theyhita wideraudience because their
musicgoesoverthe radio viapopularradiostations. Lotsof coloursthat match the genre of the
magazine forexample punk=black,thishelpsthe readeridentifywhattype of magazine theyare
buying. Havingbigbrightcoloursthat match the genre helpsell the magazinebecause outof ashelf
full,you’re more likelytopickupthe brightone that attracts your eye ratherthana darkdull boring
one.
