1. GENREQ magazine concentrates on mainstream rock/pop stars. If a pop star appears on the cover of Q magazine then they are normally very mainstream. On this particular cover, the main artist is the New York City indie band The Strokes. The Strokes are a very interesting band to the Q audience, which is why they have made it onto the front cover. Kylie Minogue is another artist on the page, who will also bring a lot of customers to buy the magazine.COVERLINESThere are numerous amounts of huge mainstream artists on the page, which are all used to promote the magazine and persuade the artist’s fans to buy the magazine. The artist’s names are shown in a bolder text/colour to make them stand out to the customers. The sneak preview stories of what the magazine contains are shown in a less bold text, which allows a sneak preview but does not take over the magazine cover. MASTHEADThe title of this magazine is Q. Originally, Q was to be called Cue (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed to Q so that the magazine wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Q focuses more on the mainstream bands/artists of music, as this sells more magazines due to the number of people who will be interested in the band/artist.*+<br />AUDIENCEQ is aimed at an older age group than most magazines. A lot of magazines are aimed at teenagers; however Q is aimed at both teenagers and adults. Each cover of Q may be aimed at a specific age group; however this particular cover is aimed at multiple age groups. The main headlining artist of the magazine is The Strokes, who are a band for all age groups. Teenager, adults, boys, and girls can all find The Strokes interesting, which is why the cover is so significant, as the Audience is endless.<br />COVER STARSThe visable stars of this cover are The Strokes and Kylie Minogue. The Strokes are made up of five different boys from New York. This article is relevant to the customers because Q’s target audience are at ages where they find these stories interesting. Kylie Minogue is one of the biggest female pop stars ever, which is why she is on the front cover of Q. Kylie will also bring a lot more customers to the magazine due to her popularity.<br />REPRESENTATIONThe magazine cover shows only white people, suggesting that hardly any black people are interested in Indie music. The cover also shows a mix between genders. Only two pictures of artists are shown, who are The Strokes (males) and Kylie Minogue (female). This equally divides genders on the magazine cover.COSTUMEThe main artist on this magazine cover is The Strokes. The Strokes are well known for their coolness and ‘I don’t care’ image. Their clothes on this particular magazine cover are typical ‘Strokes-like’ clothes. It also shows the lead singer with a bottle of alcohol in his hand, which represents their rebellious image.DATE/PRICE/BAR-CODEThe bar code is shown in the bottom-right corner of the magazine cover. The date of this magazine is November 2003, and the price is £3.40, which is a very reasonable price for this particular magazine. This price can influence the customers to buy the magazine.<br />