The document analyzes two double page spreads from music magazines. The first is from NME and features an article on rapper Dizzee Rascal. Images and design elements reflect his progression from graffiti artist to successful musician. The article text is in four columns discussing his dramatic life changes. The second spread is from Kerrang and focuses on rock band My Chemical Romance's new album. Images are in black and white matching the color scheme. Text is crammed across the page in two columns, reflecting the band's rebellious style. Both spreads use layout, images, and design to represent the featured artists and align with the genres of hip hop and rock music.

1. Analysis of music magazine double page articles

2. Analysis of double page article 1- NME PAGE NUMBER, NME LOGO & DATE- The page numbers help the reader navigate through the magazine, the NME logo keeps the magazine consistent, and the date again highlights how current the magazine is. MAIN HEADING- The main heading ‘Tags to riches’ is in a large, bold font which makes it stand out on the page. It again relates to the main image of Dizzee Rascal spraying a wall with graffiti- suggesting that he started out as a criminal and is now a successful rapper who is making lots of money. BYLINE- This gives the author and photographer credit and it shows the reader who is behind the work, which may encourage them to research their work. BACKGROUND- Mise-en-scene includes a graffiti wall background which associates with the genre of Hip hop music and it uses lots of bright colours which makes it stand out and attracts the reader. MAIN IMAGE- The main image is a mid shot of the rapper Dizzee Rascal and it shows him holding a spray paint canister. This gives the impression that graffiti is what he used to do when he was younger and before he got into a successful career- as the main heading suggests (Tags to riches). SUB HEADING- This breaks down what the article is about even more CAPTION- This caption states the name of the person in the main image on the page to the left (Dizzee Rascal) and like the front cover and contents page we can see that he is the main feature of the magazine, and it also identifies him to people who do not recognise him and his fans. COPY BEGINNIG WITH LARGE LETTER + FOUR COLOUMNS- The Drops Cap is a stylistic feature and indicates where the text starts which assists the reader. The use of the four columns wrapped around the image makes the layout of the text clearer and visually pleasing. IMAGE- This image is of an old radio and alcohol bottles which again relates to Dizzee’s youth and reflects his rise to fame.

3. Analysis of written article 1 The article itself is basically about the dramatic change Dizzee Rascal went through- from being a young criminal to now a very successful musician. This also relates to the images included in the double page spread as the mis-en-scene suggests what his youth was like. The style of the article is the use of dull colours and a standard font which may reflect the fact that the content of the article is a serious topic about Dizzee Rascals life, unlike the page opposite which is very vibrant and stands out. It is written in four short columns each of approximately 75-100 words which makes the layout of the text more efficient as it is clear and visually pleasing. The main heading is quite dramatic as it uses a large, bold font which stands out and attracts the readers attention. It also shows what the article is about and relates to the main image to its left.

4. Analysis of double page article 2- Kerrang COPY BEGINNIG WITH LARGE LETTER + TWO COLOUMNS- The Drops Cap is a stylistic feature and indicates where the text starts which assists the reader. The use of the two columns takes up less space allowing images and heading to be larger. The page is crammed with lots of images and text which goes against the usual layout of magazine articles and this relates to Rock music as it is unique and rebellious. MAIN IMAGE- The main image is a mid shot of the lead vocalist of the band- My Chemical Romance and it shows him holding a microphone on its stand supposedly performing at a gig and we can see the drummer in the background. The mid shot of Gerard Way dominates the page and the background is blurred which implies that he is more superior as the focus is on him. The image is in black and white which makes it match the colour scheme and makes the words in red stand out most. PAGE NUMBER AND KERRANG TITLE- The page numbers help the reader navigate through the magazine, and the Kerrang logo keeps the magazine consistent and professional. MAIN HEADING- This is in a large, bold font which makes it stand out on the page and matches the colour scheme- which associate with the Emo genre. The font used shows an old, worn out effect which relates to the fact that the band are releasing a new album but are still being the same old them in terms of their music. BACKGROUND- Mise-en-scene includes a dark background with a member of a band playing drums which associates with the genre of Rock music and the colour scheme. SUB HEADING- This summarises what the article is about further. CAPTIONS- These captions states the names of the people in the images and like the front cover and contents page we can see that the band is the main feature of the magazine, and it also identifies them to people who do not recognise them. IMAGES- There are a few images of the band members which relates to the article, and like the main image they are black and white- matching colour scheme. BOXES- Following the black, red and white colour scheme there is a white rectangular box on the side of the page which contrasts on the black background making it stand out, there is a another box at the top in red which again contrasts, and there is text over them which are in colours that also match the colour scheme. The text is about the new MCR songs.

5. Analysis of written article 2 The article itself is basically about the band- My Chemical Romance who have revealed that they will be releasing a new album which has not yet been named. The images also relate to the fact that they are making a new album. The style of the article is the use of red, white and black colour scheme which associates with Emo music (sub genre of Rock), and stands out on the black background. It is written in two columns which takes up less space on the page and allows the images and heading to be larger. The page is crammed with lots of images and text which goes against the usual layout of magazine articles and this relates to Rock music as it is unique and rebellious. The main heading is quite dramatic as it uses a large, bold font which stands out and attracts the readers attention. It also has a old/worn out effect which relates to the article about MCR releasing a new album but still being the same old them.