This double page spread from Kerrang! magazine features an exclusive interview with My Chemical Romance. On the left page is a photo of the lead singer with text below giving details about an upcoming world exclusive story. The right page has additional information and a teaser about unreleased songs. The spread uses the band's signature black, red, and white color scheme to match their brand identity and the magazine's style.

1. Analysis of
Music Magazine
Double Page
Spreads

2. The different colour used which is red attracts
Kerrang the audiences eyes to the headline, giving a
description of the article and talks in a mode of
The banner of it being address, the headline is very optimistic, this
The left page ‘world exclusive’ is bold gives the band a very confident look, which suits
consists of a mid And very eye catching which the target audience. The title is bold is in a
long shot of the lead Grabs your attention. sans-serifed font, with colours relating to the
singer in my house-style of the magazine
chemical romance, There is a separate
the use of mise en column which gives
scene within this a teaser of what's to
image reinforces the come within the new
bands nature of songs of MCR. This gives
being/rock which their audiences info
targets the audience. which other magazines
They also stick with do not have, we know
the colour theme of this as its ‘world
black, red and white exclusive. This is a way of
which was used on promoting the magazine
the front cover, and attracting their
which is sticking to target audience to buy it.
their brand identity
as the band is emo
style genre of music
which this colour
The text is in white and relates to
theme suits to the A caption is added underneath each picture
The images, it is laid out in a
genre of the music which anchors the image and tells the
column format, which is formal.
the band plays. audience what is happening in the image
to make them more interested and grabs their
attention.

3. The text is in black and stands out It is set out in three columns,
Q well within the white background. which is very informative using
the colour black also relates to the formal language which targets
The photo of Lady photo of Lady Gaga. The text also uses their target audience. It is displayed
Gaga is a mid-shot drop caps to indicate a new paragraph or beneath a strapline mentioning Lady
Taken at eye level so to separate the section of ‘S` and ‘I`. Gaga’s name so the reader knows what
She's staring directly the article is going to be about.
At the reader. The
image is black and
White which relates to
the magazines colour
scheme. The use of
mise en scene is giving
us the typical
perception of how we
The bottom of the
see Lady Gaga in the
page is dated, with
celebrity world as
the name of the
being unique and
magazine and page
different which she is
number which is Q’s
well known for. The
well known house
image is very
style.
stereotypical of how
women are
represented as she's
nearly being exposed The big letter ‘L’ is the boldest and brightest colour of the page,
as she's not wearing which follows the magazines main colour scheme of white and red.
any clothing, just a the huge ‘L` makes it look very dramatic and shows the importance and
simple chain covering dominance of Lady Gaga. We can see from this Q has its own housestyle as
her chest. the magazine always tends to have a large letter representing the
chosen interviewee.