Kerrang! magazine's double page spread about the band All American Rejects is loud, busy, and features many images compared to the more minimalist style of Q magazine. Kerrang! targets a niche rock audience while Q aims for a wider audience. The band featured in Kerrang! has a gritty appearance that would not appeal to most music fans, only those who admire loud, frenetic rock music. The question and answer interview format makes for easy, fast reading suited to Kerrang!'s teenage audience.

1. Kerrang! Double page spread is very busy and loud compared to Q staying in
the conventions of a stereotypical music magazine. There are five images
shown on the double page spread compared to Qs 2 images , one taking up a
whole page, relating to Q minimalistic and stylish house style.
The article follows a very conventional format of question and answer
contrasting with Q’s event telling 3 column article. Compared to the much less
content in Kerrang!’s article about the All American Regects. Another
contrasting point in the magazine double page spreads, Cheryl Cole, Q’s main
cover star is a worldwide role model and is constantly seen in the press
differing to Kerrang!’s choices of cover star a niche rock band unfamiliar to the
population that aren’t fans of rock music. Showing Q would attract a wider
audience and Kerrang is aimed at a niche audience who are fans of rock
bands. The long greasy hair and ear stretching appearance of the band would
not appear attractive to the majority of music lovers, only those that admire the

2. care free, loud busy music genre. Shown in the main members loud colourful
peculiar chose of clothing and his band members over grown hair style.
The double page spread would attract both male and female as most female
rock lovers would admire the look of the band and would want to find out The
Amerian Regects , ‘dirty little secrets’ which is the main title of the double
page spread. Creating curiosity in female fans. The double page spread would
attract male fans of the genre due to the fans of the band that inspire to look
like them. As many fans would idolise the band members. He question and
answer format article is an interview about the bands ‘dirty little secrets’
allowing the fans an insight to the bands personal life, giving the readers a
more personal relationship with the band members.
The loud bright bold text relates to the house style of Kerrang! Magazines.
One enlarged quote reads ‘I was tripping balls’with the name of the main
member of the band under neaf to make the article catch the reader’s eye and
make them curious what the quote is relating too. Also the word ‘balls’
suggests sexual content which would attract the female audience.
The simple Q/A format would suit the teenage audience well due to teenagers
not wanting to read through a 3 column article of constant text that we see in
the double page spread of Q. The format chosen by Kerrang! Allows an easy
and fast read, after teenagers wouldn’t want to waste too much time reading
through and concentrating on an article in a magazine a magazine.