This document discusses different types of names used for music publications, including acronyms, compound words, and phrases. It also analyzes the name "Kerrang" specifically, noting that the word is meant to evoke the sound of a guitar or bang, implying loud and crashing rock music. The distressed black and white lettering of the name graphically represents screeching or explosive songs.

1. Names and
Mastheads
By David Campbell

2. Types of Name
• Q, NME, CCM – Acronym
• Hip-Ster, IndieVidual – Compound
• TOTP, Rolling Stone, Drowned By
Sound- Phrases
• Kerrang, Base, Wire, Vibe Connotative

3. • The word Kerrang is created by the sound of a
guitar or a bang. When you say the word it
makes you think of loud crashes and rock music
in general.
• The graphology of the word is in black and white
and is distressed lettering/font which indicates a
certain amount of screeching or loud explosive
songs.