aim : to analyze music magazines, considering how their genre is conveyed and the typical features of a front cover

music magazines I have heard of

• NME
• XXL
• LIVE
• COMPLEX
• UNCUT

music magazines I have read/ bought


Magazine title : Q MAGAZINE  

Publisher : Bauer media   

Target audience:  The main target audience will be from ages of 21- 40 however, Muse is a long established band older readers might like as well as Joe Strammer from the Clash younger and older age groups may still read this magazine. The main gender will be males but there may be various females who will enjoy this.

Genre:  The type of genre's are mainly rock as there are bands such as Muse, The clash and The Vaccines, however there is always pop genre's such as Michael Jackson.


Main articles : Muse's latest tour ( cover story ), articles on Joe Strummer and John Lydon.

3 male photos...
John Lydon - sticky up hair, mad expression of his face, drinking cider in a wine glass and eating a cherry pie. Sense of humour.

Joe strummer - greasy hair, on stage, on floor in middle of performance


3 female photos...
Chan Marshall - woman on the verge of a nervous break down