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Analysing Magazines

I have created a rock genre music magazine. The primary target audience I am trying to represent through my media language is : Gender: Either genders Age:13-29 Ethnicity:English Social grade:C1-E Interests: Listening to heavy music. P1: Masthead - Words used in the masthead can be Kerrang! These words connote the genre to the target audience because the word 'Kerrang' is an onomatopoeia for the strings on a guitar. This is good because Kerrang is a rock music magazine and the the name suits the genre of magazine.  - The typography style has been used for the masthead is bold and looks a bit worn down/been smash by something.  This attracts the target audience because it looks rebellious looking, with the smash-liked font making the audience curious and the capital bold font catches the audiences eye. -The colour/s have been used in the masthead for Kerrang tend to be black and white. These colours connote to the magazine as dark colours are similar to the ...

Magazine institutions

IPC Media Ltd Dennis Publishing Hearst Magazines UK Condé Nast Publications Ltd

Main music magazines: Target audience

Top Ten genres - Rock - Metal   -Pop -Alternative -Electronic Dance Music -Thrash Metal -Dubstep -Hip Hop -Country -Classical

Music genre

Pop Indie  Jazz Rock Metal  Hardcore Country Vocaloid  Trap R and B Post hardcore Punk rock K-pop J-pop Hip hop Rap Opera Alternative Rock Dub Vocaloid Ethnicity: Japanese Age: Teenagers/Young Adults Gender: 70% female, 30% male Social Grade: E-C Fashion: Bright colours  Interests: gaming Common Themes: Love, heartbreak, death How it makes people feel: Mixed emotions, happy and excited, or depressed Alternative Rock Ethnicity: Americans/English Age:13-25 Gender: Mostly female, older track some males liked Social Grade: C1 - C2 Fashion: Dark colours Interests: Music Common Themes: School, sad, love, friends How it makes people feel: Happy Instruments: Drums, guitar, base, vocals Post Hardcore Ethnicity: American/English Age:14-20 Gender: Male and Female Social Grade: E - C1 Fashion: Black hair, belts, ripped skinny jeans Interests: Breaking stuff Common Themes: Drugs, about ex How it makes...