Front page information mainly about one artist/ band,

All parts randomly placed and angled around the front page, unorganised and very Informal.

Freebies/ Posters inside Encourage reader to by for these extras.

Masthead very bold and messy (lines through it, rough edges, looks shattered). Links to music genre of rock as supposed to be .

Picture not in the middle of the page, to the left, only text/ images on the left. Not to the conventions of a magazine image.

Pug in the bottom right third out of the way, not part of the cover as only needed for purchase.

Photo overlaps the masthead, still know what magazine it is, as it is an established brand (very popular in its genre).

Cover lines about similar artists in the same genre to the main article.

Popular event for people of that age and social group (teenagers and people who like rock music)

Rude language commonly used in the rock genre, the mode of address is for teenagers mainly

Masthead in the top left third, against conventions as usually masthead covers the whole top third of the cover not just one corner.

Main Image on the right of the page, overlaps part of the masthead.

Extra content to try to entice the customer to buy, reviews of things/ places/ music the reader may be interested in.

Main cover line (links to the image), important article to be read (usually with a quote from them).

Pug in the bottom left third, out of the way as only needed for purchase.

Colours mainly red and white which are the colours of the masthead. This colour pattern is continued inside the magazine.

Cover lines, the articles inside, fans of those artists may be interested.

Extra content, could be to make it seem like it’s not only a music magazine, also includes actual articles and additional information.

Cover lines that mention other artists and their music on the arena dates going on and new albums. To do with the genre of music.

Like ‘Q’ , it also has its masthead in the top left hand corner rather than above the whole top third

Main image is of an artist with messy hair, black clothes, and tattoos showing, typical of the genre of music (Rock).

Special edition, (‘Green Day Exclusive’) to appeal to the fans of that artist, shows the band must be a big deal if a whole magazine issue is dedicated to them.

Main cover line on the artist in the main image, also includes a quote from the artist.

Pug, bottom right third , out of the way

Main image is a band in black and white, no expression on their face, just looking at the camera. Typical of the genre of music magazine (Rock), might show their music is not particularly upbeat but heavy and hard hitting.

Masthead covers the top third, typical of a magazine, in a very bold font and in bright colour to stand out the name.

Only the masthead and one line have colour (red), all of the rest of the cover is in black and white, brings attention to theses as they stand out from the page. May be because the band is called ‘Black Keys’.

Main cover line, what the main image is about.

Cover lines about similar artists of the genre.

Masthead in top right corner and has an overlap with the main image, (like ‘Q’ and ‘NME’) it breaks the conventions of a normal magazine masthead, but as it is an established brand as it is still know what it is.

Cover lines on similar artists, what articles are inside about them. Placed at the top of the page rather than at the middle, against conventions.

Main cover line on the artist in the main image, also includes a quote from the artist, shows the magazine has contact with the artist.

Colours mainly red, black and white which are the colours of the masthead, event the girls clothes in the photo are black and white.

Extra artists similar to the main one.