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Music Magazines.
Kerrang, NME,Q, Mojo, Smash hits ( doesnt excist anymore), rolling atone, uncut, classic rock, top of the pops, total guitar, classic FM, mixmag.

Codes and conventions of a music magazine.

Double page spread
  • One side is a massive images or more, pictures often bleed across from one page to the other.


  • Quote to relate and link image- Hyline- name of journalist who wrote the article positioned in or by the standfirst or at the end of the article. Photographer is also credited.


  • Drop capital, as big as you want it to be.


  • Imaginative photography


  • Headlines across two pages


  • Straplines or a broder often used to bleed across double paged spread.

  • More than one image sometimes used-smaller images are used to break up the layer and make it more inviting-panals and quotes.


  • Standfirst always by headline and before start of the article- intoduces the article. Works witht he headline to tell the reader what is the article is about- also larger font.


  • Headlines-creative, eye catching.


  • Artists' name are highlighted.


  • Page Number/Title of magazine/ Issue date

E.g 2 Mogo January 2009


  • Limited use of colour, layed out in columns, usually 3 or 4.
  • Strapline- heading/tab
  • Creative use of images

  • Website address

  • Personality of journalist comes through interview, their opinion is shown.

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