Thursday 12 November 2009



Here is a double page spread featuring the band 'Carbon Silicon' from the music magazine- Uncut. Uncut magazine is a popular monthly publication based in london. It is targetted to a slightly older audience and this is reflected in the layout and language of this double page spread.

The headline text uses large bold lettering that stands out and the sub-heading uses appropriate terminology such as 'punk veterans' to describe the band. This language is appropriate because the audience of the magazine will be more familiar with the punk era which was during the 70's. Alliteration is also used in the sub-heading where it says 'raw, roaring, and back-to-basics'. The main image features the band in medium shot with the tallest person stood to the far right.

The Institution of the magazine is Uncut. Uncut meaning that nothing has been cut or left out. The ideology of this magazine is that nothing has been left out and the magazine is full of information about the bands. The magazine gives the idea of getting a behind the scenes look at some of the most popular bands.

The double page spread uses a more simplistic colour scheme of blue and black unlike the NME magazine which uses a busy colour scheme of contrasting, bright colours to represent the NME magazine as a rebellious magazine.

The main image of the band features them in medium shot, and the picture potrays the idea that the reader is reading something exclusive. The image features the band backstage, as if caught before or after a gig. One of the band members is shown holding a guitar, the connotations of this is that they are about to go on stage or have just come off. The band are represented in this certain way to fit the ideology of Uncut magazine.

The main feature:Headline of this article uses block capital letters and says 'CARBON/SILICON' which is the name of the band. Underneath is some anchorage which says 'Punk veterans unite to unleash raw, roaring, back-to-basics debut.' This describes the main image which is a picture of the band members.

The layout of the article features two columns of text on the left hand side of the page, and the image on the right. Underneath, along the bottom of the double page is an interview with one of the members of the band. This box has a background colour of blue which makes this article stand out amongst the rest of the text which is featured on a white background.

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