Final decisions

My front cover image will be off a girl aged 16 – 18, with browny/redy hair and it will be backcombed, she will be wearing a very casual every day clothing she will have black make up with a pale face, and a bow in her hair. The picture will be put on a plain white background. Then put onto a black background.



The cover lines are as follows-
Saving Aimee -Were gonna be one of the best bands in the world
exit ten- "getting bottled off stage is the least of our worries"
China Crisis- reveals all the pressure on todays musicans
plus - Go : Audio, Reel big fish, New found glory, bowling for soup, new york dolls, the all american rejects, the blackout, motorhead



Content page text;

Support acts;

6 RSVP – have your say

8 The Racket- featuring mayday parade, you and me at six, fall out boy, and Hollywood undead. 23 Unplugged rated live

45 New found glory- there new album has taken America by storm but how is it doing in the UK our critics reveals all.

54 Guilty pleasures- The Ramones

65 The new band on the scene- saving Aimee

72 Pop punks top ten hits

80 reviews- reviews and rates in music, film, TV, books plus much more.

96 gig guide- including the used reading and Leeds the blackout and atryu.

100 last love- blink 182

120 Paramore-our last words



Headliners;

12 The clash- should they stay or should they go?

14 Less than Jake- we want to thanks everyone for the support but it is time to go.

20 Motorhead

21 Reel big fish

22 Go: Audio-“they came from know we’re and it was too late”.

24 Mayday parade

28 Taking back Sunday

30 Bowling for soup-“we rocked the us know it’s time to rock the UK”

34 The medic droid- nobody drops beats better

38 Tonight is goodbye- “it’s time to say goodbye to the support act and hello to the headliner” 40 All American rejects-move along

43 You and me at six “fans, you can never have too many, so that’s why we want to meet them” 50 Exit ten- getting bottled off stage is the least of our worries

54 Blue October- we have been gone for too long and now we’re back its time to show who really rocks

60 The clash- should they stay or should they go?

67 Fall out boys Pete wentz – in a close shave



The images I will need for my content page are;

Picture of the editor,

Exit sign with a number ten hanging off it

Picture of the clash vinyl Picture of amp

Picture of a person with a motor as there head



My double page spread article will be on the china crisis and it will be an interview and photographs.

publication plan

Title; Unplugged



Positioning statement; love live music,



Frequency of publication; weekly



Price; £2.30



Distribution; supermarkets, newsagents, music shops.



Rationale; the approach of the magazine is very much the fans and the industries perspective, we will offer opinion and insights of the industries, the fans and the journalists, and the articles and reviews will focus very much on what the fans want to know and ask, also what the industries wants the audience to know about the artists. Style; informal, humorous. simple vocabulary. Style of writing and presentation very formal, and professional.



Regular content;

Editor’s letter

Rsvp-have your say

The racket- featuring mayday parade, fall out boy, Hollywood undead.

Gig guide-including the used reading and Leeds festival, the blackout, atryu.

Last love- blink 182.

Pop punks top ten hits

Unplugged rated live New found glory- there new album has taken America by storm but how is it doing in the UK our critics reveals all.

Guilty pleasures- The Ramones

The new band on the scene- saving Aimee



Feature content;

Go: Audio-“they came from know we’re and it was too late”.

Bowling for soup-“we rocked the us know it’s time to rock the UK”

You and me at six “fans, you can never have too many, so that`s why we want to meet them” Fall out boys Pete wentz – in a close shave

The medic droid- nobody drops beats better

Paramore-our last words

Mayday parade

Taking back Sunday

Tonight is goodbye- “it’s time to say goodbye to the support act and hello to the headliner”

All American rejects-move along

Exit ten- getting bottled off stage is the least of our worries

Blue October- we have been gone for too long and now we’re back its time to show who really rocks

The clash- should they stay or should they go?

Less than Jake- we want to thanks everyone for the support but it is time to go.

Motorhead

Reel big fish



Main features;

New York dolls- reveal the heartbreak behind drugs, and rock and roll.

Blue October- we have been gone for too long and now we’re back its time to show who really rocks

Bowling for soup-“we rocked the US know it’s time to rock the UK”

The Blackout

Zebrahead



House style

Cover lines – Arial

Headlines- Arial

Stand first- Arial- 14.

By line to be included in stand first

Captions- Arial-8pt

Features in first paragraph; drop capital Tahoma 3 lines deep.

New first paragraph; First word in Arial and bold.

Body text- times new roman, 10pt.

Colour scheme-orange black and white.

task seven questionnaire and results

Task seven;
Questionnaire and results;
Are you male or female?
Male-8
Female-12

In conclusion my results shows that out of the 20 people I asked 12 were female and 8 were male therefore my music magazine will be more aimed at girls than boys but my magazine will be more unisex.

How old are you?
17 years old
37 years old
33 years old
26 years old
25 years old
46 years old
67 years old
38 years old
60 years old
21 years old
35 years old
57 years old
23 years old
19 years old
30 years old
19 years old
22 years old
17 years old





In conclusion my results show that I have asked a wide range of different aged people, therefore my I decided to categorises my results to less than twenty were there were four people, then I did the 20 to 30`s were there were six people, then there was the 30 to 40 were there was four people then finally there was the 40 + were there was four people in that age range therefore my results may not effect the target audience of my magazine as there are many people in the same age categories yet there is more four with four people in each one.


What is your favourite colour?
Pink-6
Blue-3
Red-1
Purple-2
Black-1
Orange-7


In conclusion my bar chart shows that out of the 20 people I asked most of them said that orange is there favourite colour therefore I think I will base the main colours of my magazine orange as orange is very eye-catching.

What is your favourite genre of music?
Jazz-1
Rock-4
Punk-6
Unsigned-1
Classical-1
Heavy metal-1
Pop-6


In conclusion with two of the genres with equal amount of people choosing them I have decided to combine them both and do the pop punk genre.

Do prefer solo artists or bands?
Solo artists- 9
Bands-11

In conclusion these results show that the people who answered my questionnaire prefer bands therefore my magazine will mainly be bands as that what the audience are attracted to.

Do you prefer male or female artists?
Male-12
Female-8

In conclusion my graph shows that the people who answered my questionnaire prefer male artists therefore my magazine shall have more male then female artists.

Which three words do you associate with pop?
Up to date-4
Fans-3
Tickets-2
Trends-4
Understandable-1
Boybands-2
Charts-5
Popular-2
Role models-1
Feminine-3
Girly-8
Noise-3
Gigs-2
Radio-3
Fanclub-1
Pink-3
Cheesey-3
Young people-2

My results show what people think off when they seen the word pop there was a mixture of answers, the most popular answer was “girly”, which suggests that people think pop music or pop magazines are mainly for girls, people also said that “charts” relates to pop music or the pop genre because pop music is in the charts, using these results it can help me eliminate mistakes which may occur when making my magazine so that i get the codes and conventions right also that my magazine doesn’t just look like a pop magazine but has some of the above elements involved so the buyer knows that it is pop punk not just pop.

What words would you associate with punk?
Police-2
Party-3
Bands-3
Tarten-4
Drugs-4
Loud-9
Mad colours- 3
Union jack-6
Festivals-4
Gigs-4
Youthful-1
Mo-hawk-2
Mad hair-4
Black-1
Drink-3
80`s-1
Makeup-2
Teenagers-2
Solos-1
70`s-2

in conclusion this bar diagrams shows that three words people associate with punk. The main outcome which many people chosen was “loud”. Therefore people associate punk music being loud, and therefore this must contribute to the naming of my magazine along with the pop words. Many people said that the union jack (6 people), therefore i shall have the union jack on my front cover along tartan and gig pictures as this is what the audience associate with punk music.

How often do you buy music magazines?
Weekley-2
Monthy-4
Fortnightly-11
Never-3

From these results it shows that more people buy music magazines fortnightly therefore I shall make my music magazine fortnightly because I know more people will buy it appose to weekly.


What magazine do you buy?
Kerrang-3
Rocksound-6
Q-1
Nme-2
Nme-6

From these results it shows that most people read rocksound which is a pop punk music magazine also other rock magazines such as kerrang and two indie magazines Q and Nme.

What do you like about this magazine?
Rocksound- content, gig guide, colour, interviews, competitions.
Kerrang-content, price, layout.
Q- Interviews
Nme- the bands, price.

In conclusion these results show that an audience is attracted to magazines by many different factors, and that my magazine should include similar factors for example i will have a similar layout as kerrang but similar interviews as rocksound.


What would you change about this magazines content if you could?
Rocksound- colour, less adverts, more old bands, more gig information, more reviews, TV guide.
Q-price
Nme-less adverts, nothing.
Kerrang-more interviews, more gigs, more English bands.


In conclusion these results shows that everybody has different opinions about different magazines which shows that people are attracted to different things in magazines, for example one person said that they liked the colour of rocksound were as someone else said that they don’t like it. Therefore i am have decided that my pop punk magazine shall have more English than American bands, an equal amount of old and new bands, a gig guide, reviews and a TV guide for music channels.

What attracts you to this magazine?
Rocksound-colour, content, price, bands, extras.
Kerrang- layout, free gifts, price.
Nme- competitions, gig guide.
Q-give a ways

In conclusion these results show that people like the colour of rocksound but the layout of kerrang with these results it shall influence my opinion, and my music magazine.


How frequently is it published?
Kerrang-weekly
Rocksound-monthly
Q-monthly
Nme-weekly

In conclusion these results show that two of the magazines that people chosen to read are published weekly therefore my magazine will be published weekly.

task three making final decisions

Price; £2.20



Freqency of puplication; Monthly



Average issue size- 120 pages



Regular content- RSVP – have your say,The Racket- featuring mayday parade, you and me at six, fall out boy, and Hollywood undead,Unplugged rated live, New found glory- there new album has taken America by storm but how is it doing in the UK our critics reveals all, Guilty pleasures- The Ramones, The new band on the scene- saving Aimee, Pop punks top ten hits, gig guide- including the used reading and Leeds the blackout and atryu, last love- blink 182, Paramore-our last words.



Featured content- Fall out boys Pete wentz – in a close shave, The clash- should they stay or

should they go?, Blue October- we have been gone for too long and now we’re back its time to show who really rocks, Exit ten- getting bottled off stage is the least of our worries, You and me at six “fans, you can never have too many, so that’s why we want to meet them”, All American rejects-move along, Tonight is goodbye- “it’s time to say goodbye to the support act and hello to the headliner”, The medic droid- nobody drops beats better, Bowling for soup-“we rocked the us know it’s time to rock the UK” , Taking back Sunday, Mayday parade, Go: Audio-“they came from know we’re and it was too late”, Reel big fish, Motorhead and Less than Jake- we want to thanks everyone for the support but it is time to go.

task two research into existing music magazines

I am going to conduct research on is Kerrang, which i published weekly by published by Bauer Consumer Media, the magazine is priced at £2.20 each week but this price differs depending which gift you receive. The average size of Kerrang is 63 pages. Kerrang regular content is Feedback, News,Swag,Live reviews,Album Reviews,Gig guide and famous last words. Where as there features of this magazine is 100 killer rifts that shook the world. website- http://www.kerrang.com/

The second magazine i have decided to research is Nme as this is sometimes classed as a pop punk magazine. Nme is published weekly on a Wednesday, at the price of £2.30. The average size of Nme is 70 pages. Nme does not have regular content as there content page is just a list of bands with the page number next to them, there featured articles are the bands on the front cover which are in bold on the inside front cover. website- http://www.nme.com/

The Third magazine i looked at was Q. Q is published monthly, at the price of £3.50. Usual features include The Q50, wherein the magazine lists the top 50 essential tracks of the month; Cash for Questions, in which a famous celeb/band answers question sent in by readers - who win £25 if their question is printed; Ten Commandments, wherein a particular singer creates their very own ten commandments by which to live and Rewind, in which they take us back in time through the history of music via archive issues of Q. The magazine has an extensive review section, featuring: new releases (music), reissues (music), music compilations, film and live concert reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. It uses a star rating system from one to five stars; indeed, the rating an album receives in Q is often added to print and television advertising for the album in the UK and Ireland. It also compiles a list of approximately eight albums, which it classes as the best new releases of the last three months. Q average number of pages is round 150. website- http://www.qthemusic.com/

The final magazine i decided to conduct research on was Rocksound. Rocksound is published monthly at the price of £3.80,Rocksounds average number of pages is 120. This issues main features are interviews with eight bands which is the same in other issues of this magazine,the regular features are as follows; reviews, edit letter, lives, exposure,the noise, and rsvp. They also include "gossip" about other bands. website- http://www.rocksound.tv/

task one making decisions

Task one;
making decisions;
the type of music magazine i am going to do is Pop Punk,and my target audience is going to be anyone interested in this genre of music and i am also going to have an age range as well of 16-20 year old but this may change because of my detailed audience research which i will conduct at a later date.

codes and conventions

codes and conventions of a music magazine front cover;


1.the title is usually one word or one letter, it is positioned at the top left of the page and full page width, unique font, biggest text on the cover.
2. Bar code on the bottom of front cover. 3. One main image- a band or singer, usually it is a medium close up, conveys attitude, direct address.
4. Main cover line, anchors the meaning of the image and it is the largest on the page.
5. Cover line- main cover line-two lines. Otherwise two or three lines or as few words as possible.
6. Typography-consistent only a few fonts used. Two types of typography serif- hook eg times new roman or sans serif- without hook eg Arial. Connotation of font reflects target audience and subject, frame main image, and left side of the cover.
7. Positioning statement – by the title
8. Issue date
9. Price
10. Puff- giving the reader something extra eg free posters
11. Strip at the bottom of the cover-list of names bands and topics used to tease the audience to see what extra is in the magazine.


codes and conventions of a music content page;


1. Editorial- picture of editor sometimes
2. Person on the front cover isn’t a picture of them in a inside
3. The front cover is on the inside (small image)
4. Few images
5. First line is bold then subheading smaller but not bold
6. The date
7. Puff
8. Issue number
9. Heading to dived up contents
10. One main image
11. Smaller images
12. Colour scheme
13. Page number on pictures to anchor image to written content
14. columns ( 2 or 3)
15. white background
16. title repeated
17. arrangement page number then text the text is one or two words then subtexts
18. regular content – appears in every issue eg gig guide
19. features – appears as a one off in that issue
20. contact details
21. a website at the bottom of the page.


codes and conventions of a Double page spread (DPS);


1. Large quotes at the start of the article

2. Some things highlighted

3. Large image

4. One or two smaller images

5. Large letter to start article – drop capital so that the reader knows were to start reading

6. Quote by the picture

7. First line is bold and in capitals or larger.

8. Usually 2 or 3 colours used

9. Close up pictures

10. Picture takes up one of the two pages

11. Title in capitals

12. Picture often bleeds across the second page

13. More than one image used to break the layout of text and make it more inviting

14. Byline (who the article is by) usually by the stand first is at the start or the end of the article, so that the photographer gets credits.

15. Stand first – intro always by the headline and before the start of the article

16. Artists name are highlighted.

17. Page number with title of magazine, issue date, and website.

18. Limited use of colour

19. Columns

20. Strap line

21. Informal style of writing

22. Personality of the journalist comes through in the article.