Aim: To analyse music magazines, considering how their genre is conveyed and the typical features of a front cover.

Music magazines I have heard of:

-NME
-Mojo
-XXL
-Kerrang!
-The Source (Local Brighton magazine)
-The Source (American Hip Hop mag)
-Uncut
-DJ
-MixMag

Music magazines I have read  / bought:

I have never personally bought or read any music magazines.

Textual analysis:

Magazine title - MOJO

Publisher - Bauer Media

Target Audience (Age, Gender, Lifestyle) -

Age, 16-55. I think this because of the genre (Indie/Classic Rock) in my opinion that sort of  genre applies to that age range

Gender, this magazine leans more towards the male gender because they tend to prefer this genre more than females. the magazine also advertiser's more male based products, E.G. Sports cars , beers , male trainers .

Lifestyle, the kind of people who like this magazine have the lifestyle of

Genre - Classic Rock & Indie rock, i think this because the magazines contains bands like The Smiths, Sex pistols, Bob Dylan.

Main bands featured - the main bands that a features in this magazine are - Dexys, Kraftwerk, Bob Dylan, Bill Fay and featured on the cover is The Smiths.

Article subjects -

The Smiths article -

Description of 3 male photos -

Description of 3 female photos -

What "ideologies" or points of view or attitudes are implied -

Summary of product advertisement -