Analysis of NME Double-Page Spread
NME is a noted music magazine, largely focusing on the genres rock and pop-rock. The article in question is an interview with Rou Reynolds from the band Enter Shikari, and the talk is largely focused on his political and social views, mostly in the context of his music. The title of the article, in full is in full capitals and takes up more than half of the right hand page. It is a shout out quote from the interview – ‘THE WORLD IS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE’ – with the words ‘world’, ‘brink’ and ‘collapse’ (that is, the key words) dramatically enlarged. If one were to read ‘WORLD BRINK COLLAPSE’ they would have a pretty good idea of the meaning of the statement, based entirely on the nouns and verb. Effectively then, what the editor is doing is putting all ‘unnecessary’ words to the side-lines. The quote itself sets the tone for the rest of the interview – politically orientated, perhaps a little controversial, and very much anti-establishment.
The photo which adorns pages 26 and 27 features Reynolds wearing urban clothing and aheated look upon his face – this urban look and angry urban attitude are all part of his (as well as Enter Shikari’s) image. The colour scheme is mostly red – possibly because red frequently represents danger and anger and possibly because red is a prominent colourin Enter Shikari’s latest album, which is discussed in the interview.
The by-line mentions both these ideas. Words such as ‘angry’, ‘rage’ and ‘rebellion’, as well as smash (in the context of music charts) are used, and the album is necessarily mentioned as well. As is the custom, the by-line is in italics, with the name of the band and the interviewer in bold. Just below, the name of the photographer is given.
With such a prominent photo and title, the text box takes up less than a quarter of the first double spread. It faithfully follows the key conventions of the average magazine text – that is, it features a drop cap, shout-out quotes and short paragraphs each with their own sub-heading.
The photo which adorns pages 26 and 27 features Reynolds wearing urban clothing and aheated look upon his face – this urban look and angry urban attitude are all part of his (as well as Enter Shikari’s) image. The colour scheme is mostly red – possibly because red frequently represents danger and anger and possibly because red is a prominent colourin Enter Shikari’s latest album, which is discussed in the interview.
The by-line mentions both these ideas. Words such as ‘angry’, ‘rage’ and ‘rebellion’, as well as smash (in the context of music charts) are used, and the album is necessarily mentioned as well. As is the custom, the by-line is in italics, with the name of the band and the interviewer in bold. Just below, the name of the photographer is given.
With such a prominent photo and title, the text box takes up less than a quarter of the first double spread. It faithfully follows the key conventions of the average magazine text – that is, it features a drop cap, shout-out quotes and short paragraphs each with their own sub-heading.