Sunday 27 February 2011

Different Types of Double Page Spreads for a Music Magazine

Interview-
is where the group or artist is being asked questions and the answers are written up and used in the article, normally the article would have the question written and the response underneath it, but as Q magazine is sophisticated and is for a more mature audience the interview is written up fully and added depth is added, for instance they would tell it like a story which they have done before. For example, saying how the artist was late by 3 hours and they met at a hotel. I am more likely to use an interview in this way as my magainze is very Q influence it would help attract the correct audience who like in depth articles and written well.

Album or Live review-
these articles are when the reporter would either listen to the artists or groups album or go to a live concert and give his opinion on what they thought about. In Q magazine they would give a detailed report and when doing a live review they normally show the set list to give the audience an idea of what to expect if they are soon going to see that artist or group.

Another way Q does double page spreads is like a story of an artist of a groups life. This was seen when it was the 10th anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobaine, the lead singer of Nirvanna. They showed the build up of his suicide and the bands history too, this would be interesting to do, however, i would have to change my main coverline on the front cover to achieve this.

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