Double page spread analysis

As part of my media project I have been asked to analyse a double page spread from a music magazine.

I have decided to analyse this Jake Bugg article. The way in which Jake has been presented is as though he is thinking about something, presumably important. He is dressed pretty nicely and his hair looks neat and tidy. I also like the fact that this image is the main one, the one in which the audience notice first. The reason, I believe that this has done is because they want the audience to know that this article is about Jake Bugg and Jake Bugg only.

The masthead is in a bold, black font, although the 'By The' has been purposely been changed to italics and is the colour white, this makes the title look very simple, but very effective at the same time. I think that the words 'Bitten by the Bugg' is a pun. It is a play on words, it makes the reader presume that Jake is a very big artist and has a good strong future ahead of him.

The double page spread contains a lot of key information about Jake. This is good for the reader as it gives them an insight into what and who Jake Bugg actually is. There is a small review on the second page, it mentions what he has done and achieved in the past few months.

Moving on to this doubke page spread of Haim. I like how the title stands out and how the words 'Sing Out' is bold and in colour white, if you notice the word 'Sisters' is the colour black, still bold though. This I believe has been done to make the three different words look unique when put next to one another.

I like the image of the sisters that has been used, it shows a more fun side to them and it's something in which the audience can relate to, they look just like normal people. The clothing in which they are wearing is nice, you can, just by their clothing tell what type of music genre they like which is; Indie Rock 'n' Roll.

Finally the text content in this article looks very short, but sweet. It tells us, as the reader who 'Haim' are. There is also three images, of the sisters, pressuambly at one of their gigs.

The final double page spread I have analysed is this, of Pete Doherty. The Masthead says 'In Good Health', which is very ironic considering he is holding a pint of beer. But never the less this is a pull quote, it brings the reader in and attracts them to this article. I like how 'Good' is in the colour orange, this is double entandre, it has two different meanings, the colour also has connotations of deceit and distrust, which can make you believe that this is going to be a very deep article and will dig into his emotions.

Looking back at the image I notice that he is wearing a t-shirt that looks pretty dirty, this is though a typical Pete Doherty  look. This could also make the readers want to buy the magazine as the image is a full A4 size, which could be used as a poster.

And to finish with the contents. It has alot of text in the article, I like the fact that it is in a smaller font, which allows the writer to include a lot of information.