How my media product represents particular social groups …

Representation of my band …

The main attraction in my magazine is an up and coming, new band who take the sound and image of music from the 60’s,70’s and 80’s.

• They are portrayed using an alternative representation of new bands. New bands are generally viewed as either sounding similar to bands that are already out or something new and different. Whereas this group have gone against that and are bringing old sounds back.

Alternative

Representation

New Bands

Also the fact that this band are teenagers gives a alternative representation, whereas the dominant ideology would be that teenage bands would go for the more mainstream rock/indie/pop style genres not vintage music like this one has.

Teenagers

However it may be that the idea of music from the older generations of the 60’s,70’s and 80’s being bought back into the music industry by new bands is emergent ideology, so becoming a more recognised and agreed with factor in society.

Emergent ideology

I feel my magazine is realistic and

could be published along with other music magazines. More younger people are becoming interested in music of past generations so this kind of band and magazine could easily exist.

Construction

on reality