NME ‘THE TWANG’ ISSUE

TECHNICAL

NME’s brand logo is smaller than ‘The Twang’ because NME are big enough to draw attention to the band and not to the magazine itself.

Juxtaposition – Phil Etheridge is placed in front of the other band members to show that he is the lead.

Camera shots – they’re looking at the camera which ensures that the front cover is addressing the reader directly.

The photos are tilted to create an edgier look to appeal to the younger generation who want to edge away from mainstream music.

Their facial expression go hand-in-hand with the whole ‘wasted’ theme.

WRITTEN

‘The Twang’ is in red to contrast with the band members’ clothes, which makes the words stand out more.

The letters are slanted to relate back to the ‘getting wasted’ heading.

The use of a rhetorical question makes the reader feel directly addressed.

‘Getting wasted’ appeals to young people aged 18+.

Font size is almost the same size as the image which suggests the enormity of ‘Britain’s best new band’.

SYMBOLIC

The colours used are red, blue and white which are typically associated with Britain. They used this colour scheme because the magazine is British, the front cover features a British band and most of the content inside is also British.

All the band members look/are dressed like typical English band members, enforcing the ‘British’ theme.

They are also less attractive and less styled than American bands which represents that they’re not the ‘band next door’ but more like the ‘band down the pub’.

All the American-related articles are put at the bottom of the page, showing that the magazine prioritises British-related topics.