Review of a double page spread- RockSound

Front cover of the magazine issue

On the double page spread there was 15 paragraphs each averaging 85 words per paragraph; this totalled to 1282 words.

The target audience for the magazine is 16-24 year olds, who have an open-minded approach to music. The text mentions the label Beggars Banquet where they released their previous three records. It also mentions director Andy Morahan and goes into detail about other band's work he has been involved in and 14th floor signing. The whole article is about the release of their new album 'only revolutions' and how they feel about success. The double page spread also follows them on their filming of 'The Captain's' music video.

Although this is an interview it has not been set out like a conventional one. Instead it is a write up of the interview including the quotes directly. The article is informative as it details what is happening at the studio; the music video creation. It takes a light hearted approach and uses colloquial language to create a friendly persona.

• Opens with some lyrics of the song
• The opening sentence is very long using a lot of commas, almost creating a list. It creates an image of the band as a whole by introducing the lead singer
• Lots of use of adjectives for detail 'extravagent, expensive, video.'
• Uses maeterial verbs 'laughs Simon' so the reader can imagine the band's emotion
• Another long sentence to detail the success of the album 'Puzzle.'
• Use of colloquial language 'dude or dudette' engages with the reader
• Personal opinion is used 'releasing the incredible full-length that was 'puzzle'
• Dialogues is used throughout the article 'yeah, with four lighting guys,' laughs Simon. It's not a traditional interview style but is set out as continuous prose
• Humour is also used 'seemingly lots on their way to a Hells Angels- meets- hills have eyes convention.'

Layout of the double page spread

The article is in two columns with the other pge taken up by an A4 image of the band. Quotes are taken from the article and are used to separate out the blocks of text. Also a textbox is layered on the top of te A4 image containing a part of the interview that is not related to the main article; about the music videos.