this is the final product of my music magazines front page. overall i believe that i did a good job on it but by going against conventions i caused myself a few problems. my magazine logo had to have a white background which gives a patchy effect. also, the red boxes do invade the vital areas of my page. if i could go back i would re-shoot this picture and use a 3/4 body shot to appeal to conventions(i chose full body). other than that my magazine seems to meet my standards,

contents page

the idea i wanted to create was a simple easy contents, like nme magazine, which i used as the base, i stole the ideas of the subscribe, the centre main articles, and the band index.
this is what i got in one lesson:

i used the band index on one side as it allows the reader to focus on the parts of the magazine they want to read and are attracted to. the centre pictures. the main two articles are placed in the middle as they are the ones that would appeal to my target audience.

my final product reflects NME in another way:

in my final product of my contents page i have reflected NME in its layout: band index  on the left, main articles in the centre and the rest of the contents on the right. this reflects NME magazines layout so my audience will recognise it  and it will make it more easily navigable for my audience, which will convince them to buy it.
                                          

Album Review: The Kids We Used To Be(2010)
The latest album from the melodic punk and hardcore band from St Albans, Your Demise have created a musical masterpiece. The intro 'MMX' takes the catchphrase of the album 'Your Demise, 2010 B*tch' and continues with heavy riffs and a strong drumbeat. The next song is the single 'Miles Away' a 90s punk throwback song with melodic riffs and a upbeat feeling. The album switches between hardcore and metal boundaries, with classic Your Demise-esque songs such as 'xo' and 'scared of the light' in classic beer and hate fuelled anger. However, some of the album is very melodic, such as 'teenage lust', 'like a broken record' in which ed mcrae, the vocalist does some convincing singing. Another song to be noted for its melodic singing is 'life of luxury' which features Mike Duce from Lower Than Atlantis for the singing parts. There's even a comedic punk song 'Get the f**k out of Little Rock' a short interval from the hard hitting riffs and double bass fuelled drumbeat. The title track 'the kids we used to be' is a mixture of punk, metal and hardcore. There's a hardcore, original Your Demise style beatdown, some sweep picking from the metal genre and lot of Punk influenced drums.

Rating: 9.1/10
Comments:'The st albans hardcore 5 piece have done it again, with a blend of punk, hardcore and metal, they are destined to become an influential band of this decade. Simply a masterpiece.'