Spin Magazine

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Spin Magazine, though not as well known as others such as Kerrang! and NME follows the conventions expected of a music magazine."Panic! At The Disco" is clearly shown with a white-coloured font and pink background. Along with the coverline "How did these guys become rock's hottest new band?" the pink could symbolise the difference which is associated with this band as well as the magazine itself. The impression that I get from this technique used by Spin is that they are trying to be different and appeal to a variety of audiences. Pink is stereotypically a girl colour, so maybe Spin normally appeals to a more male audience but by having the pink, girls are also interested in this magazine. The main image suggests that this magazine isn't serious as one of the boys are positioned with a strange look on his face which puts a "Spin" on the typical magazine. It also shows that this band is completely different to some of them that you would expect. A banner is positioned at the top of the page above the masthead at the top left. Again, red is a colour which is used as the background of the title - an often occurance! There are numerous cover lines advertising further articles within the magazine appealing to numerous audiences interested in different genres; the most popular genre's being rock, indie and pop. In this type of music mag, the barcode includes the date, issue number and price which is easier in my opinion as the audience just need to look at the barcode to find out what they need / want to know (such as how recent the magazine is).