Double Page Spread Analysis NME Magazine

I chose to analyse a double page spread about The Ramones, I think this was good to analyse as I could link it in well with the audience and genre which is indie/rock music I know this because the this is the type of audience who listen to bands like the Ramones. The double page spread follows the house style of the front cover and the contents page of the magazine which again shows the professionalism and shows that the magazine is all in one. On the left hand side there is a medium close up of Joey Ramone himself, similarly to the front cover he is wearing ripped jeans with sunglasses and he also has long black hair. This relates to the audience of the magazine and also the genre as some of them may be interested in this fashion and clothing , the image being in black and white can show that the band is quite old fashioned and maybe the style of music was popular around that time. The white based background on the other side of the page makes the article look organised and bright and appealing to the audience, whereas if it was dark and gloomy people wouldn’t be interested in reading the magazine as it probably wouldn’t appeal to them or catch their eyes. The big text about the ‘life and death of Joey Ramone’ will appeal to the audience as they could be flicking through the magazine, and come across a big font which tells them about the story in a short sentence also for the specific type of audiene as they will be appealed to this type of genre of music. The pull quote allows the reader to know little snippets of information that is included within the article, this will catch their eye and appeal to the audience as they will want to read on with the information they have been given it is also highlighted in bright colour which will also entice the audience and catch their eyes in contrast to the text on the page which is plain black. The columns on the page are well set out and clearly organised, making it easier for the audience to read the text. Mode of address mostly addresses Joey Ramone and describes his personality, his appearance and lifestyle. This relates to the audience being of an indie/grungey style of genre and mostly young adults or in some cases older adults who were around to listen to music of the Ramones or know of Joey Ramone as a person.