Alex Turner & Miles Kane who make up the band The Last Shadow Puppets are the main focus of the magazine. This is shown as the magazine contains an image with only them in it. Their eyes focus on the reader which draws attention from the viewer towards this magazine. The black coats allow the text to have a different colour and be readable, making the magazine more decorative. The image of Alex Turner goes slightly over the NME logo which suggests confidence that their audience will still be able to recognise their magazine. The costume of Last Shadow Puppets is in keeping with the NME colour scheme as it is generally red, black and white. The lighting of the image is light which suggests that the genre of the magazine is not heavy metal or rock as the lighting would be dark.
The colour of the text is red, black and white which is in keeping with the NME colour scheme. The texts font is sans-serif which suggests that NME is a masculine magazine. The text for the inside stories is placed down the left of the cover as it is based on a light coloured background and is easy to read. There is a red banner with information of a big story inside. This does not appear on the other NME magazines I have analysed. The quote underneath the name of the band is in italics which suggests it is a personal comment, made by Alex Turner.
There is a black circle with text which could be used as a persuasion to make someone buy the magazine as they may be interested by the text in the black circle. The price and barcode are displayed in the bottom right hand corner out of the way of the main attraction of the magazine.
This is an unusual layout for NME as it has big red strip near the middle of the page with the main articles highlighted by a darker red. Towards the right hand side of the page there is a blocky layout which is seen in all NME magazines. This is a conventional feature of all NME magazines but usually take up the full page. The front cover headline is only displayed in the list of articles in the red banner which is unusual that they don’t highlight it again in one of the 5 sections of the right hand side of the page. They also mention the Last Shadow Puppets article is displayed in a small circle informing readers they can find the article on.
The main article on the contents page is titled ‘Mystery Jets’ which is the band’s name. Underneath the band’s name there is a small description of what the bands music is like. All of this text is displayed underneath a large image of the band in a 80’s themed background.
Another aspect of this contents page that is not displayed on the other ones I have analysed is the editors quote. This contains details about what is inside this magazine and what has happened to the NME company this week. Only established magazines would be able to do that as I think as it would have to be someone well known my the readers and well known in the music media industry.
This is the double page spread from the NME magazine with The Last Shadow Puppets in. When you look at the page the first thing that draws your attention is the red leather sofa which is eye catching for the reader. The pair are sat back to back whilst looking at each other. Their body language towards each other gives you an instant feel that they are good friends and are comfortable with each other’s company.
Your eyes are then caught by the large red title in a similar colour than the sofas. The title says “Can’t take my eyes off you” which describes the image but also their relationship as they had an affair from their other bands ‘Arctic Monkeys’ and ‘The Rascals’. The red armchairs allow a quote from Alex Turner to be read clearly stating “This is a combination of all our experiences and fantasies” which adds to the romantic effect that is being portrayed on this double page spread. An unusual feature of this double page spread is that the image spreads over two pages where it normally fills one and text is placed on the other. I like this as it allows the page to be more decorative and appealing to the eye.
The costume of Alex and Miles is smart/casual which portrays them as fashionable characters that may be seen as style role models by readers. The wall is a very good backdrop for this image as it has character but can also have text read from it quite easily.
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