Initial Magazine Ideas

Idea 1: Rock

·         Popular, it will appeal to a lot of people

·         Covers a wide variety, most artists would fall in this category so it would be easy to fit things into this genre

·         The style is easy to copy as it can be changed a lot

·         Slightly more male orientated audience – bold, male associated colours and design

·         Covers other areas of music sometimes

·         16-25 age range – needs to appeal to modern youth

·         House Style mainly stays the same throughout – only changes sometimes

  

       Idea 2: Pop-Punk

·         Popular especially with younger generations

·         This kind of style is easy to recognise and mimic

·         14-20 age range

·         Focuses positively on artists instead of harsh reviews

·         Looks back at artist’s older work and compares new material – articles focus on a variety of things such as new album reviews and artist’s old and new sound

·         Will express political views of artists

  

       Idea 3: Pop

·         Mainstream and popular- needs to appeal to everyone

·         Artists are usually very generic – it’s easy to mimic their style

·         Articles on new material generally has to be positive

·         Female orientated audience – needs to appeal to young women

·         Sometimes focuses on fashion – should cover relevant fashion industry news