Real Media Artefact - Double Page Spread - (4)

This double paged spread extract from Kerrang magazine quite clearly shows you that it is a rock based magazine. The images on the page show this as in the central image you can see that the singer is on a small stage with lights so he is performing in a smaller venue then a pop star would. Also his appearance shows the audience that he is a rock singer as his arms are covered in tattoos.

The connotations of having an arm full of tattoos usually means that you aren't afraid of anything as you've had to go through lots of pain to get those tattoos. There are also images with guys with guitars which supports the fact the music magazine is rock, which shows that they are a band as they are playing live music to a crowd in a venue which also proves that this magazine reports on rock music. In the images of the band there are only male singers on the stage representing the rock stars and there are stereotypically girl fans at the front of the crowd cheering on the band showing the rock star lifestyle that the band live.

The images appear to be the main focus of this double paged spread as the images seem to dominate three quarters of the pages just like the contents page. Having only a little text on the right hand side is a lot more interesting than text as the images allow the readers to come to their own conclusions about what is going on.

The quotation "An evening of rare laughs, fun and pissing about from the Californian crew" which is very informal as there is swearing in the quote which would appeal to a younger teenager as they think that it is cool to swear. The use of having an informal quote like this shows the reader that the interview or article is very gritty and has a lot of information about the band which wouldn't normally be revealed in another magazine.