NME Audience

NME (New Musical Express) is a music magazine aimed mainly at people from 15 to around 30 years old and at both genders so appeals to a wide amount of people. The colours on the front page are fairly neutral so attracts males and females because the magazine is about the music and not the gender.

It features brand new bands and also old classics such as ''The Clash' so this makes it more interesting to the older audiences who remember The Clash from the 70s.

NME has Mark Ronson on the front cover so invites fans of him in to read more about his upcoming album. He may also intice women because they might find him attractive so buy the magazine to find out more about him. The main colours are orange and black on a white background which makes everything stand out more, especially as the main object (Ronson) is wearing dark clothes it makes him more noticeable than if it had a dark background.

I took a feature about the band 'Klaxons' and how they are preparing for Reading and Leeds Festival 2010 and talking about their new album 'Surfing The Void'. It's quite a neutral article written by Alex Hoban, aimed at everyone no matter what gender, its easy to read and quite informative. Throughout the article drops famous names in places 'Crystal Castles, The Horrors, Beth Ditto, Akiko, The Big Pink' and even Medusa gets a mention when talking about the weather 'It's also hotter than Medusa's womb' - I personally think its a little grotesque and doesn't quite fit with anything so I would have chosen something different to say instead.

NME is also mentioned several times in the writing, talking about the NME/Radio 1 stage at Reading & Leeds where they are playing.

I think this piece of writing is aimed at perhaps older teenagers who go to festivals and not children of about 12 because the Medusa thing is a bit odd and not quite appropriate.