MUSIC MAGAZINE ANALYSIS
The wire - May 2020 Issue 435
https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/435
-The majority of this magazine cover contains dark cool colours, the title is written in bold blue writing which stands out against the dark back ground, highlighting its importance.
-The writing under the title says "adventures in time and music" "independent since 1982" this establishes the magazines position and highlights their "authority" and ability to report on music.
-The main image of Diamanda Galás takes up the whole front cover, she is seen looking quite serious which we can see from her facial expression.
-The picture seems to have been taken from out side a window as we can see the glare of the glass and the sky outside, the links to the copy underneath her name which reads "Through a glass darkly"
CONTEXT
The covid-19 pandemic has lead to England being on lockdown from the 23rd of March - one of the key stories featured on the front page of the magazine is "music in the time of pandemic" an article like this one is not only fitting considering current situation but also attracts a very large audience as everyone is in the same situation
-The front page also contains names of musicians followed by "+ 37 pages of reviews" this will attract many different audiences as people may want to read about artists which they enjoy listening to.
The wire - May 2020 Issue 435
https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/435
-The majority of this magazine cover contains dark cool colours, the title is written in bold blue writing which stands out against the dark back ground, highlighting its importance.
-The writing under the title says "adventures in time and music" "independent since 1982" this establishes the magazines position and highlights their "authority" and ability to report on music.
-The main image of Diamanda Galás takes up the whole front cover, she is seen looking quite serious which we can see from her facial expression.
-The picture seems to have been taken from out side a window as we can see the glare of the glass and the sky outside, the links to the copy underneath her name which reads "Through a glass darkly"
CONTEXT
The covid-19 pandemic has lead to England being on lockdown from the 23rd of March - one of the key stories featured on the front page of the magazine is "music in the time of pandemic" an article like this one is not only fitting considering current situation but also attracts a very large audience as everyone is in the same situation
-The front page also contains names of musicians followed by "+ 37 pages of reviews" this will attract many different audiences as people may want to read about artists which they enjoy listening to.
Good points made. Use your print textual analysis toolkit to extend this
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