NME contents page analysis

NME magazine uses a contents page. This is the first thing you see when you open the front cover. The contents page is very useful for finding a certain part of the magazine, all you have to do is look for the article and go to the page number. It is also useful to find out what information will be in the magazine.

The contents page uses regulars which occur every week when the magazine is released and features which only appear once when they are feautured with that particulor copy. The regualrs of this magazines contents page inlcude the band index, this tells the reader which bands are in the magazine and where you can find them. The masthead of the contents page is also a regular as it occurs in every magazine, it is also the same colours and font as the one on the front so it sticks to the conventions of NME and the 'THIS WEEK' is bold and white and it stands out to the reader. Down the right hand side of the contents page is another regualr, the contents. This is split up in to 'news', 'radar', 'reviews', 'live' and 'features'. These are regulars but what comes under them as subtitles are features as they change every week according to the contents of the magazine. The image used on the contents page is a regualr as there is a picture every week but it is a feature as it changes every week to fit the magazine. The image used on this contents page is a low angle shot of the astoria, one of the worlds greatest music venues. The low angle shot makes the building look dominant and important, which it was to bands and fans of music everywhere. The image relates to the magzines genre as alot of indie bands such as the libertines and oasis has played at the astoria. The kicker 'the end of astoria' is also the main story in the magazine and this is big and bold in the centre of the page, this makes it stand out to the reader. The text on the billboard on the picture of the astoria also relates to the magazine as it says 'a last goodbye'. Another regular in the magazine is a little red arrow in the bottom right hand corner which advertises another feature in the magazine. The splash of the contents page is recognizable as it is the same everyweek and the image in the centre will be the first thing the reader see's when they open the front cover. Another regualr of the magazine is the advertisement in the bottom left corner giving people the details to subscribe for the magazine, this is the mangazine selling their magazine.This will make a profit for the institution.

The institution for the contents page is IPC, as they produce the whole of NME magazine.

NME want to make the contents page persuasuve to make the reader want to continue reading the magazine and give out a postive message which will make the magazine look interstting. It also gives out a possitive messages to the readers which make the magazine look good.

The target audience for the contents page would be the people who are intersted in NME magazine, maily teens and fans of indie music. It is suitable for any gender, lifestyle or social class.

The contents page represents the magazine itself as it shows the artcicles which will be featured. Along with the articles on the contents page the image represent the fans of the magazine and the genre. The target audience, fans of indie, are represented as the bands which will be featured in the magazine are shown in the contens page.