Annotated Music Magazines

 

Masthead - The masthead is the classic NME logo, which is easily recognisable, but on this particular cover it is covered slightly by a cover article. This could be to show how important the story is to the magazine, even though it is not the main article.

Main image - The main image is of a popular figure in music, namely Simon Niel from Biffy Clyro. This is as the main article of the magazine is related to the band, hence the use of one of the band members to back it up.

Cover articles/main article - The cover articles are scattered around the cover, and are written in various different fonts. The majority are written in bold capital lettering, but the main article is written in a more informal font, which could be an attempt to appeal mor eto the target audience.
I quite like this magazine cover. The articles are scattered, and so do not obstruct the main image too much, yet as everything is spaced out it means that everything is a lot more accessible and easier to read. The house style is mostly kept throughout the cover, and the classic bold font of NME is used for the majority of the text. There is also some use of puff on the cover, for example 'exclusive first listen', which makes it seem as if by reading the article, you will be the first to know about the product, or in this case the new album.