Research into Similar Products (Vive Le Rock Issue 39)

Cover Page

In the above image I have highlighted the key features used on the cover of Vive Le Rock, issue 39. As you can see, Vive Le Rock follows many of the codes and conventions of music magazines within this genre. Vive Le Rock tended to feature older rock bands that have been on the scene for a long time.

Contents Page

This contents page was a simple contents page with nothing much on it. However, from the fact that there is only a title for “regular” features we get the feeling that this magazine has a long standing audience and doesn’t get that many new people, so they only actively advertise the regular features because that may be what their target market wants. This contents page includes images of 2 double page spreads that are in the magazine as a preview of what to expect from the magazine.

Double Page Spread

In the above image I have highlighted the key features of a double page spread in Vive Le Rock, issue 39. As you can see, Vive Le Rock follows the codes and conventions of a music magazine within the rock genre. The main image takes up the entire double page spread, and “morphs” the body of text around it. This gives the sense that the cover star is more important than the body of text. Because the photography takes up the whole double page spread, it is impossible not to miss it. Furthermore, symbiosis is created between the band and the magazine’s brand as the letter “O” in the title is replaced with The Mission’s logo. This symbiosis is further developed through the use of pink – the band’s colour.