The main image is of the band including two guys and a girl with the girl in the middle and the two guys at each side of her, this kind of subverts the rock group genres as usually they consist of all males (male dominated) this illustrates that women have more power than before and are seen just as equal as men. The positioning is significant; although it subverts the rock group genres it is also stereotypical in the way the three are positioned, with the two guys at each end as though protecting her this is stereotypical suggesting that women need protection and although have more power than before they are not as strong as men. They are all wearing plain black clothes with no facial expressions making them look dark, mysterious and slightly gothic. The whole image looks very enigmatic from help with the use of the shadows. The women in the middle subverts the stereotypical image of female artists as they are usually wearing a lot of make up with short dresses, revealing a lot of skin whereas the female artist here is wearing full black clothes covering her skin, has short hair and has no makeup looking very plain and simple and implies to us that she is androgynous, this suggest that they are different from other artists and that this is for a more niche audience rather than a mainstream. The fact that they are wearing full black relates with the heading ‘art of darkness’ as the colour black is dark.
The sub title is an open question, this is designed to interest readers and get them involved making them want to read on. The sub heading also says a bit about what the article will be about interesting the audience to read on.
The article is an interview with the band which is written in continuous prose with direct speech, as opposed to Q&A interview style, this suggests a journalistic style to signify the band’s importance. This suggests that this is for a more sophisticated audience those of the age bracket 18-25.
The colour scheme throughout is black grey and white which relates to the genre of rock/indie as they are usually seen as dark genres. They have used white for the heading which is typed in big bold writing making it stand out from the rest of the writing and so it is the first thing you read, this makes you a little puzzled as there are many different interpretations one could take from the heading ‘art of darkness’ which persuades the reader to read on and see what the article is really about.
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