Analysis of the front cover of 'NME' magazine 29th march 2008.

The NME Magazine (New Musical Express) is a popular music magazine in the UK. It was first published in 1952. It was one of the first magazine in the UK to include the singles chart in it. It's 'heyday' was in the 70's where it became the best selling British music magazine. It is a weekly magazine and it is owned by the company IPC Media (Time Inc.)

There are two people on the front cover; Alex turner and Miles Kane. It is a medium shot of the males, they are both looking into the camera and both look very similar they are both wearing black and it matches there eyes and hair. There is a white background which makes the two males on the front stand out even more. They are standing 'back to back' so it is almost like a mirror effect. they are to the bottom right of the page.

The main feature of the article is the 'First major interview as THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS' this a USP (unique selling point) for that issue because it's the first major interview and this could attract their fans to buy the magazine even if they normally don't normally buy that magazine. All the other features of the magazine are in Red capitals with a little line underneath in lower case black that matches the logo and the feel of the magazine. The Magazine's appearance makes it look like it is aimed more at males then females because of the colours used and the way is set out.

The NME logo draws your attention to the top left hand corner, the logo is very basic and is the initials of the name of the magazine. The same colours are always used for the logo and it is very recognizable to anyone who sees it.