Nme magazine

Nme is a popular music magazine available in Britain, it stands for new musical express, however it sounds like the word enemy which suggests that the magazine is subversive and that is what type of genre the magazine seems to fall under. The main image also seems to reflect this type of genre as it comes across rebellious and provocative, it promotes sex as well as bad health. As the woman is smocking and standing in a rather sexual way as the man next to her is touching her bare skin, sex is promoted which reflects the aspirations of the target audience. The type of people which would read this magazine are mainly Indy rockers and rock and roll lovers which would be interested in this type of magazine as the images and information included all reflect their aspirations. The straplines also conform to this idea of rebellion 'murder, drugs,and twisted love' promotes violence and strange behaviour, it all sounds rather sinister and it relates to the main image as the same themes are being represented. The mis en scene is also subversive as their wearing leather which is very typical for the whole rock and roll scene, readers therefore aspire to be like this and would in term buy the magazine. The woman is the dominant one in the image as she has the main focus which indicates that she is the main singer in the band and in turn this may attract more women to buy the magazine as women are empowered. Another way in which the magazine is subversive is because expletives are included in one of the articles referring to a popular band which again promotes this idea of rebellion and violence.