Main Flash
i think they have given the magazine this mast head because it is the name of the band in the picture and they are a popular band so it will grab peoples attention. The writing it sans serif and bold to help get the attention of the reader.

Colour

very dark background which shows it is aimed more at men and simple colours. But the NME logo is big a red to stand out and is at the top so when its on the rack it will catch peoples eye.
Image

The picture of the Arctic Monkeys who are a famous band and have the same target audience as the NME magazine. the image is big and takes up the whole page. The people are looking into the camera so it gives the impression of them looking at the audience.

Text

There is little text on the front cover to keep it simple and not give to much aways so they want to read more about the Arctic Monkeys.

Main flash

the mast head is the name of the band also is the logo of the band. the writing is serif.

Colour
the colours are very black and dull to fit in with the types of music this magazine has in it. the writing is all back and white which is different to the NME one which has a bit more colour on it this shows that Kerrang is more heavy and darker music than NME.
Image
the image is of the main person in the band and very dark and moody looking with smoke coming out of his mouth which gives the impression of him being a bad man. The black make up shows what type of music magazine this is and will attract the target audiences attention.

Main Flash

the main flash is the name of the band in the picture ' The Teenagers'. The writing is serif.

Colour

the main colour to this is blues which covers the font when something important is written which draws your attention to it.

Image

the main picture takes up one whole page and is a shot of the band. there are also small photos next to the text that of other bands that are popular and are being written about.

Text

the text layout is very normal with two columns on the main band and then the three other bands that are on the other side of the page have one little column.

Main Flash

the main flash is bold and san-serif and is in two different colours one showing the magazines name in red.

Colour

there is not loads of colour in this because most of it is writing. the main body of the text is back but the headings on the right are in white with a black which makes them stand out more just like the red writing for the band index. Also the adverts writing is yellow to draw your eye to it.

Image

there is a picture of Kasabian in the middle of the page because they are being mentioned. the picture is in the middle because it is the main information for this page.