The magazine is obviously a rock magazine, the large fonts which stand out are bold and rough looking, which goes with the type of music featured in the magazine.
The main article takes pride of place, this shows there is a huge focus on Pearl Jam, showing they are the most important thing right now. This is typical of a rock magazine to have a larger focus on a specific band.
Target Audience:
The young, teenage audience is catered for in using very little text that isn't necessary. There are articles and page numbers, with only some of these having a description next to them. This appeals to the young audience because they might only read what they are interested in.
Also, the images are all of males, which suggest that maybe the magazine is aimed at females.
Layout:
There are three columns, however, the main image takes up so much of the page, that two of them are hidden away at the bottom, where the editor's note is.
The column at the side is clearer then the two at the bottom, so that is where the articles are listed, as the page numbers are important, so need to be clear.
Representation:
Each and every picture of a musician shows them having fun. They clearly love what they are doing and this will tell the audience that the image is linked to something good, enticing them to read into it more.
The language used is very informal, particularly in the editor's note, where the readers are addressed. It adds a more friendly, relaxed feel to the magazine and represents the readers as very approachable.
Media Language:
The medium long shot and two long shots all show the majority of the artist's body. This shows what they are doing and also explains a little as to what's so fun. Also, within these images, the facial expressions all seem to suggest something out of the ordinary is going on, the smiling in the largest photo, confused look in the one linked to page 40, and the crazy expression on the photo linked with page 38 all tell the audience that there's something going on.
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