My music magazine will be focusing on the genre of Indie/Rock. Indie/Rock is my favourite genre of music and i know what appeal's to that audience as it appeals to me. The genre itself is everywhere, it's been played in clubs,pubs on the radio and even on the television, it's in magazines and in newspapers, you can find it anywhere. The key features of the genre are the image of the band and the music they produce. There is a particular look for an indie rock star, they usually dress in vintage, retro clothing which represents there genre and play fast upbeat music that will be played in clubs to make people dance. The band's are usually young and attract a young audience that aspires to be like them. There is a massive market for the genre with the youth hooked on the music and purchasing songs and clothing from the bands. The lyrics used by Indie/Rock bands are mostly about enjoying life and having fun, the music makes you want to dance and enjoy your youth, its music you'll listen back to when your 20 or 30 years older and reminisce your younger years. At this moment in time, indie/rock is the biggest most popular genre around, there is a vast following of indie/rock and the majority of upcoming acts are indie/rock artists. On the majority of magazines i researched, i realised that they all had a similar theme, Indie/rock had been featured in them all. If i had to choose a mainstream magazine that is currently in publication that covers this genre, it would NME magazine because it covers the genre of Indie/Rock and has become very popular because of it.
These are some popular indie/rock bands that are featured within mainstream music magazines. These are the bands that will influence the music genre in my magazine and the bands i have aspired to be like. Id like to include bands like this in my music magazine as these bands represent my target audience.
Arctic Monkeys/Biffy Clyro/The Cribs/The Drums/Foals/The Killers/Oasis/The Strokes/Vampire Weekend/The Libertines.
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