Music Magazine Genres

  

 

KERRANG! : Sounds like an instrument, it is different. 

SPIN : Sounds like spinning a record/ CD, or spinning on the dance floor.

NME : Stands for the New Musical Express 

Classic Rock : Is strait to the point we know what is it.

Billboard : Like the band/ singer is on billboard and really famous

Top of the Pops : Strait to the point, the classic name of a famous TV show

XXL : Suggesting that the magazine is extra large and knows more.

Target Audience

An essay of representations of Punks, skinheads and alternatives

Our society is run by a group of people (Bourgeois) who create a set of ideologies that we then have to live by. These ideologies include how we look, speak, act, work etc. They seek to control us by manipulating us to think that this is what we want. The majority of us do not even notice this happening and go along with societies norms but they’re a handful of us that do not appreciate being moulded into what someone else thinks is right. We are the rebels, drop out’s, druggies and a waste of space according to society. Our culture doesn’t like people who are different otherwise we would not have these rules to follow. The media creates these ideologies and uses different media sources like music, TV and film to perpetuate them. This has caused most people to be extremely close-minded; they do not think for themselves. Because the only views they have are the ones forced upon them by society they believe that everyone who goes against those views are wrong. Most of the time when we question why we are ‘wrong’ they do not have anything to say other than because it is not right. That is obviously not a strong argument but they have been brainwashed by society though the media since they were a baby so of course the idea is going to be strong and it won’t just disappear because we said so. People on the streets will look, stare and shout at us to tell us that we look weird, gay or worse. They will automatically assume that we are all rude, angry, loud people that do drugs, get drunk, live of the government and have no education, but this is not the case. It is just a stereotype. Punks are mostly represented in the media within TV shows, music videos and films. They always look the same and the look is greatly exaggerated further perpetuating the ideology. But it is the personality that is the most exaggerated because that is what scares people more. If we scare them then they will not want alternative people around and will hopefully stamp them out all on their own. That is what society hops will happen. All of this though is if they are actually represented in the media, most of the time they’re not even there. People forget about them and don’t class that group as part of our society. They do not include us in anything and so we have to go and create our own places to go. It starts of small like at school where you just need somewhere to hang out because the ‘popular’ kids won’t let you sit with them cause your hair is different. But then when you become an adult it gets worse because it stops you from getting jobs. The media starts to say that we are not professional enough and don’t have the right work ethic so they don’t hire us. Or if we have tattoos the employer can say no because their clients will not want to do business with someone that looks so disruptive. All of this is ridiculous. We are exactly the same as everyone else we just like different music and clothes. The media will not stop with these ideologies as they have been going for decades and they are already engraved into societies minds. We will have to teach every new generation to be different and to think for themselves for any affect to happen. For now though we will have to stick with our separate magazine and music genres because people of today will not accept them. 

In marketing and advertising target audience is a specific group of people within the target market at which a product is aimed at.

PUNK Stereotype

Its typically a guy with a coloured mohican, boots and a patched leather jacket. Sadly, many punks that are into street use use the medias image as a representation. They try and stay away from societies norm by shopping in charity shops and making their own clothes. You have the other side of punk which is more modern and along the lines of This is England where they wear polo shirts, braces, jeans, bomber jackets, big boots E.G. DR Martens. They tend to shave their head. 

I don't believe this, it's just the medias representation.

HEAVY   METAL Stereotype 

Heavy metal fans mostly wear

• black
• studs
• band t shirts 
• denim
• band patches over their clothing 
• they start young
• plaid shirts  

They don't shop in commercial shops but in charity shops and little one off boutiques. They buy patches and badges and sew them on to their hats, jeans, jackets and anything else. Metal horns are a big part of their look.

POP Stereotype

The pop stereotype is

• copying 
• whats in shops
• young
• girly
• artist (singer) merchandise
• what is in fashion

At festivals it is genuinely a uniform of shorts, wellies with socks, girly tops, hoodies, crotchet and lots of flowers. People who like pop don't have a main style they just wear what they like in the shops but this means that most of them end up looking the same. At pop concerts you see fans dressing like the singer or how they think the singer will like them. For example these fans below are at a Justin Beiber concert so are dressed in his signature purple hoodie with purple hair bows and face paint.