Thursday, 24 October 2013

Music Genre research




This is a mindmap I made of various different genres of rock, those including sub-genres of rock, 'Classic', 'Alternative' and 'Indie', as well as acoustic music. 


The genre I have chosen is Alternative rock. I have chosen this particular genre because it is the genre that I enjoy the most, and the genre I know the most about. I have collected many alternative rock magazines over the years as I have always liked this genre, as well as reading about alternative rock bands.



Alternative Rock bands on PhotoPeach


It is generally either clear who the frontman is, or it is a form of equality within the band photo, for example the first photo of Biffy Clyro. The main singer is in fact the person standing on the left hand side, although he is holding his arm up which connotes that he is slightly different than the other members. 
In the other photos, it is relatively clear to see who are the frontmen of the band, Kasabian and The Strokes, as they are in the front.

Alternative rock fashion on PhotoPeach

Alternative Rock magazines:

The most popular alternative rock magazine is Q, closely followed by NME and Alternative Press. All three of these magazines are primarily based on rock and alternative rock, and are interested in the promotion of new alternative rock bands.





1 comment:

  1. Excellent research here Helen, very detailed. Now can you consider how you will use this research in the creation of your magazine?

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