On the left is the cover from the weekly rock magazine 'Kerrang!' and on the right is the cover for my music magazine 'Pulse'.
I have decided to compare this front cover to mine because they contain a few of the same elements and I would say that Kerrang! would be the magazine that mine would be most similar to.
The main image on each of the covers are quite similar, they are very in your face and have subjective gazes to grab the attention of the reader. The lighting in the Kerrang! front cover is much brighter and the face looks very smooth whereas my photo is pretty much as it was taken and I haven't messed around with the levels of it. Both images are close up shots and neither of the figures are smiling, which could possibly set tones for the articles about them.
The coverlines and other images have been placed around the main image and over the top of the chest region of the figures, sort of framing the face of each of them.
I would say that the demographics would be quite similar between the magazines, I buy and read Kerrang! every week and took a lot of my influences from the magazine so they are bound to be aimed at a similar audiences. I would say that my magazine is possibly aimed at a slightly younger audience and including more recent bands rather than old classic bands, I think the average age of my reader would be late teens to early 20s, where as Kerrang! appeals to a generation above this as well as the younger. Again I think any race or gender is likely to read it, maybe a slightly bigger male audience than female though.
I think that all areas would read the magazine, north and south, however more urban areas as they are closer to the cities in which most gigs are at.
I think that the magazine would be aimed more toward the individuals, however I feel it may slightly fall into the category of 'mainstreamers' at times, with some of the bands that are featured being classified as 'pop punk' but being appealing to a more mainstream audience.
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