NME music front cover analysis

Masthead- the mast head is situated in the top left hand corner, reading "NME" in red outlined in white, and apart from the main coverline has the biggest font on the page. i think because the main coverline has a slightly bigger font, the mast needed to stand out and so they outlined it in white, which is the same    colour as the main coverline.

coverline- the main coverline is written in white, which stands out against the dark clothes of the man that it is placed against. the band is called "the killers" and the word "killers" is in a bigger font to the rest of the coverline, as it is the most eye catching word. "the" is written in the smallest font in black, in the corner of the "k" in "killers" and this could be to put more emphasis on the word "killers" which is attracting the reader. 

above the word "killers" the magazine has included a quote from an interview with the band that is inside the magazine, and have used the specific quote as it may be enthralling or interesting to the reader, in this case they have used " im having a personality crisis right now" this will make the reader want to read more about this, and big fans who will want to know about the bands lives. the main cover line also reads "can brandon find the plot in time for reading and leeds?" asking a question to make the reader want to read on, and may affect people going to these festivals, so they will want to know the answer.

main image- the main image is of one member of the band, and is set out in 3 different images, as if they have been ripped out and stuck on the front. the pictures reflect the quote chosen in the main coverline, as the photos are all different showing different emotions, just like his "personality". 

coverlines-  nearly all the additional coverlines appear to be referring to an upcoming festival and in the top right hand corner " PREVIEW SPECIAL" is written in yellow, to stand out against the black background. this suggest that some of the articles inside are one offs, possibly discussing the fesitivals.