The mojo magazine 'cure' covers punk/ rock music. contains vibrant colours, of orange black and white. These colours have connotations to fire and daringness, portraying this particular magazine to encourage individuality and confidence. The masthead is sans serif, and written in a bubble written font also suggesting individuality and freedom of expression. This largely ties in with the theme of mojo magazine, being based on rock music and modern trends. The modern style and themes within this magazine all link to rock , and share the same portrayal of funk and light heartedness. Rock is all about freedom of expression, and the vast amount of colours and loud mastheads all relate to this. There is a large amount of background colour during attention to the persons face. The person looks serious and important, and his makeup is different and intriguing. This draws people in because of the individuality. His look connotes to self destruction, and his stage image appears to be based on a story of a person who is desperately unhappy, and the whole cover suggests soon to be destruction hence the title 'why cant i be you?'. This may be relatable to many people, especially teenagers. Therefore the media language of this poster shows us the theme and type of music this music is advertising.
In comparison, the second magazine is covering classical music. The layout is sophisticated and modern. Its colours are light and airy, suggesting formality and tradition. The font shown is serif, further emphasising an orderly structure that is controlled and maintained. The person is pictured smiling and laughing, in order to draw people in. However, the normality of the image suggests that this person is not special, and does not express much individuality or freedom. However, this person is different because he is youthful and different to most musicians. His gesture and clothes all relate to youthfulness , and his stance is casual. This draws in readers because it is not what you'd usually expect. The media language of this poster ties in to the character of classical music, because classical music is done in a controlled and airy environment. Therefore from this mojo magazine you are easily able to tell that this magazine is about classical music.
To conclude, these magazines both portray the style of music they are producing very well. They are very different, and present the people involved within them in very different lights. Classical music is presented through formality and in a traditional, whereas rock culture is presented through freedom and this can be seen through the liquidity and individuality of the cover.
