Conventions of a Music Magazine Double Page Spread

Whilst looking through the entire double page spread you find in music magazines, there was variety of similarities that all of them seem to include. For instance:

Main image: this is where a picture dominates the double page spread, and usually will be based on the subject/person featured in the article.

Banner Headline: this is usually where a page wide headline (or ,maybe smaller) is used to inform the reader, what this particular page and article is on. 

Stand First: this is a paragraph that introduces and teases the audience about this particular article shown on the double page spread. This gives the audience something to think about, leaving a question in their mind, which they can find the answer to once they have read the article.

Main Article: this draws the audience into a magazine to find out more about the topic that is within this story line. It is also the most dominate piece of language on double page spread media text.

Quote: is picked out from a particular piece of text within the article, which is particularly eye-catching and grabs the attention of the reader. It is usually from the person who the article is about (but not always!).

Page Numbers: are used to inform the reader of what page of the magazine they are on as well as being about to locate a particular story they read in the contents page quickly and efficiently.

Drop Capitals: these are usually found at the start of the main text of the article to introduce the topic. These are used to stand out from the page so the reader can easily find where the article starts. This is particularly shown in Q and NME magazine below: