Kerrang Double Page Spread

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The double page spread is in the style of pre-emptively asked questions so that the reader only sees the answer from the artist who in this case is Stephen Arkins. The pages follow a 3 colour scheme of white, black and cream and the title of the interview is ‘Dreams come true’ which is reference to how Stephen feels about his band’s success. The colours and the style of how things have been set out is very simple which I believe is a reference to how Stephen was just another ordinary music lover until only a couple months ago and it hasn’t affected him yet. Another example of this is the picture we have a longshot Stephen on the right in his room surrounded by his rock CDs and posters in his childhood bedroom which is really messy and unkempt like most other guys which shows how much of an ordinary guy he is.

The interview begins with a drop capital and begins with a short anecdote about Stephen and his dream of wanting to be a rock star to make readers want to know how he achieved the dream that most music fans wants. The second paragraph also begins with a drop capital and the layout is in 3 equal sized columns. In the second column there is a pull quote from Stephen in bold with a picture of Stephen and his band Only Rivals performing directly underneath. There is a relatively just under average amount of text which implies that the audience is roughly 15+. The header is in full capitals and in an almost wavy form to represent a dreamlike familiarity to the reader. The size of the header and the message itself ‘Dreams come true’ work effectively in drawing in the reader because the reader becomes curious about what the article is about. The intro text succeeds in teasing the reader into wanting to read the article because of the way mention fantasy becoming reality and famous friends. It also has Stephen and his band name in bold so that reader is drawn to the names. On the page there also page numbers, a small advertisement of Only Rivals new album and a few very small info boxes which provide some context to the pictures. There is only one genre portrayed which is alternate rock which is the style of band Only Rivals is, this understandable because they are the main focus of the article. There are mentions of other bands that let Only Rivals perform and tour with them. They are shown through the image of Stephen in his room through all his already existing posters, CDs and cut out articles that are around his room. All time Low were shown through a poster Stephen has of the band along with an info box showing their connection with Only Rivals. New Found Glory were shown also through a poster whilst Finch were shown from a CD of one of their albums. The picture was also accompanied by the title of meet your heroes and the fact that Stephen already was in possession of all these items shows that he really was able to meet his heroes.