The first article I have chosen to look at is an article from NME on "East Coast Avengers". Here are some examples of the type of language that is used. Slang and informal language is used for a large part of the article. An example of this is: "Nasty, old, piss-reeking, racist bigots". This language also seems very confrontational, which shows that the article is trying to prove a point. Humorous similes have also been used in the article: "Bloggers fell on the track like sharks attacking a sack of bleeding puppies". The article also uses strong adjectives, as the article has a strong content, and it really wants to emphasise its points: "Lying, scheming, embezzled". The article also uses pull quotes, and the language in these seems a lot more serious than some of the language in the article, and maybe this would encourage people to read the article more: "This was sickening, hilarious, dangerous, pathetic. Hell, wondered some, was this even legal?". Although the content of this is serious it actually has quite a light hearted tone. This is true of the whole article, as although it has serious content about a rap band who write offensive lyrics about politicians, the tone of the article is fairly light hearted and jokey. Maybe this is to make a joke of the whole situation, and make it seem like a farce. The article is an interview, but the way it is set out is to have the questions being incorporated into the actual writing, rather than having a question-answer interview. However, the article is mainly based around writing about the controversy and incidents of the band, rather than incorporating questions into it.
The second article is from Q magazine and is on "Razorlight". The article uses language in different ways. The article includes quotes from other people that relate to the article, but that are not used as pull quotes. E.g. "Jesus, do you think Churchill stopped the war because it was his wife's birthday?". This uses quite jokey and light hearted language, which is helping to show that some members of the band have a sense of humour and can have fun. Casual, swearing language is also used in the article, and this helps to show the audience of the magazine. Short hand versions of words are also used e.g. "cos". This is used to make the band seem a lot younger and more stylish, by using text language. The tone of the article is mainly light hearted, informal (with lots of swear words) and humorous. It is designed to "take the mickey" out of the lead singer of Razorlight. This tone makes the band seem more light hearted and approachable. It is largely based on an interview with razorlight, but it does not just split it into individual questions, it splits the article by different events for the band and talks and interviews them about these events.
Overall, both the NME and Q articles have helped in giving me ideas about how to structure and write the article for my music magazine.
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