Article Planning

I have looked at articles from Kerrang! and Rock Sound magazine to give me ideas of what to include in my article.

Kerrang! magazine article:

This article from Kerrang! magazine is about a band called Rolo Tomassi. The article is a report from an interview with the band and includes information about the band and quotes from the band members. The majority of the article is in third person as it is a report retelling an interview and talking about the band, however some parts are in first person as they are first hand quotes from the band members. Words like 'cool', 'aggressive' and 'hardcore' are used to describe the band. Also colloquial language like swear words were used to relate to the audience of teenagers so the writer is interacting with the reader more. At the end of the article, there is information included about where to buy the album from which is a way of advertising for the band.

Rock Sound magazine article:

This article from Rock Sound magazine is about a band called A Day To Remember. The article is a report from an interview with the band and includes information about the band, describes the location of the interview and quotes from the band members. The majority of the article is in third person as it is a report retelling an interview and talking about the band, however some parts are in first person as they are first hand quotes from the band members. Words like 'cool' and 'tunes' are used to describe the band. Also colloquial language like swear words were used frequently to relate to the audience of teenagers so the writer is interacting with the reader more.

After researching magazine articles from the same genre as my magazine will be, I have come up with ideas for my magazine article:

My Article
My article is about the lead singer, Nora Amir, of a band called Burn Girls. This band is new and upcoming so the article will be an interview about the band, the interviewee's lifestyle and how they became successful.
Style
My article will begin in third person telling the story about the band and then when the interview begins, the narrative voice will change to first person. In the research for the same type of genre magazine as I am planning, I found that lots of adjectives were used like 'hallucinatory' to describe the band as being angry related to the genre of the music. Also, colloquial language like swear words were used to relate to the audience of teenagers so the writer is interacting with the reader more. Other words to do with the music industry which relate to the genre of music I found in my magazine research were 'hardcore', 'mental' and 'cool'. Other words I have thought of which could be used in my magazine to the suit the genre are 'moshing', 'sweet' and 'crazy'.

Beginning
I will use a description introduction about the band to let the audience know about the new band. I may also describe the location of the interview. I will use lots of adjectives in the opening paragraph to describe the artist to encourage the readers to read on. As the band is in a new band and if I state that they are a new in the opening paragraph, it will also encourage readers to read on as it is something new and different for them to read about.
Extra Text on the Page
At the end of my article I will include a small paragraph of details about the band's new single and where to purchase/download it from and also include the band's website and Facebook page so the readers can find out more about the band after reading the article and is helping the band to promote their new single and their band.