'How representations on magazine covers reflect the social and cultural contexts in which they were produced'
MAIN POINTS:
1. 'definite cover'
2. 'world's largest UK Music magazine'
3. covers all sorts of music, very versatile
THE SEX PISTOLS:
Were a punk rock group of four, the band was already extremely controversial, having sworn on live TV, been fired from two record labels, and been banned from playing live in most parts of England. Due to the explicit words on their main album, charts refused to show their name, and instead left a blank space. The iconic acid yellow and fushia pink are used to be loud like their personalities and views - which they had no shame in voicing.
QUESTION 4.
- Who were they? The Sex Pistols were a controversial punk rock group who notoriously rebelled against the society and middle class people.
- Why did they shock the Establishment? They shocked the establishment as they said whatever they liked, frequently swearing on TV and not caring of anyone who would be offended by their rash attitudes and carelessness.
- Look at the colours used (pink and yellow) and link the MOJO cover to the way that the Sex Pistols used it. Why do the Allman Brothers feature above the masthead? The acid yellow and fushia pink stand out and are bold and clash with all other colours bands used, the gnarly colour schemes would be noticeable and are symbolic, they speak of the ethos behind the Sex Pistols and their anti-establishment. The Allman Brothers are featured as the issue will include the 'Rise and Fall'
Who are the Allman Brothers and how do they come across on the cover above the masthead (title)?
ON the cover,
Very good work. Eventually, this work will be what you need for question 5, worth 15 marks.
ReplyDelete1. By 'definite cover' you mean 'definitive'(= best example of its kind, authoritative, reliable, not able to be improved)
2. 'The iconic acid yellow and fuschia pink' are the colours used on their album cover 'Never Mind The B**' (1977) designed by Jamie Reid. Malcolm McClaren: “We came up with the ugliest cover we could think of; that in a sense would attack the idea of super-graphics."
3. You write very well on the 'ugliness', defining it as 'clashing' and explaining how this was a symbol of their being 'anti-Establishment'.