Understanding genre in music magazines

In music, there's a wide variety of genres such as: Indie, Emo, R&B, Hip Hop, Punk, etc. The way a genre of music is portrayed on the magazine needs to relate exactly to how the music makes you feel. For example, a Pop music magazine would have bright, vibrant colours with the connotations of happiness and models would have lively poses and happy facial expressions. The magazine wants to make you feel happy, the same as the music it releases.

   I will be looking at Emo, Punk, Indie, Rock and Heavy Metal.

Emo: Whereas some genres of music are simular, Emo is very individual and unique- although the appearance of the people are often confused with goth. It is one of the strongest genres of music to stereotype due to the black clothing and heavy, black make up the boys/girls wear. The way in which Emo bands dress and look make people stereotype them and assume the way they are going to act and sound. Additional stereotypes link to the behaviour of the people and often link to depression and self harming. The lyrics of the music connote a lot of upset and confession.

Punk: Punks are very unique and different also. They often wear black clothing, such as leather jackets, black jeans but they also use bright colours. In this photo, you can see the lady is wearing black, black nail varnish and has a black tattoo but her hair has various different colours dyed into it. Punk music magazines often have a a mixture between dark black colours and very bright colours. A lot of  punks are very individual, express their attitude through clothing, have unique hair styles and have piercings and tattoos.  The way they dress causes people to stereotype them.

Indie: Indie music magazine covers are often very colourful which make them stand out and look individual against a magazine such as emo and heavy metal. Indie music (individual music) wants to be unique, so the way they dress and sound is the way they want people to think of the genre, which is why they dress with so much colour. This magazine cover is  simple, so you can see the model better. Her hair is various bright colours, along with the headband and glasses. This connotes happiness and energy which is what I think that this genre want to portray, without being simular to a genre such as Pop.  

Rock and Heavy Metal: Rock and heavy metal are different genres of music but are simular due to their dark appearances and loud music. People in rock often wear dark clothes with a colour in it such as electric blue or hot red. People in heavy metal reflect anger and aggression through their lyrics due to the way that they sing it and the lyrics that are sung.