NME Contents

This is the contents pages for NME magazine. The page is split up into three sections, a band index section, a brief of an article followed by subscription information and small columns of exclusive extras available in the magazine. The contents title also follows uses the magazine name and its the same font as the masthead and the 'THIS WEEK' title next to it is simple block capitals.

The band index section is effective because offers a wide range of different artists and bands for their readers to read about and get exclusive information on. The middle section id effective because it gives brief information about an exclusive article and the subscription information effective because readers wont have to miss and issue. And the final section that's divided into columns that contains exclusives such as News, Radar, Reviews, Live, Features and a small PLUS column. The final section that's divided into different columns shows readers that the magazine has alot of information to offer. The radar columns shows the magazine has a large coverage of stories. The exclusive crystal castles story shows the band has come to NME and told the magazine their life story 'dead rats, crackheads and prostitutes.

The language used is poetic and there's an effective use of alliteration and rhetorical questions.

Overall the contents page also shows the magazine has a large coverage of artists and new in the music industry. The layout also follows the house style of the magazine, the language is dark and expletive. There are references to bands that only rock n roll fans would recognise.