The double page spread featured in NME is contrasting with the Kerrang! double page spread as this image is predominately taken up by the image of the band 'Pulp'. The lead singer, Jarvis Cocker, is standing off centre of the double page spread with the rest of the band standing either side of him. The clothes each member is wearing is very important as it reflects the bands personality. The band originally formed in the late 70's and the clothes worn in the above image reflects this fact.
The anchorage text is situated in the lower left hand corner. Although this is not the first thing you are likely too read as the image will straight away draw your focus to it, it is still useful as we reader from left to right so the little reading that needs to be done can be done so before absorbing the image as a whole.
'Disco 2011' is written in a plain green type face. The type face used for this bannerheadline is consistent throughout the magazine. The banner headline its self is a pun on Pulps hit 'Disco 2000'. Puns and play on words are common in music magazines like NME as they entertain the reader, sometimes even mustering a laugh within them. The small blurb under the banner headline is again written in a type fact consistent with the magazine. The name of the band and the interviewer are placed in bold font as they are the important features of the blurb.
The positioning of each band member in the main image reflects the 70's style as well as NME's style. NME likes to be unique about the way it presents the information to its audience and tends to detract from the norm. It does not conform to the usual images used in modern magazines.
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