This feature spread is from nme and the subject is pop star Lily Allen, this feature came out around the time of lily’s second album ‘it’s not me it’s you’ in which the style and especially the content of her songs are very different to the previous album ‘alright, still’. I think she was trying to make a statement of how she had grown up and become her own person. This was one of the first interviews lily did after she dramatically cut her hair from almost elbow length to the bob she is sporting in the above feature, as well as her dramatic change in style. These things are supported in this feature as her hair is short and messy her eyes are dark and she is wearing tartan an iconic pattern of the punk movement. Also the font used for the title/pull quote mirrors the font used by the sex pistols which supports the idea of a new less childish lily. The title itself takes up almost half of the two page spread which suggests that the message shown is one that she is keen to get across to the audience, and the NME audience is probably the best one to show you have a new style because not only are they interested in new music but are also interested in the style and fashion that goes with that specific sort of music. The rebellious image that subverts pre4vious opinions of lily appeal to the audience because they are ‘individuals’ who respect the need to change your image, the magazine is synergy with lily as it helps her cross over into the indie fan base if the audience knows she has a new sound and a new album. But people that were already fans of lily’s music might not have read NME before but may have picked it up if they saw she was on the cover so it is a good use of crossing two contrasting target audiences.
The text itself is fairly formal and uses a times new roman font which subverts the rebellious theme to the rest of the article, this could just be a way of the magazine trying to rebel within its own boundaries. The political rebellious side of lily is something that appeals to the audience as well as her honesty. When asked about why they liked the magazine the reader replied ‘I can trust it’ ‘the NME is so damn honest’. This is key to the article because the quote is saying that Lily Allen doesn’t speak out about politics and other artists for attention she does it because she is honest about her views.