Assessment 2: Detailed Analysis - Double Page Spread (NME Magazine)

This is the double page spread of the issue of NME which I will be analyzing. The reader is firstly drawn to the bold red letters of the interviews headline, ''Can't take my eyes off you'' which is read like the other main feature of the image, a red sofa. This also relates to the fact that red is NME's main cover as this has been featured throughout the front cover, the contents and now the double page spread. The headline is a fun wordplay on how both members of the newly formed band had left to come together. The introductory line of this double page spread also includes many more wordplays and puns that fans of the band will understand. ''A monkey met a rascal'' Turner is from the Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane is from The Rascals, thus a monkey met a rascal. It then goes on to calling their album 'one of the finest albums of the year' and states the interviewer had joined the pair to find out about 'their certain romance', which is a song by the Arctic Monkeys from their bestselling album Whatever People Say, That's What I'm Not.

There is only one image on this text that covers all of the double page, which is very rare for most magazines but in terms of aesthetic I think this works very well. The image of the band members relates to the texts headline, ''Can't take my eyes off you'' and adds to a projection of the twos personalities. The text uses a quote from Turner across the page and image, ''This is a combination of all our experiences and fantasies.'' The bands name ''The Last Shadow Puppets'' is mentioned several times throughout the text and features in the top left corner, however the NME masthead is nowhere to be seen which is very uncommon as the magazine's brand usually features somewhere on the page.

A romantic theme is portrayed throughout this double page spread and is made evident to the reader throughout the use of colour (Red is a connotation of passion, desire and love), the wordplay, the headline and the main image. This double page spread is arguably plain as there is not much things to look at but I think that this double page spread is overall effective and an easy read as there are no distractions from the main focus of this; the band.