Conventions of a magazine advert compared to two different genres

There are particular codes for a magazine advert, these codes are ;

1. Name of band/ artist and album
2. Date of album release
3. Band/artist image/ style
4. Featuring songs
5. Form of release (CD, download)
6. Either photograph or artwork as main image
7. Record company
8. Bands website – myspace /official page
9. Critical quotes, ratings
10. Set colour scheme

Here is the first magazine advert i shall analyse with the above conventions.

The name of the band is 'BAND OF SKULLS'.  The genre for this band is alternative rock.
Date of album release- New single 'fires' out now!
The image and style of the advert is quite abstract , the image itself has been drawn , it has a vibrant orange colour against a black background so the imagery really stands out. The artwork on the advert is rather sharp it works well with the bold white writing so both image and writing stand out and they don't overwrite eachother. Also within the advert it has the image of the actual album in the centre to help the audience recognise their partucular album because some  artists dont have the same background/image of their album. On the magazine advert it has their main website page and a myspace at the bottom of the advert.

In comparison to the alternative rock genre , here we have Janet Jackson she falls under the genre  RnB,pop and dance. On her magazine advert it has the date of her album release ' Discipline' which is on the 25/02. The image and style of the advert is provactive and sexual. The mise en scene in this picture is a white background focused on her outfit , she is wearing a provocative bra and latex leather gloves it links in with the title of the album 'discipline'. The contrast of the image is black and white this highlights the outfit she's wearing  this follows the conventions of a typical RnB advert because most of the women hardly have clothes on because they portray a sexy - seductive image, this may be influenced by the record company ( island). On the advert it includes the two singles from the album 'feedback' and 'luv and its available on CD and download'. The poster contains a critic quote from touch magazine " she's got her groove back" and it quotes her as a 5-time grammy award winner and oscar nominated and on the bottom left it has her website at janetjackson.com. 

How the two genres differ from eachother

Alternative  rock tends to have more artwork and not having the picture of the bands themselves, whereas for the genre RnB and pop it tends to have the image of the actual artists.

In comparison to main-stream music it tends to be pop/RnB artists rather than alternative bands but not always the case.

RnB/ pop artists tend to have more of a sexual image or a certain trend which changes throughout their career due to the fashion and copying other artists. Unlike the alternative rock genre they tend to have the same trait that follows all the way through their career i.e dark clothes , tattoos and some alternative rock music artists wear make-up aswell.

Both genres tend to have a niche audience - Janet jacksons audience would be audiences that like to dance so her music will be generated at clubs and on mainstream radio stations. Band of skulls would have an audience that like to go to rock concerts and follow certain traits like clothing and tattoos.