LANGUAGE REGISTER

I have used extracts from articles of the magazines DIY and Clash, as these are respectable magazines that fit my genre and style.

“A lot can change in four years. Back in June 2012, an unknown South London quartet were beginning to make their mark. Their second single ‘Bad Blood’ was fresh to ears. It would take another nine months for the band to release their debut full-length of the same name. And yet within that time, their entire lives would be turned upside down. If someone had sat Bastille down to explain what was about to happen, they wouldn’t have-couldn’t have-believed it.”

““Whenever people recount what we’ve got up to over the last few years in a few sentences, it always sounds ridiculous,” frontman Dan Smith admits. “It feels like it happened to us but also kinda didn’t.” Dan is sat with bandmate Kyle Simmons in a South London pub not all too far away from where he lives, pretty much back where it all began. It’s the first time they’ve opened up about their next step - new album ‘Wild World’ - and, as ever, they’re both much more keen on thinking about what comes next.”

“Despite so many varying ingredients, the record is still, at its core, a Bastille album. Each track comes packed with its own story, its own personality, the only constraints being its perfectly-formed pop mould. This time around, however, their moves are - consciously - bigger and bolder. “If we wanted the swagger of an old hip hop tune, we didn’t want to shy away from it, we wanted to go for it. If we wanted to use slightly obscure, ridiculous quotes from 70s sci-fi films, and a massive horn riff, then a big old beat, we would.””

DIY Magazine Bastille Extract

I personally really like this style of turning an interview into a article that DIY Magazine have adopted for the interview they had with the band Bastille in June 2016. They have very neatly woven in quotes from the interview with Bastille into smaller chunky paragraphs that look appealing and interesting read. This method provides context to the interview and helps the readers to engage with the band more and also prevents the article from becoming a boring block interview style layout. The tone is chatty and personal which readers enjoy and the way the author (Sarah Jamison) has constructed and wrote the article allows the readers to feel as if they are there “sat with bandmate Kyle Simmons in a Southern London pub”, “Dan Smith admits” and “he thinks back”. Jamison didn’t shy away from slang terms within this article which also helps the article to relate to audiences and manages to effectively get across the uniqueness of the band using words such as “quartet”, “fresh”, and “varying ingredients” to do this. I plan on using these techniques within my article to attract and engage audiences.

Extract Analysis

CLASH MAGAZINE THE 1975 EXTRACT

“The 1975 signed with Polydor because the label wasn’t one of those who rejected the group in the nascent stages of their career. And, when they did approach, Healy dealt with them on his own terms. “Our attitude was, ‘Right, we’ll give you a lift, but it’s our f*cking car… You can get in the back.’ That kind of attitude.””

“Sticking to their guns has proven the right decision – they weren’t firing blanks. Now, fans everywhere are investing their faith in what The 1975 are creating. As far as Healy’s concerned the whole process has been a “blessing in disguise” that’s enabled the band to stockpile songs without the pressure many hyped bands have to suffer. There was no expectation when their material was written. They were just four kids idling around Manchester playing for each other.”

““When people got into our band we had the attitude of, ‘Well, if you like that, we can f*cking do that. It’s what we do!’ Everything’s very true to our vision. It’s an extension of ourselves, so when people support that it instils a lot of confidence in you.””

“Nothing brought more confidence than when ‘Chocolate’ hit the top 20. “That’s when things first got really big,” Healy says, “and it was weird because you imagine everything coming together like that, but you’ve no idea it’s actually going to happen.””

EXTRACT ANALYSIS Clash magazine and Simon Butcher used the same style of article as Sarah Jamison did for the DIY magazine article. This shows how this style is common and effective across magazines and the same genre/type of magazine I am creating, this is a style I would also like to use. They easily linked in quotes from the interview with The 1975 frontman Matt Healy, which allowed the article to flow and remain interesting for readers. The text looks appealing and easy to read which will attract audiences to the article; the language is relaxed and casual “idling around Manchester” and although the swearing is partially starred out, it still creates a youthful and emotive effect. Overall, I plan to use this style for my magazine as I fell this will appeal to both the younger and older ends of my target audience and will provide the information they want.