In this article from an NME issue, it is writing from 3rd person as if the writer is imagining what Ellie Goulding feels when she waskes up. There is a use of romanticised language in here with word like "glitter" and "constellations". It then takes bit from the interview and quotes things she may have said before, "My God. What is that?" I feel that the tone of the article can be humerous in places by describing her actions "cartoonishl". However using romantic language emphasises the serious tone of her popualrity. It is informative but at the same time has an informal tone. I like the way this article is layed out and the way the language fits the artist. I think this is the sorf of writing tone I would like to use. One that is informative, but fun and flows with informality. I like the idea of writing how the artist felt at the time and looking at it from 3rd person. This was a mixture of a review and an interview. A review as it is reviewing how the artist became famous and an interview by adding quotes/ things that have been said in an interview.DRAFTS : Beginning for the Assasins.
"They're hearts pounded".
"Overwhlemed with excitement".
"Energy" "Interest"
I want there to be a sense of raomace as the band I have chosen to write about are a couple and I want some of their relationship to filter through the article for my target audience to see what goeson witha couple in a band. I want to create an image of what it's like to play at gigs and I feel this is great practise for when I write reviews when I am older!
In the article above for SMASH HITS magazine, it is very different to the NME interview. Here it starts with a clear inroduction about the band and straight into telling the reader who they are and what they are about. This magazine article was written in the 1990's so styles of writing have changed up to recent times. It takes on a more humourous tone to reflect the artist's humour from both the writer and the artist, "horrible trouserwear". I think the writer is witty in his comments about the band and in the introduction states them as "dishy". This creates a humorous tone and it seems like the wrtiter is playing around with words to make an informal tone and can make the reader feel relaxed and laugh! Compared to the NME article, it has a completely different layout and one block colour. The writer doen't display any of the questions the interviwere may have asked, instead they layout big sub titles in a bigger font and in a different colour to the body text about them and then goes onto say something to do with the sub title for example "THEY WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD!" ..."Our aimns are to reconcile the Russains and Americans and eradicate all diseases and...that's about it. I can't think of anything else." I think this tone is very humourous and the band member uses language which seems higher to his normal talk and seems as though he is kind of joking around and making fun out of problems in the world. The writer includes every detail of what the band is saying which I think it is cleverly done as it is not too much, but still enough to give out to the reader who the band are and what they do, what they're like etc.
They are two very contrasting articles, the language is very different and the tone, the same as the layout. The NME article doesn't use any pictures of the artist whereas the Smash hits uses two, one of the band with an insert of who they are "left to right", and example of what they consider "art" using a painter's work, which even visually sets an immidiate tone for the reader of humour. The contrasting articles shows how much time has moved foward about appreciating different audience's. The SMASH HITS in the 90's is completely different to what it is now as the article I picked seems more adult appropriate rather than young teens. However today it is considered a tweeny magazine designed for a younger audience.
DRAFTS FOR ARTICLE LIKE THIS ONE.
"Laugh at bad romance!"
"We fell in love on stage and proposong wasn't hard. It's funny when it's other people but when you do it it's romantic!"
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They're hearts race with excitement and the rush of fame becomes a blur. She dances and he laughs. They're energies that filled the room with excitement...the crowd goes wild! The noise! awards presents the assasins.
the critically acclaimed 'Assasins' two induviduals that started as friends and are now engaged. their love and passion for music fused their love together. "It all started when we met as a friend's birthday party." Explains Izzy. "I carried around with me my acoustic guitar everywhere." Little did Izzy know, Nathon was the lead singer in a band he had formed..."she was awesome!" He then took an interest in Izzy's work and later discovered that they were noth signed to the same Indie Label locally made as did the Spaniel's Ears. "I decided to work with Izzy as a side project from my other band, but then she became my only project as we made beautiful musioc together.". Their style is a corss between the passionate lyrics by Kate Nash, but the drumming and electro from Enter shikari and MGMT. They were scouted whilst playing intimate gigs by Excel Records and promoted them to THE NOISE awards. building a huge fan base within their first year of gigs, they are now hugely loved by many ages and people for their romantic story and their success. "it felt amazing to play at the awards!" Exclaims Izzy. "the rush in front of thousands of people has built our confidence and driving us to be successful as the white stripes!" Tells Nathon. They take it in good humour to be the bad romance as nathon proposed to her on stage after their last performance at the awards. we expect great things from these guys!
