Music Magazine Deconstructions

As a part of my research into music magazines, I must explore the different elements 
and conventions of a music magazine in order to understand why and how certain aspects
of mise-en-scene reflect a magazine's target audience.
Here, I have deconstructed an issue of 'Rolling Stone' magazine and an issue of 'Uncut' magazine.


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