Mojo magazine is a rock magazine usually aimed towards older men who are interested in rock music, mojo magazine usually has male artists on it who look quite serious, by putting Joni Mitchell on the cover it is aiming the magazine towards a wider range of readers. Joni Mitchell is shown to be happy and smiling. The black and white image also connotes a sense of seriousness and shows that the magazine is shown as a high status.
The magazine also has a quote from Mitchell saying 'my gift was born of a tragedy' , this pulls the reader in to find out more about their favourite musician and to find out what life of a rock star is all about and how it really makes her feel, giving the public and insight in her life.
Mark 3 out of 4 for analysing the representation of musicians on the MOJO cover.
ReplyDeleteFairly good. You are right about Joni's depiction but need to state that it is a counter stereotype (as she is female and laughing). You need to explain that MOJO usually puts musicians on a pedestal and depicts them as having suffered for their art; also to comment on the 'agony and the ecstasy' depiction of Joni's life as one of a tormented genius, typical of the respect which MOJO accords rock legends and 'geniuses'. The reference to Bowie's 'betrayal' is similar with its connotations of controversy and suffering for his art. There are also references to the 'magic' of Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian, which connotes his special status and the reverence of the MOJO audience. The Specials feature as typical icons with their 40 years track record.
That should be 3 out of 5.
ReplyDeleteWe now know that there may be a covermount.