This NME music magazine has an indy genre.
NME stands for new musical express but wen you say it, it sounds like 'enemy'. This gives a very subversive and rebellious response.
The Masthead and the cover image are linked aswell as both are very subversive as in the main image, the female is smoking which is seen to be 'cool' amongst young people. She is also wearing a hood which relates to stereotypes young people get.
The mise-en-scene suggests a street/rock and roll theme as she is wearing a leather jacket and leather is normally connotated with rock.
The skin showing suggests sex appeal and the high angle show showing them lying down also relates to this. the image is very provacative as the female is looking straight at the camera showing she is the main focus and more dominant than the male lying next to her. This suggests she is the lead singer of the band 'Crystal castles'. The fact that she has her hand leaning over the 'E' in the masthead also suggests her control and power on the cover.
the explicits on the front cover also relate tp the rebellious genre flowing through the cover and this language makes it very informal and aims directly at the target audience of rebellious teenagers growing up.
the language on the cover is very non judgemental and it promotes things such as murder and drugs which is written in bold capitals on the left hand side of the magazine.
The typography on the magzine is very simple and gets straight to the point. There is a border around the masthead which makes it stand out and the main articles and exclusive stories are in red. The colour red symbolises danger and love which also relates to the text on the cover. the other colours used are black and white. Black is a very dark dangerous colour also relating to rebellious actions relating to dangerous things.
The layout of the magazine is very balanced. The cover image is placed more on the right hand side whereas the straplines are coming down the left hand side.
Also on the cover, there is an exclusive on the right hand side about Kurt cobain. This grabs attnetion as it shows this is the only magazine with this interview.