Q magazine

Dave Grohl from the rock band 'Foo fighters', who has previously linked to 'Nirvana' and 'Queens Of the Stone age' has recently been chosen by the producers of the magazine 'Q' to be used as the front cover.                                               

From what the audience can see, we can tell that the producers are trying to have a positive outlook on the band Foo Fighters, this can be suggested by Dave Grohl's image covering most of the front cover which suggests that he is the main attraction.

This is further proven through the caption which represents the Foo Fighters as hard working "THIS WILL KILL ME!" The red font creates contrast against the jet black background which allows the text to be more visible to the audience. 

Denotation

In the image the audience can see a large image of Dave Grohl, with an edited section within Dave's mouth. The editing portrays the band 'Foo fighters' surrounded by a red and orange background. Visual elements that can be seen contain facial expressions which are angry due to him being in mid shot of screaming. Dark colours have been used on a lighter background to make the main image more bold.

Connotation

Due to the dark colours, it reflects on the band as dark and mysterious which could result in a wider fan base, Furthermore, the dark colours have been specifically chosen to appeal to a certain target audience which would result in more magazines being sold. The use of angry/rage suggests that the singer of the band still has fight and energy left in him which portrays him as diligent and and conscientous, which again reflects upon him and the band greatly.The editing in the mouth suggests heat and passion through the warm colours of red and orange being used, this also presents the band in a great way due to the idea of them putting all their energy, fire and effort into making music and performing live infront of their millions of fans, this can be evident through the fire and through the caption "THIS WILL KILL ME!"

Previously the band have been on the front cover of Q Magazine were the lead singer Dave Grohl featured on the front. The use of light colours and the pose given by Dave Grohl gives a great outlook on the band's image, the first edition which the band featured on was during their discovery faze which was when they were still figuring out their style of music and the opinion they want to express through the media text. The use of the bright colours are positive aspects which a used to create a positive outlook on the band. This completely contradicts the image they are giving off in the most recent edition, the producer chose to use darker and more negative colours to create a positive image of the band! Through using light and dark colours in both of the editions the band create an image for themselves which attract the audience of the most recent fans and the hardcore fans which have been loving their music since 1994!

Dave Grohl and the band have constantly been demonstrating that they have been giving an attitude of 110% ever time they perform whether its in the studio creating a new piece of music or performing live infront of their fans! A great example of this is when Dave Grohl broke his leg on the stage of a concert in Sweden, the story was so big it waqs coverede by the BBC! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33121165)