Monday, 26 September 2011

Thursday, 8 September 2011

Request for Music Permission. (Both Me and Daniel Contributed)

This is the email (Forwarded to me Post-sent) that was sent to the record label that owns the rights to Hollywood Undead's songs. We were asking for permission to use the song Bullet by Hollywood Undead. So far we have no had a reply from them but we are hoping to soon or we will be unable to use the song in our project.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Digipack analysis (Daniel)

This the debut album cover of Cage The Elephants debut album of the same name, it features quite an abstract design which is somewhat representive of the the music. In the centre of the cover there features a skull which is then wrapped in the album cover, the title goes against the typical album convention and sits to the right of the image horizontally.

Digipack - Eminem Recovery (Me)

This is the 2010 album by Eminem. It is called Recovery because of the previous album, Relapse, expressed his love for drugs such as Valium. This must be him trying to come off drugs. Personally I think it would have been logical to call this album; Rehab, and call his next album Recovery because that seems to be the usual steps in order to come off drugs but Eminem has skipped this step. If you look at the actual title at the top of the album cover the O in Recovery is a Swiss cross (Like on a swiss army knife or a first aid kit) implying it is a healing process. The image is of Eminem walking along a deserted road with no buildings or parked cars. It looks abandonned. This must be implying that it is 'The Long Road to Recovery' as the old saying goes.

Monday, 27 June 2011

Magazine Advert Analysis (Daniel)

Gorillaz a band known for their use of cartoon avatars in their music videos and live performances, her their cartoon style translates well in magazine adverts as they are able to use bright colors and bold fonts to not only catch the reader eye but also to make them instantly recognizable.this is an advert for their 2010 album Plastic Beach. It feature a very minimalist design and the page in not packed with pictures, text and general information. Also the advert does not feature any of the bands recognizable avatars, which are often featured in adverts and album covers as well as other promotional material. The advert does not feature any quotes from critics about the quality of the music which is often featured to add more interest and make more people buy their product. This may have not been included as this is not their fist album and the band already has an established fan base who know the band and the quality of the music and therefore will already have an interest in the album and do not need much persuasion.