As soon as you look at this double page spread you are straight away drawn into the larger than life picture of Carl Barât holding a gun. This picture really sets the tone for the double page spread on offer, something trying to be rebelious and edgey.
The picture of Carl Barât is taken at such an angle that the gun is distorted and you immediately catch hold of a set of demonic and possesive eyes just behind the gun. The picture is also accompanied by a small quote, which without reading the rest of the article you have to presume comes from Carl Barât. The quote reads; "IT WOULDN'T WORK IF THERE WEREN'T FRICTIONS - IT'S THE FUCKING LIBERTINES". This quote helps to back up the image NME are trying to portray with the image of Carl Barât being all rebelious and a bit of an anarchist. Even in writing "fucking" is still pretty strong language that shows to the reader that this guy has some attitude.
The colours of the picture are rather bland, the black on the leather jacket Carl wheres isn't a dark black so it makes the whole picture seemed very chilled out, and Barât kind of looks like he is on drugs. White often means purity and though there is a cream in this picture it works in a total irony of the fact he is carrying a pistol in a gangster style way. The picture is really quite important for the double page spread and relating articles as it gives you an idea of the kind of man Carl Barât is even if you don't know anything about him.
The opposite page has over half the page taken up with a massive title that just says; "CARL TAKES AIM". This obviousley has more meaning to the fact that Carl Barât has a gun in the picture opposite but relates to the fact he has just completed a solo album.
Before reading into the article there is a sub-headline which gives a small bit of detail about what the article will be about. Then you notice 2 capital letters, a W and a T which show the start of new paragraphs or a lead on in the story of Carl Barât. I think these are good because it helps to break up the article meaning people won't feel too sufficated with the length of the article.
When you get into the actual article is starts in the middle of a story that Carl Barât is telling. I find the article to be rather dull as after Carl says something there seems to be a narational piece where it is then described about what Carl's just said. I find this to be rather boring as there aren't really questions asked it's just someone putting everything into an explanatory list which is disguised within a paragraph.
I like the picture idea, though the actual picture I would have differently but I don't think the article is that great.
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