The feature article I will be scanning is from Q magazine, March 2011 issue and this article is about Liam Gallagher (formally of Oasis) with his new band Beady Eye who are about to release their debut album. The Journalistic style of this article suggests that it their is a bit of history talking about previous projects which all the band have been involved in before beady eye were formed. This page on the article is very structured and contains 3 columns of text. 1 and a half columns contain text telling us the introduction and the next column and a half contain the start of an interview which Sylvia Patterson writes and explains in thorough detail.
The language used in the article is very informative and it makes the audience feel as though they are part of the interview and are generally having a conversation with Liam Gallagher and his band mates. Language such as "I don't give a fuck mate" and “I’ve been on strike since I were fuckin’ born” suggests that he doesn’t care about any criticism and is very foul mouth. This sort of language has been used throughout the interview and that gives us the general feel on who Liam Gallagher really is. This also gives us the opinion that the interview taking place in this article is formal as it makes us feel involved in the interview and that we are having a general conversation with the person who this article is about. The use of the swear words within the article suggest his image and that he's from working class Manchester.
The image used on the page of the interview shows the main singer in the band standing up straight and looks like a character you would not want to mess around with on a night out. The image is showing him dressed up in combat gear with his fists clinched outside his pockets and this shows the audience and potential fans that he is still generally fighting for success. The image follows the typical stereotype of "Lads" as it suggests that Liam Gallagher is masculine and very idolised within the general public who have respect for him due to his history in music. The costumes used for the outfit which he is wearing suggests the genre of music his music is aimed at. The big combat coat which looks like something to do with the army suggests that it is iconic to the indie genre.
The Layout of the page is professional and contains columns of text and a picture of the person who are being interviewed interviewed for the article. On the first page of the double feature spread we can see that their has been a lot of text stored into a small space. Sometimes this can be a good thing, but other times it can be deteriorating and may lose interest in the main bulk of the article because of the small size of text used. The structure of the page however allows people to browse the article and read the question and answer section used in the article, this is done to often keep the audience interested as a magazine is not like a book in many ways as people only want to read snippets of articles and look at pictures instead of reading large bulks of text. However this can be a good thing as it can leave space for the picture which was placed in the feature spread. This picture has been done very well and it can be used to create characteristics between the main character (Liam Gallagher) and the rest of the article. This has been done to let the potential readers of this document know who they are reading about and pictures need to be inserted into every page to keep the intended interest of the potential audience.
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