Conventions of a music magazine; Double page article.

 This is a double page article from NME magazine featuring an interview with Lily Allen. There is a quote from the interview on the first page, taking up half of the page, with the text written below, and on the other side, is a photo of Lily Allen, which takes up the whole page.
 The quote is something Lily has said, and the writer usually puts a quote in large lettering, especially if it's interesting, funny or rude in some way. The quote looks like newspaper clippings put together to make a sentence, and this carries on from the theme of the front cover.
 There is a drop down letter at the begging of the text, which is a common theme in most magazines. It attracts your attention and makes it look and seem important. Above the text is a short introduction about Lily and what is going to be spoken about in the interview to give the reader a brief over-view of the interview. Although it is important not to give all of what has been said in the interview away in the opening lines, it should be interesting and contain enough information to gain the interest of the reader for them to carry on reading it.
 Lilys body language in the picture can be taken two ways; inviting or in-your-face-couldn't-care-less pose. I think it is a mixture of both. Lily is putting her upper body forwards which is inviting to the reader as it is like she is friendly and telling you to 'sit and read' the interview and also she is looking into the camera which helps her connect with the reader. However, it also could be the second pose. Her arms are on her hips and her head is faced away from the camera. This reflects what is being said in the title 'people think I'm an attention seeker but I'm just honest' and her pose looks like she is coming across with 'an honest but hurtful' attitude.
 The language is very chatty and informal, as they use such words as 'nips' and 'squawking' and also there is frequent use of swearing. The writer goes through step-by-step what happened when he first arrived at her home and writes it as if he was describing it to a friend or someone they were talking to; "all this scene needs is for the Christmas tree to fall on her attendant personal assistant's head."
 For my magazine, I should adopt an informal tone of writing, as this is the norm for most music magazines. It helps the readers to connect with what is being said and written and also makes it seem less formal and serious. Although, at the same time, it shouldn't be too informal and use too much vulgar or inappropriate language.