Creating a Band Name:

Intoxicate

Blaze

Ardent Love
Nobody's Perfect

Intoxicate: This word appeals to me as it means that a person could become intoxicated with the band; it would usually be associated with breathing too much of some form of air, or becoming intoxicated with alcohol. I think the name could be catchy and memorable for the audience of Indie fans, I don't know of any bands with a name similar to this so it's a new idea and could be successful.
Blaze: I like this idea of a word as a name because it reflects the idea of fire, and fire is linked to danger; this could be popular among an Indie-Alternative audience. I think people are unsure on what you can class as Indie-Alternative, and what becomes more Rock, or even Folk, this means there is uncertainty about the genre which links back to my Blaze-Fire-Danger connection.
Ardent Love: These two words came about when I tried to search for fire related words, the word Ardent means passionate, like a never-ending love. This could link to how if a person likes a band's song, they tend to keep up-to-date with their music or style and form a never-ending love for the band. However it's also not a commonly used word so it would stick in peoples minds.
Nobody's Perfect: I really like this as a band name, it doesn't pinpoint a genre that the band should be expected to be so it entails mystery. However I feel that as it's been used as a song name three times it could be too familiar and nothing fresh or new in the world of music, which could be a threat to the success of the "band".

Jessie J

I have included this video on my blog firstly because this is the style of music people should expect to see appearing in my magazine, it's live, acoustic, tuneful and bold. The lyrics of this song and her braveness are inspiring and everyone should be able to experience listening to videos like this without having to search for them on YouTube, these types of performances will be mentioned in my magazine. I also like her visual style, her 1900's black hair cut stands out amongst a crowd, the same way my magazine should in a shop.

Example of an article:

"Jessie J has been announced as the winner of the Critics' Choice Award at next year's Brit Awards. Previous winners include Ellie Goulding, Florence And The Machine and Adele
Jessie J adjusts her grey beanie, pokes a lock of hair behind her massive hooped gold earrings. “You know,” she grins, “it’s like Popjustice said: ‘Jessie J – 500 years in the making…’”
The name on the tip of too many tongues for too long, Jessie’s been waiting in the wings for so many years that she’s watched whole pop civilisations rise and fall in the time it’s taken her to get to the launch platform. ‘Do It Like A Dude’ will change all that. Real bump’n’grind R&B pop in the Rihanna/Pink/Gaga mould, in it she’s managed to synthesise all three of these totems into a writhing slab of raunch that sounds very big indeed. “I think people miss the wit in that song.
It’s meant to be funny too!” she laughs.

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It’s easy to see why record execs kept getting the wrong idea about Jessie J over the last five years, because The Voice is what hits you first. “Who is the best singer?” Justin Timberlake pondered. “Jessie J.” So vocal was his vocals enthusiasm that he took her into the studio for a week (“A sweetie. Gave me lots of great advice”). And in its power, the voice has an air of jazz hands to it. She was barred from the choir at the age of 11 for “singing too loud”. Really, she makes Florence seem like Jack Steadman singing through a straw.
Now, after battles with those trying to tar her with the ‘diva’ brush, she’s managed to find a way of transmitting her self-written real-me thing. There’s a vulnerability, a proper confessional quality to a lot of her stuff that could appeal to a nation of self-examining teenage girls, in a soul Kate Nash way. “My song ‘Who You Are’,” she admits, “is like therapy for me. I can’t sing it half the time because I start crying.”
Jessie J knows what she’s got is special – that’s why she’s invested so much energy in incubating it for so long. She’s certainly not your manufactured toy.
Are there any big surprises on the record? “Well. Uh, there are some bits where I rap.”
Oh, kinda like that Cher Lloyd girl off of The X Factor? “No,” she frosts over, “not like that…” The conversation peters out."
- NME MAGAZINE WEBSITE



I have chosen to copy and paste this article onto my blog as this is the style of article I wish to include in my magazine, I like the slightly informal aspect to it and the other topics included other than music. My favourite sentence of the article 'Jessie J adjusts her grey beanie, pokes a lock of hair behind her massive hooped gold earrings.' stands out to me because of the fashion interest to the article. I hope to include short sentences like this to enhance the fashion side of my magazine.

Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk

This is a video showing the style of music that will be analysed and reviewed in my magazine, I like this band a lot and their genre of Indie is the type of music I listen to. The "band" that I feature in my magazine on the double page spread will use this band and many others as their inspiration. This is a very upbeat Indie song compared to others, such as Foals - Spanish Sahara or Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone.

Arabella - Out Of Love

Out Of Love by Arabella