How women are represented in rock magazines

Female representation in rock genred magazines is a lot more positive than compared to a lot of other genres like for example in rap, hip hop or pop.

The band "Paramore" is a good example for the positive showing, this is because the bands singer is a woman and so where this would usually be criticised, it isn't so it's a positive representation. Paramore have had lots of success over the years, this definitely shows that it's not only men who make it in the rock genre.

In this magazine as you can see lead singer Hayley Williams stands out in the front of the cover with colour, this is because everyone in the background is in greyscale clothing and this also shows that she's the main element of the band. As you can see they allow her to wear whatever she wants and don't 'doll' her up like many other genres in loads of make up and pink dresses, this shows that she's allowed to be who she wants. Also the band is specialised around Paramore as you can see from the top left, this is a very positive representation for women in the rock genre as it shows she's made it big.

Evanescence are another band who have a female singer and possibly created one of the biggest songs in rock of the 21st century "bring me to life", this was such a song because of the powerful vocals from the singer Amy Lee. This song just shows completely that it doesn't just take men to create a number one hit, but that women can definitely also do it.

The front cover of this Kerrang magazine features a large picture of Amy Lee giving a big headline with the bands name across the front. This is a typical convention of a rock magazine since it's very eye catching, this is very good since it shows they're treating her like any other rock artist and not treating her like an individual just because she's a woman. They also put a tagline above the band name saying "Amy Lee bares her soul", this will appeal to fans of the band as she may be giving out information about her. They also highlight her name and the bands name in a bold, vibrant yellow to make sure they stand out on the darker background.

Overall I think that the female representation in the rock genre is definitely a positive one.