Research and Planning into Similar Products

I am aiming for my magazine to be like NME, I like the style of 'Indie Rock' therefore this magazine cover is the perfect demonstration for what i want to do, As you can see it feature a band called 'The Libertines' on the front cover. They come under the Genre Indie Rock along with bands such as;

• Arctic Monkeys
• Peace
• FIDLAR
• Palma Violets
• Peace
• Jamie T 
• RATBOY
• Swim Deep 

These are a list of my favorite Indie Band and hopefully as these names are similar they will inspire me to come up with a name for my magazine if i decide to go for a Indie House Style. As you can clearly see from this cover they have used a indie theme throughout.                                                                          

On the other hand, I may choose to base my magazine on the genre 'Hip Hop' which the magazine XXL has chosen. As you can see from the cover it is very different to the NME cover and follows the usual codes and conventions of a Hip Hop Magazine. Artist similar to this are;

• Kendrick Lamar
• Tyler The Creator
• NWA
• Tupac
• A$AP MOB
• BBK
• Skepta
• JME
• Kanye West

This is a list of my favorite Hip Hop artist and if i choose to do a Hip Hop Magazine then these will inspire me for a name