Double Page Spread Article

Below is my article that I have written for my magazine's double page spread. It is an interview with a band who are soon to release a new album. I have tried to be very informal with my article to help my target demographic relate to the band and feel "closer" to them. I have followed exsisting rock magazine conventions by leaving in any swearwords that occured during the fictional "interview", this fits the idea of rock music being "rebellious"

Double Page Spread Article:

SW: After many weeks of rumours circulating round the internet, 3 Day Challenge finally put us out of our misery by telling the world via the bands Facebook page that their new album is almost ready to hit the stores.

This is great news for fans, most of whom are still rocking out to the big tracks that featured on the two-piece’s self titled debut album, the distinctive sound making them a highlight at festivals around the country. As a writer of Soundwave magazine of course I felt honour-bound to our loyal readers to go over to their studio and see what’s going on.

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Right, I’m here at a recording studio in Leeds with 3 Day Challenge, it all sounds pretty awesome as they just finish recording some guitar riffs before taking a quick break on the sofa to talk to us.

So Rob, Craig, looks like you’ve been busy, everything’s happened so quickly for you.

R: Yeah, it’s really taken off. I mean the first album was recorded in Craig’s loft so we had quite a few interruptions as you could imagine, so this is quite a different experience for us.

SW: Sounds like there’s a few interesting stories to tell there?

R: “Well there was the day we walked in to find that some pigeons had got into the roof. They were all flapping about and there was bird shit all over the drum kit.

C: Is he allowed to say things like that

SW: I thought it was more rock and roll to swear all the time?

C: Well, he swears all the time. It pisses me right off sometimes

SW: Well guys, let’s talk music, second studio album. I heard a bit earlier on, it sounds brilliant and a little bit different to your last one.

R: Yeah it’s a slightly new sound, I never like using the term new sound, as it puts a lot of fans off, but this is a bit different. Not too different! You can still definitely tell it’s a 3 Day Challenge album, there’s just the odd synth line dropped in here and there.

S: Yeah we haven’t completely sold ourselves out!

SW: Well that’s good to hear, so you guys have had a busy summer, you played a lot of the big festivals, how was that for you?

C: It was pretty awesome to think 18 months ago we were stuck in Leeds playing the same venue. Suddenly you’re playing in front thousands of people.

R: Yeah, thankfully we played quite late most of the time so they were all too drunk to care about whether the music was crap or not.

SW: Do you guys like to sneak into the crowd at festivals, or prefer to watch from backstage?

C: It’s all about being in the crowd; thankfully we’re not big enough yet to be recognised so we get away with sneaking in to soak up some atmosphere.

R: You find some right nutters as well, which is always a bonus.

S: Yeah it’s definitely the nutters that make music festivals, they’re a bit weird but it wouldn’t be the same without them.
SW: Ok, so last question, I’m going to put you on the spot, describe the new album in one word.

C: Errr... Punchy? Yeah I’ll go with that.

SW: And you rob?

R: Epic. Laughs

SW: Well I can’t wait! I’m gonna go now and let you two guys get back to recording and I hope to hear these rocking tunes soon.
So there we have it, the lads from 3 Day Challenge, working hard on their second album. Fans can look forward to some new “Punchy”, experimental and of course, “epic” tracks. These guys totally rock and are taking the world by storm at the moment, this album is definitely one to this album is definitely one to have in your collection!