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ELECTRIFF are back and louder than ever...

The return of our beloved Electriff has proved that old skool hard rock is still blazing in its glory. The ruthless and unstoppable band have been collaborating on work with artists such as The Kills, Dead Weather and Crystal Castles along with their own work which means that a whole bunch of music is due for release soon. Rumours suggest that Electriff will be touring throughout the UK as well as conquering USA, Australia and the rest of Europe. Cassie Dane and Ben Kurt who have not been seen together for almost 3 years have finally combined once again to recollect their crown in the world of rock music.
The band worked their unbeatable reputation from performing at small venues including towns, pubs, beaches and clubs. They then went on to showering their talent over other audiences such as Wembley Stadium – London, Glastonbury, Royal Variety show. However the Ben Kurt apprised to us that Electriff will also be going back to their roots which mean smaller venues in smaller towns including Lutterworth - Leicestershire which is confirmed. 
During our interview with Electriff discovered that they’re not just all about getting smashed and breaking stuff, they have “been down to hell and back” – Cassie Dane…


BD. What caused you to break up all those years ago?
CD. We were dealing with a massive amount of alcohol and drugs and we didn’t want it to get in the way of our music so we stopped writing.
BD. Did you ever think you’d reunite?
BK. I didn’t even think I’d still be breathing by this date, what is it? February?
BD. Hahaha well we can all safely say you’re still alive and we’re all counting on you guys to return with a blaze
CD. Oh there will be a blaze, oh yeah
BD. We’ve all heard you’ve been working on new songs can you give us a little insight to this? 
CD. We have been writing some new stuff, very heavy. Aha shh you can’t tell anyone
BD. I’ll be sure not too! Ben we heard rumours that you will provide vocals this time round?
BK. Erm yeah I mean I have provided vocals but they’re more sounds than words, I sound more like Hagrid on smack or something
BD. Haha, finally before you leave, who is your favourite artist at the moment?
CD. Well we’ve worked with The Kills and Crystal Castles. I think my favourite artist to work with is The Dead Weather. Erm I have also grown fond of The Strokes…


Electriff, an all time classic rock name of the 2000s are back, and from the reactions of loyal fans that are still showing their support to this awesome rock band. BreakDown magazine were the first in line to confirm this from the band themselves however fans such as the ardent head-banging Electriff fan Bruce Kennedy have managed to find out other through other methods. Bruce, along with over a dozen others have been queuing outside of Cassie and Ben’s hotel for almost a week now just to catch them together. Bruce told Electriff that “It was totally worth it, just to see these two again shows that the s**t which has infected the radios hasn’t infected the rest of music.

Model Profile

Model Names: Dan Hensey/Rachael Dalton Band
Name: Electriff
The band's style is similar to the White Stripes however they are more heavy and their clothing consists of leather and dark clothing which is more similar to The Kills and Crystal Castles. The lead singer and guitarist Cassie Dane (Rachael Dalton) is known for playing electric guitar/base guitar and vocals. Her appearance is similar to Slash; curly hair, nose piercing and top hat however she is also similar to Amy Lee from the band Evanescence. Ben Kurt (Dan Hensey) is very well known for drumming for the band Electriff and also adds a rock and roll image to the band. Ben's look is similar to David Gilmour from Pink Floyd. Electriff product heavy rock music similar to Guns N Roses, AC/DC, Kiss, Marilyn Manson ETC.

                 Dan Hensey                                                             Rachael Dalton

Photograph Influences

My photograph will be stylised like this photograph of The White Stripes. I will make it like this in terms of one subject being in the foreground and one in the back. Because my theme is reversed gender stereotypes, i will put the female in the foreground and the male in the background. I will use the red, white and black colour scheme and also serious expressions.

In terms of camera angles, I will base my photograph around this one; the camera angle is a high angle shot looking down on the subject. Although this theoretically portrays the subject as feeble and weak, it does look good with a slightly wide angle lens. This is shown in the picture of slash where it makes the head area look large and the legs look small, as if the whole body is directing towards a certain point. This is also shown in the second picture of The White Stripes where they're holding their umbrellas in the rain and looking into the camera. Although a wide angle lens isn't used in this shot, it does make it look like their bodies are directing towards a certain point and it highlights their expressions very well.

Magazine title

After evaluating my class feedback on my title page I have decided to go with the name 'Break Down'

Audience + Profile

My magazine will appeal to teenagers aged from 12-19. The target market is quite a young age therefore the magazine must be reasonably censored. The magazine is targeted towards both genders and I will show this through the reversed gender stereotype idea which is where the male is following the stereotypical female role and vice-versa. The magazine is also aimed at guitarists and people who are learning the guitar as it will have tabulators and chords ETC

Audience Profile
Name: Katie Ford
Age: 17
Favourite bands: Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Green Day
Favourite films: Anchorman, Waynes World, Dewey Cox: Walk Hard, Step Brothers.
Favourite Actress: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mike Myers 
Favourite magazine: NME, Kerrang! The Wire


After looking at my draft I asked Katie if she would be interested in buying my magazine and this is what she said: 'Well it has a bunch of decent bands, and I like the red, black and white colour scheme. I'm not sure I'd be willing to pay as much as £5 for it though so maybe bring the price down slightly? Other than that I'd most certainly buy it"