Star Image

STAR IMAGE.

A stars image becomes recognisable to the public eye, the star image involves the appearance, attitudes and behaviour of an artist which makes them recognisable and interesting to the public. An artist must posses a star inage in order to become popular in the media culture. Stars can use the fact that their image has a meaning by allowing it to be used for advertising purposes. Stars are made to appeal to audiences, which will inreturn benefit record label companies. Howver some artists are labelled as manufactured, and displease there audience.
As I am creating an Alternative/Indie magazine, i will be researching artists, and their star image.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 

Red Hot Chili Peppers are an alternative band from Los Angeles in 1983. The red hot chili peppers are easliy noticeable by their famous logo. They use a star shape which recurs throughout their work. The logo appears on there album covers and on their merchandise. This is successful when selling the band and making money for the record label as the public will recognise and become familar with the band logo.
 The attitudes and behavior of the band is highly significant part of their star image. The band are conveyed as typical Californians, they are usually topless, and posses a "dont care" attitude. This creates a "cool" image that the band may portray.  Their musical outlook has always reflected the Southern California milieu, appealing to the hard-partying skateboard and slacker subcultures while also reaching those looking for sunnier, more spiritually uplifting grooves. The attitudes of the band act as a factor to how well the band sells, their audience like the cool attitude the band obtains. The change of hair styles also contributes to the hippy vibe of the band.  The Red Hot Chili Peppers have experienced triumph and tragedy in their 30-year history, scaling the heights of popularity while confronting drug addiction and the death of a founding member along the way.

The Creation of Lana Del Rey

Singer, Lana Del Rey is certainley one of the most controversial psycedelic rock stars in the media. Although Lana Del Rey is favoured by her fans, many critics label her as a fraud . However the controversy of Lana Del Rey has turned her into an international star. Elizabeth was born in New York as Elizabeth Grant, she started to write songs after high school. Grant signed to her first recording contract in 2007 with indie label and released her debut-full length album titled Lana Del Ray (note the different spelling) on iTunes with 5 points, but it received little attention or praise.
Due to her lack of success Grant hired a new mananger, and set off to reinvent herself. After eliminating Lizzy Grants persona, Lana Del Rey dyed her hair brown. Her videos were lavishly produced, over-the-top, and completely eccentric. Her voice got deeper, her lips becam poutier and she added as much confidence as eyeliner.  Her star image has led her to releasing 3 albums successfully. Lana Del Rey has been described as, "self-styled gangsta Nancy Sinatra", her music has been noted as a certain pop culture relating to the 40s 50s and 60s era.