Journal 6

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles

I chose rolling stone magazine's view on the Beatles because rolling stone is so well known for their documentation of rock and roll history. The focal point of the web page is a picture of the 4 Beatles standing in black suits in front of the American flag. While this hints to the fact that the Beatles were a big hit in America, it is misleading to people who may be new to the "fab 4". The Beatles only spent a few short years living in the U.S., and all 4 grew up in Liverpool, England. Also, the 4 looked much more clean cut and their clothing is very conservative in this picture. Only the signature beatles haircuts give away their rebellious nature.Rolling Stone surely used this visual text to support written text, which opens with an examination of the Beatles impact on western culture. While these two texts seem to to together well, the visual text alone could be quite misleading. Finding a more accurate representation of the Beatles took some digging, but Rolling Stone did have other visual texts which showed the fab 4 in another light.