Analysis of Babyshambles- "Killamangiro"

"Killamangiro" was released on 'Babyshambles' second album 'Down in Albion', was achieved respectable success in the United Kingdom, peaking at #8 on the UK Singles Chart, and was released in November 2004 through the Rough Trade Records. Up until this present day, it remains one of the bands most successful singles.

A few critics were adamant that Pete Doherty (the lead singer,above), was still under the influence of drugs in this video. In fact, the band was only formed whilst he was on his hiatus from 'The Libertines', and drummer Gemma Clarke, later quit the group citing disagreements with Doherty, whom she believed was still taking drugs.

The video itself, features the lead singer, Doherty, throughout the video, along with the other members of the band, they appear to be located at a nightclub, though there are no signs of any fans grouped in their numbers to listen to them. Indeed it seems as though Doherty is drunk, and the red strobe lighting suggests that he is 'tipsy'.

Furthermore, red is both a romantic and negative colour. It is a strong colour that conjures up a range of seemingly conflicting emotions from passionate love to violence and warfare. Studies show that red can also have a physical effect, increasing the rate of respiration and raising high blood pressure. In the music video, Doherty seems to be influenced by 'heavy drinking', thus causing his to body language to react in such a manner. "Anything that makes you, feel hate, can do without hate, now I believe in love", "and I killed a man for his giro", this connotes that Doherty is experiencing conflicting emotions from passionate love (presumably his spouse, he did go put with Amy Winehouse, another drunkard), and the violence ("killing a man for his giro), hence the obvious red light and the black lighting as well, which suggests death.

Babyshambles are a flamboyant band, which is why they are an indie-rock band, because they are independent, but are also a rock group, due to their wild nature. There targeted audience are towards the younger audience, 18-30 ,presumably. This is due to the fact, that the band come across as individuals that epitomises young people. The enjoy socialising in nightclubs, where the intensity of strobe lights acts as the main catalysts towards strong intoxication of drinks as well as possibly, illegal drugs, such as cocaine and cannabis.

Furthermore, the point of view shot, showing Doherty, in his car (below), although there are still red lights shown whilst he is driving, suggests that he it is necessary that he drives with caution, especially whist under the influence of drinking. This is something of a recurring theme these days amongst young people, which is why they are easier to attract.

Analysis of Arctic Monkeys- 'Fake Tales of San Francisco'

The song 'Fake Tales of San Francisco' was featured on the Arctic Monkey`s debut album 'Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not'.

The song is about a fictional South Yorkshire band for taking its inspiration from the USA while never having been there, with lyrics such as "I'd love to tell you all my problem/You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham," and "He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar". The band actually originate from Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

As an indie-rock band, they are expected to have their own style. In the music video, the band's target audience are to young people, with the age ranging from around 15 to as old as 25, in my opinion, because of the fans who have joined them in their concert. Furthermore, in the actual band, the eldest member of the band is 25, and the youngest is 24, which does speak volumes in terms of their age popularity.

As mentioned before, with indie music actually meaning independent, the Arctic Monkeys, have decided to represent themselves, as neat tidy people. Their 'mopped' up hairstyle, and clean, casual clothing draws links between them and the Beatles, in terms of presentation. This also further emphasis the fact that they are targeting a young audience, in addition to this, they are also seen 'play-fighting', drinking strong beverages, sitting laid back, as well as having a game of 'fussball', which connotes that they are typical 'young men', as suggested by the images above.

Throughout the music video, we encounter a mix between strobe lighting and a dark pitched colour, largely due to the periodic movement of an object, in most cases this because of a guitar, that the vocalist and lead guitarist, Alex Turner, is witnessed playing. This suggests that they are very informative. This suggestion is also further enhanced by the fact that the band are seen moving their heads around almost non stop, in a way that signifies that they are drunk. Nevertheless, this still keeps them in touch with their target audience.