Double page spread design

This was my first attempt at producing my double page spread, but after refering back to existing music magazines, I came to the conclusion that the design didn't suit the genre of my magazine.

In response to this I decided to change the colour scheme to reduce the amount of white spaces, instead I used a black a white patterned image as a frame and then black as the main background colour.

 

 

After comparing the two designs and receiving feedback from others I have decided to go with the black theme and it is more related to my rock genre and therefore will be more appealing to the reader.