Codes and Conventions of a boy band- David Manning

Codes and Conventions are specific qualities and guidelines we must follow to communicate to our audience what our genre is. For the indie genre there are many codes and conventions:
- All members must be male
- Cheeky attitude, rebellious
- Good looking
- Young
- Fashionable
- Physically fit (although this stereotype is dying out in the 21st Century with bands like Kooks and Razorlight)