1. Publication.
Title:Thrive
PositioningStatement: All yourfavourite musicinone place.
Frequencyof publication:Monthly
Distribution:Supermarkets,off licenses,newsagents,musicshops(hmvetc)
Rationale: The purpose of the magazine istogive thrivingartistsachance at gettingnoticed.It’sto
give the fansof an indie/rockmusicgenre the newsandinformationtheywant,forexample concert
listings,chancestowintickets,readarticlesabouttheirfavourite artists/bandsandoverall give them
everythingtheywanttosee andreadall in one place.
Style:The magazine will be fairlyinformalasitwantsto reallyconnectwiththe audience whichit
can’t do if it’stooseriousandformal.Howeverdue to the target audience beingpeople aged16-50
it needstobe visuallyandverballyinterestingforall ages.Therefore,the magazineneedstoinclude
appropriate jargon,images,colourschemesetc.
Images:The magazine will containalotof relevantimages tokeepeveryone entertainedandto
make the magazine lookvisuallyappealingtoall of the ages.
RegularContent:
News
Music video reviews
Gig updates
Monthly ticket competition
Win a meet and greet
New albums up and coming
Gig reviews
Venue reviews
Must listen to
Most listened to tracks this month
Feature Content:
9 Behind the scenes of Kodaline’s tour
-Visit page 9 to find out what happened behind the scenes al Kodaline’s
2. 10 Top 20 rock songs 2016
Discover some of the best rock songs from this year
12 You’re twisting my melon man!
Exclusive interview with the Happy Mondays discussing their 2017 tour.
13 An interview with Tom Odell
“I’m taking a break to see where life takes me”. Visit page 13 to read more.
15 Best albums to buy for Christmas presents
Find out the most popular albums
16 YOUR chance to win LEEDS tickets
Visit page 16 to find out how to WIN Leeds 2017 tickets
17 Yours truly, Angry Mob
An interview with Kaiser Chiefs
19 Courteeners at LEEDS 2016
Read Thrives very own interview with LiamFray about his experience at Leeds 2016.
20 Top 50 most influential bands
21 Build a Rocket Boys
Find out where to get your hands on ELBOWS latest album
23 BIFFY CLYRO- “We’re the best band in the f*cking world!”
Read Thrives interview with Biffy Clyro
3. 24 Talking Heads!
Thrives throwback edition plus an exclusive interview with David Byrne
26 Top 30 best remastered songs of all time.
Find out the top 30 best remastered songs of all time from the likes of The Beatles, The
Talking Heads, The Stone Roses and many more.
28 Inside Arcade Fire's Top-Secret 'Reflektor' Sessions
Find out where to watch Arcade Fires Reflektor sessions and read about what they had to
say about their time doing it.
29 Friendly Fires
Find out what Ed Macfarlane, Jack Savidge and Edd Gibson had to say about their 10 years
of being in the band.
30 Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian at Greenman Festival 2016
32 Top 10 best Glastonbury headliners
Most listened to tracks this month
34 Enter the NINJA
Die Antwoords first exclusive interview in 2 years, read on page 34.
House Style:
Main colours used will be Blacks, Whites, Reds and yellows(banners, highlighted
information), Purples,
4. Masthead: THRIVE, large across the top of the page in a cracked, worn
black font. Size 150
Main cover line: HAPPY MONDAYS, in a blue font. 70
DPS headline: ‘THE LOST LINES’ back better than ever, on the skyline on top of a
balck banner in white font
Drop Cap: I, (48) black Calibri
Captions: size 8/9, ABCDEF Colour relating to the image
Main body text: 8 arial black
Standfirst: ‘ABCDEF’(16)
Colour scheme: Black, red, white.
