planning production

1. PLANNING PRODUCTION

2. FRONT COVER
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• Explore the history of indie music
• Throwback to Reading and Leeds: The best and worst performances
• Top tips for going to this years gigs inside
• Does performing damage your hearing?
• Old sounds: Are we losing vinyls to new music?
• Castle fears: Will they be your new favourite band?
• Ashley Sherlock “I nearly threw up”
• Catfish and the Bottlemen: Life on the road
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• Molly Mckinlay: The girl who’s taking over the music world one song at
a time

3. CONTENTS PAGE
Regulars
• Fan questions: Musicians answer the questions that their biggest fans are asking
them this month
• Indigo’s music of the month chart: Which songs from your favourite indie artists
made our renowned charts this month?
• Pick of the month: Which albums should you be listening to?
• What we think: What our music experts think about what’s going on in the indie
music world lately
• Welcome to the music world: The Wombats give new artists some tips
• From you to us: Have a look at the lovely letters we’ve received from the fans of
the magazine this month
• Dates for your diary: gigs and concert dates to remember this month
• Artist merchandise: Just a selection of t-shirts, badges, stationary and more
featuring your favourite bands
• 60 seconds with: 60 second interview with Echosmith
Features
• The history of indie music: Where did your favourite music genre’s journey begin?
• Through security’s eyes: Security spill on what they see at gigs and concerts
• Memories with Molly Mckinlay: Molly Mckinlay tells us about her best gig
• I can’t hear you! How much is performing really damaging your hearing?
• A life in the spotlight with Hannah Black: Hannah Black tells us what it’s really like
to have everyone’s eyes on you
• How popular is indie music? How many people love indie music as much as we do?
• Old sounds: Are we losing vinyls to modernisation?
• Castle fears break through: Fresh new band castle fears finally make it through
your speakers
• Life after breaking up with Oasis: How are the brothers now they aren’t making
music?
• Ashley Sherlock makes an entrance: Ashley Sherlock tells us about his entrance to
the music world
• Back to 1975: One of our favourite bands, The 1975, tells us the secret to their
sudden success
Extras
• Reading and Leeds: We reveal this year’s line up to Reading and Leeds
• PVRIS hint at new tour: Is a tour in sight this year?
• Getting scouted: Talents scouts have given up their secrets in to how they really
spot new artists
• The Neighbourhood’s new sound: The Neighbourhood talk about their brand new
album

4. Images I need
• Someone shopping for vinyls: Will we be the last generation to comb through old vinyls?
• Image of Castle fears: Castle Fears aren’t just a band: they’re friends who make music
• Image of Hannah Black: Is it really as glamorous as it sounds having everyone wanting to know you?

5. ARTICLE
• Image covering both pages of Ashley Sherlock leaning against a brick wall, wearing
dark clothes and looking very casual
• Name of the article: A Musical Mystery
• The article will be about how his journey to become a musician has been so far and
inspiring new artists based on information I get from the questions I ask him in the
interview