Tells the reader that this is the contents page and which issue they have bought.

Talks a little bit about what the editor has done within the week so therefore it could relate to the magazine and genre of music of the week so the reader may want to read this to find out about this weeks issue.

Green Day taking up the first half of the contents page would show that they are main part of the issue as they are put out more than any of the other articles.

The hot shots poster is advertised which helps to intrigue the reader further as they will now know where to get the posters from in the magazine and will lure them into reading the magazine.

The subscription is put out for the people who buy the magazine weekly so that they can get the magazine every week and for a cheaper price of which the reader will be more likely to buy.

The rest of the titles on the page show what pages the rest of the articles of the bands are on and which bands the are.

The image of My Chemical Romance shows that they are an important band in this weeks issue.