Consolidating my ideas research: contents page

I would like to use an interesting layout for my contents page, for example, a large photo in the middle, and text wrap on it, to make it more interesting. What I would like to have in my magazine is strong synergy in between my front cover,contents, so that the reader would still be aware as to what magazine he is reading.

I should make it clear as to what genre my music magazine is even on the contents page, so it would be clear to the reader without doubt that this is the genre that they will be reading about.

I know I would like more than photo on my contents page, so it would be more intriguing than just one simple photo.

I would also like to have a colour scheme to my contents page, an editor's note and little details as such in order to have that professional finish in the end.
The style of my photos should be retro, some in black and white and some rather bright in contrast. I would like some of them to be naturalistic and not making eye contact with the photo, I would also like some to break some conventions but not too much.
I would like to have different styled fonts, with different kerning, size, style of font and colour in order to split the information clearly ,and the page numbers to either be on the photos or the side of the text.