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I am going to interview the palaminoes, therefore I will have to come up with question. For my research I am going to take the questions from an interview in Q magazine on Elvis Costello. There is a small introduction telling you about the history of the artist and where he came from. It also tells you what the artiost was wearing and when he was born. It also say how he looked younger than most people his age. It tells you about his wife and children. It then talks about his new album. There are quotes throughout the introduction. The questions which have been asked have been sent in by readers of the magazine. The people who have sent in the questions and have had one of their questions published get their names printed on their question and also how they sent in their question, for example 'via email'. The questions that are asked are:

1. "Long as constable's truncheon". "enjoying the lay of the land", "try to jump you're borderd"; the lyrics of your new album, National Ransom, are littered with double entendres. Have you been indulging in your inner Carry On... film?
2. What do you miss about England, and what's the worst thing about living abroad?
3. As a rock star, it must have been easy getting other rock stars to guest on your TV chat show Spectacle: Elvis Costello With...?
4. There might be a vacancy for a "music and chat" show host at the BBC, now that Jonathon Ross has been let go. Do you fancy giving it a go?
5. Spectacular Spinning Songbook A good idea that got the audience going, or a disaster.
6. Your appearance opn Frasier in 2003, where you talked in a cockney accent and sanf Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport. What was with the Dick Van Dyke accent?Do you ever get the urge to dance the way you did in the video for [1980 Top 5 single] I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down? Because I love it...
7. My ex-wife used to call Almost Blue "sad git music". But I loved it. Who was right?
8. Was there anything that you really wanted to ask Bill Clinton when he was a guest on Spectacle, but couldn't, because, well, he's Bill Clinton?
9. You wrote a whole album, 1993's Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, for Transvision Vamp's Wendy James. When was the last time you saw her?
10. What was more embarresing: your appearance on The Simpsons in 2002 or US sitcom Two And A Half Men in 2004?
11. Do you have fond memories of the demon heckler from your Brodsky Quartet gigat Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 2009?
12. You've been known to queue outside record shops on the day albums are released. Are you saddened by the way music is all digital now?
13. I understand you're a big Ray Charles fan. So what's your favourite song by the great man?
14. I was upset and disappointed by your decision to cancel your recent shows in Israel [Costello called off two summer concerts in Caesarea in protest over Israeli treatment of Palestinian civilians]. Have you anything more to say to this?
15. What do you think of the film Napoleon Dynamite borrowing your pseudonym [Costello used the Napoleon Dynamite alias during teh mis- '80s]?
16. You've made too many albums. Which is your best one?
17. My parents named me after the song Alison. Does it bother you that your fans do this kind of thing or does it flatter you?
18. What's the worst thing you've ever done that you wouldn't want anyone to know about?

The interview also contained one drop quote and one main image and five smaller images.

The following link contains an audio interview with the artic monkeys with general questions:
http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=124&p=8220

The following link contains a video interviw with The Kaiser Chiefs, about their upcoming gigs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U79PK6UhAmA

I now must decide if I want to interview The Palaminoes about upcoming gigs, their new album release, or a mix of all of the question. As they are not a well known band I think I will ask them a range of questions so that the readers will become more familiar with the band. The questions I will ask my band are:

1. If you were an animal, which one would you be, and why?
2. Who are your major influences in music and why?
3. Do you have a record contract? Or are you interested in getting one?
4. Could you ever see yourselves on the X-Factor?
5. How do you feel about programmes like the X-Factor which take fresh talent and get the most money out of it as they can?
6. So, you're an upcoming band, how do you feel about the music industry nowadays?
7. How do you promote yourselves? Do you have a website?
8. Do you tweet? 
9. Do you think your home environment has shaped you as a band?
10. You’ve been accused of jumping on the bandwagon of other local bands such as The Wombats, how do you feel about this?
11. For any readers who aren’t sure of who you are, what genre would you describe your music?
12. Have you got a fan base together yet?
13. Is there any band which you aspire to be like?
14. Barry, as the lead singer of the band, do the other members follow your orders?
15. How do you feel about 'hand picked bands'? Or should bands be formed through friendship and a love of music?
16. Have you got any songs soon to be released?
17. What inspires you to write your lyrics. Do they have much meaning?
18. What is your favourite memory as a band?
19. What is the best gig you have ever played and why?
20. Do you ever receive fan mail? If so what is the strangest thing you have ever received?
21. In your eyes, which is the best song you’ve produced?
22. What is the goal in the end? Would you want to go as big as world tours, or just stick to the UK?
23. Who chooses the bands outfits? Do you ever hate them?
24. What's the craziest thing you've ever done at a gig? E.G. crowd surfing

This is an image of what I want my front cover to look like: