Online Magazine/Music Blog Design & Logo

The design is for an online magazine/music blog (and logo) that I am creating and needs a professional and attractive look.

Shadowfeet

Desired Color Scheme:
black/grey/white and #A11533

Desired Style:
mainstream/grunge

Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)

I am looking for a magazine style design, with a mix between mainstream/grunge look to it. The site needs to have a 3 column homepage, and a 2 column article page (with sidebars on the right hand side) (no wider than 980px)

 

The color scheme is open for suggestion, but I prefer something with a darker (grey or black) background with a white body area. Preferable link/accent color to be #A11533.

 

The header should be able to accommodate a 468x60 ad in the right side, and homepage and sidebars should also accommodate typical ad sizes for monetization.

 

Homepage should have plenty of eyecandy (images, a spot for video, etc) to appeal to the mainstream crowd. Even though parts of the site will be a blog, I want the homepage to appear as a website.

Sites to use as inspiration:

http://www.the9513.com/

http://www.orange.co.uk/

http://wc10.allmusic.com/

http://musicnation.com/

http://www.militarytimes.com/

http://www.crosswalk.com/