Music magazine history, genre and audience

My music usage in the last month

In the past month I have listened to music through my tablet, Ipod and on my PC via YouTube and Itunes. The music I have listened to has been downloaded or streamed for free from Internet sites. I do not usually pay for my music, however I have recently bought a physical discography from my favourite band “System of A Down”, the only reason I felt this purchase was justified is because I have been listening to their music for the majority of my life and will likely continue to listen to their music. Some of the music I have recently downloaded has come from artists and bands such as: Viza, Dan Bull, Serj Tankian and several others from The Pirate Bay.org

The music I listen to usually contains strong messages about Peace, war and other similar themes that are prominent in today’s society. These bands are usually unknown to most people due to the fact that they are more unique than, and different to the modern “Mainstream” music that dominates the charts. To me I believe that Serj Tankian is a very ‘cool’ artist. Serj Tankian to me is a very inspirational person as he is a political activist, writer, poet, song writer and manager to another of my favourite bands. To me, bands like One Direction are ‘uncool’ because of their unimaginative and uninformative lyrics about women, sex and other typical nonsense that does not send a meaningful message that relates to modern day problems.

  

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ERA	TECHNOLOGY	AUDIENCE
Caveman	Singing, clapping, hitting things	Other cavemen
Civilisation	Musical instruments built	Small groups
Composers	Collection of instruments	Larger audiences
Recorded wax cylinders	Phonographic equipment	Family/friends

 

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Record (vinyl)	Record player	Family/friends
Radio (1930’s)	Radio broadcast radio owned	People near the transmitter
Sheet music	Musical instruments	Musical people
Tape/cassette (1940’s)	Tape players	Recording studio/home

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CD	CD walkman	Best quality ever
Mini disc	Half digital half analogue	No one bought them
Internet mp3	PC internet, access, player, headphones	The world, all music that has ever been made, you listen on your own

How do you find out about a new band? (Pre 2000)

·      Radio one

·      Top of the pops

·      NMF/sounds/melody maker

·      Your friends