Survey for College( about music mags)

RasTa

I wonder if the boards community could spare a few mins to answer these simple questions



1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones?
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others?
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc )
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines?
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also )
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines?
7. Do you use the internet to review music?
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine?
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine?
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often?
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines?
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive?
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you?

Binomate

1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones? No
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others? I don't read them
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc ) I don't read them.
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines? No.
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also ) All types of Music.
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines? I don't know, I don't read any.
7. Do you use the internet to review music? No.
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine? Expensive free stuff for non-readers.
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine? Visually creative and free.
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often? No
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines? I wouldn't know.
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive? Yes.
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you? Yes.

0utshined

1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones?
No, not really anymore

2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others?
See above

3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc )
When I did, features(E.G. The Smiths recording the Queen is Dead), interviews and tab. Album reviews to a lesser extent.

4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines?
Nope. Dr Dobb's Journal on occasion.

5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also )
Rock, Blues, Metal, Electronica, Classical, Jazz, Pop, Reggae, hip-hop/Rap, R&B, Soul etc. All types as long as I like the song or think they're doing something interesting.

6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines?
Not a fan of op ed pieces when they have them.

7. Do you use the internet to review music?
Yes

8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine?
?

9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine?
I appreciate quality art in magazines but prefer substance over style.

10. Do you go to music gigs?
Yes
If so how often?
Whenever there's a gig I want to go to. Average of 1-2 times a month.

11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines?
Like I say I don't read music magazines much but have always been able to find a magazine for a type of music I wanted

12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive?
Yes, If store bought there is a large markup on the retail price in the UK. There are other options though liek subscribing or buying online.

13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you?
No but I like sampler CDs from time to time. Actually that could swing me to buy an issue, if there was a good sampler on it.

HTH.

odhran

Who exactly are you and why do you want this information?

PlayGirl

1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones? no
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others? no
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc ) no
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines? no
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also ) any thing thats tickles my fancy at the time
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines? no
7. Do you use the internet to review music? no
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine? none
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine? either
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often? only ever been to one
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines? no
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive? yes
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you? no

weemcd

http://free-online-surveys.co.uk/ might be of some intrest to you

0utshined

odhran wrote:

Who exactly are you and why do you want this information?

They want to oppress you.

Stephen

1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones? No.
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others? See above.
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc ) See above
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines? Sometimes
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also ) Pretty much anything besides boybands/cheesy teen pop. I especially like 60s/70s/80s rock and soul. Artists like Thin Lizzy, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Al Green, James Brown, Bob Marley float my boat.
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines? n/a
7. Do you use the internet to review music? Yes
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine? n/a
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine? More text content is better. Pictures are nice and all, but I like to have something to read.
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often? Sometimes but fairly rarely. Once or twice a year now
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines? n/a
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive? Yeah, nearly all magazines are overpriced given the amount of ads they carry and their skinniness.
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you? Very rarely, not unless its something that particularly interests me

simu

1. Do you currently read music magazines? NO
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others? N/A
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc ) N/A
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines? NO
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also ) MOST GENRES
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines? N/A
7. Do you use the internet to review music? YES
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine? N/A
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine? N/A
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often? RARELY
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines? N/A
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive? YES
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you? NO

- bo -

1. Do you currently read music magazines? No If yes which ones?
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others? I don't read music magazines
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc ) see q.2^
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines? No
5. What music are you interested in? Different types of rock/metal music
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines? see q.2 and q.3^
7. Do you use the internet to review music? Yes, sometimes
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine?
see q.2 and q.3 and q.6^
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine? Creative
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often? Very rarely
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines?
see q.2 and q.3 and q.6 and q.8^
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive? Yes
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you?
see q.2 and q.3 and q.6 and q.11^

RobertFoster

1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones? No
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others? --
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc ) --
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines? No
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also ) Most genres apart from modern pop and country.
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines? Price
7. Do you use the internet to review music? Yes, Metacritic and Rolling Stone. Only once in a blue moon though.
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine? Free cover CDs
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine? Visually creative.
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often? No
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines? I don't know.
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive? I think all magazines are.
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you? Depends on the quality.

RasTa

Cheers to all who replied.

senordingdong

I prefer not to indugle myself in someone else's opinion.

qz

1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones? no
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others? see above
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc ) gig reviews i'd say
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines? no
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also ) rock, in general, some dance (aphex twin/chemical brothers/daft punk)
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines? no
7. Do you use the internet to review music? no
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine? info on record making process
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine? visually creative
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often? yes/ every few months
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines?
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive? dont know
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you? not really

Sleepy

1. Do you currently read music magazines? If yes which ones?
Not as regularly as I used to. I've regularly bought Hot Press, Q and Mojo in the past though.
2. Why do you choose this / these magazines above others?
Cover Stories, Free CD's, Good articles
3. What features of the magazine do you enjoy? ( albums reviews, gig reviews etc )
Mainly Interviews
4. Do you read any digital / creative arts magazines?
Nope.
5. What music are you interested in? ( Can specify bands also )
Rock, Indy, Jazz, Soul, Folk, Some Pop
6. Is there any thing you don’t like about current music magazines?
Too much tacky advertising, too focused on finding "the next big thing", g
7. Do you use the internet to review music?
Yep, download and if the album is good I buy it.
8. What additional features would you like to see in a music magazine?
One feature Q used to have which I always liked was where they ran a feature every few months where they admit the album reviews they were wrong about (e.g. Oasis's third album they originally gave 5 stars but they later retracted that, giving it a more mediocre 3)
9. Do you prefer a more text based magazine or a more visually creative magazine?
Text based. Good graphic design and photography helps but it won't make up for bad writing.
10. Do you go to music gigs? If so how often?
Once a month on average.
11. Is there any type of bands that aren’t featured in these magazines?
Unsigned acts and acts that although they don't have anything out at the time still have huge followings.
12. Do you think music magazines are too expensive?
Not excessively so to be fair.
13. Is free “stuff” with a music magazine important to you?
I do tend to buy magasines more often now when there's a free CD/Book with them.