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Weekly survey: Should we go back to paper concert tickets?

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Outage, Rogers, The Weeknd

Chunks of the country are still trying to recover from the Big Rogers Outage of 2002 on Friday. I feel

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Weekly survey: Does Andy Fletcher’s death mean the end of Depeche Mode?

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Alan Cross 14 Comments Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode, Survey

The shock of Andy Fletcher’s death has people wondering about the future of Depeche Mode. Fletch was a founding member

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These are the 15 most popular vinyl albums of all time

March 30, 2022March 31, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Vinyl

What’s this? Another British study that’s actually a commercial for a British company? Yep. Some company commissioned someone to scrape

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Need ideas for a first dance song for your wedding? Here’s the latest information.

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments First Dance, Wedding

Every spring, someone offers up a new survey of songs that could be used as first dances for weddings. I

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This study looks at how lyrics (and swearing in songs) have changed since the 1950s

March 10, 2022March 11, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Curse Words, Lyrics, Swearing

Here’s another British commercial masquerading as scientific research, but I’ll bite because I love the subject matter. Lottie, which helps

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There’s a new study on media habits by Canadians. Where do you fit in?

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Edison, Infinite Dial, Podcasting, Radio LIstening, Streaming, Triton

Back in February, Edison Research and Triton Digital conducted a survey of 1,001 Canadians 18 and over to find out

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Weekly survey: What are you most looking forward to in 2020 when it comes to music?

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Alan Cross 7 Comments 20/20

It’s a new year and a new decade. Let’s ignore for the moment the crisis with the US and Iran,

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Weekly survey: Which of the following was the best decade for rock music?

October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment

It’s election day across the country. Once you vote for that, take a moment to consider this: Which of the

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Weekly survey: Best songs for housecleaning.

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Housecleaning, Playlist

Last week, a story emerged from the US about the best songs for housecleaning. Some 2,000 people were surveyed and

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