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Gen Z

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Poll 

Weekly survey: How important is your online image?

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Gen Alpha, Gen Z, Identity, Image, In Real Life, Online

With each successive generation, we’re getting away from an era when people lived without the internet and all the behaviors

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 9, 2022

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Courtney Love, Elevator Music, Fred Durst, Gen Z, ICP, Juggalos, Metal, People with Disabilities, Rolling Stones, Tattoos

This woman really loves tattoos. I mean, really loves them. Once you’re done with her, here’s some music news for

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Music Industry 

Study: Young buyers of vinyl are serious about their obsession

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gen Z, Report, Study, Vinyl

A music research firm called MusicWatch has released a study of young vinyl buyers in the US (i.e born 1989

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Concerts 

Gen Z seems to not know how to properly go to concerts

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Concerts, Covid, Gen Z, Injuries

Now that COVID has receded for the moment (or has it?), concerts are back in a big way. Analysis shows

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 30, 2022

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Avril Lavigne, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bon Jovi, Death Metal, Dolly Parton, Drake, Gen Z, Nine Inch Nails, PJ Harvey, R Kelly, Sound Effects, Weezer

Who’s rocket was this? No one knows. I do know something about music news for June 30, 2022, though. R

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 23, 2022

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Drake, Gen Z, George Harrison, NFTs, Nirvana, Spotify

Hmm. Interesting. And so is music news for April 23, 2022. Think COVID is done? Hardly. Check out all these

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, September 24, 1991.

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian May, Concerts, Gen Z, John Lennon, Kelly Clarkson, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, TikTok, Turntables, Vinyl, YouTube

On this day in 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind, BloodSugarSexMagick, and Badmotorfinger from Soundgarden were all released. Yes, on the same day.

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 24, 2021

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Anthony Kiedis, Apple, Artwork, Chris Martin, Concerts, Gen Z, Holograms, Live Nation, Punk, Rolling Stones, Shirley Manson, Spatial Audio, Whitney Houston

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

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Music Industry 

There’s a new Spotify report on how Millennials and Gen Zs are using digital audio

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Culture Next, Gen Z, Millennials, Music Consumption, Spotify, Streaming

Spotify is forever analyzing the music consumption patterns of its users. And given that Millennials (ages 26-40) and Gen Zs

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Music News Recommended Reading 

Eminem responds to Gen Zers who want him canceled

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Alan Cross 7 Comments Cancel Culture, Eminem, Gen Z

The big kerfuffle in the Cancel Movement last week erupted when Gen Zers (b. 1997-2002) learned of the existence of

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bob Marley, Covid, Dolly Parton, Gen Z, Grunge, Ian Brown, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Machine Gun Kelly, Mars Volta, Pussy Riot, Rod Stewart, Stone Roses, Tidal, Tina Bell, Tragically Hip

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

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