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

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Alan Cross 13 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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There’s been a survey of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. Thoughts?

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Best Riffs, Electric Guitar, Guitars, Survey

A British company called Muse Group (it deals in music content and software) conducted a survey of 1500 people throughout

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Weekly survey: Is it time for U2 to get the biopic treatment?

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Robot, Biopic, Survey, U2

News from The Hollywood Reporter last week says that JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot production company has committed to a scripted

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Weekly survey: How far (or how long) are you willing to travel to see a concert?

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concerts, Festivals, Survey, Travel

Here’s another question designed to gauge your appetite for seeing concerts and festivals in a year when COVID will hopefully

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Weekly survey: Is guitar rock making a comeback?

October 25, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Guitars, Rock, Survey

While it’s never gone away, guitar-based music–especially on the alt-rock side of the leger–hasn’t been as popular as it once

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Music Industry 

Where do you sit in this global study on music consumption?

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment IFPI, Music Consumption, Survey

The IFPI represents the interests of the global recorded industry in a variety of ways, including doing research into how

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Weekly survey: Are you back going to the movies?

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Covid, Movies, Survey, Theatres

I have no idea how long it’s been since I’ve seen a movie in a proper theatre. Certainly before COVID,

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Weekly survey: How many songs should you know before you can wear a band’s t-shirt?

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 5 Comments Band T-Shirts, Survey, Twitter Poll

Last week, a survey appeared out of the UK about band t-shirts. (Read about it here.) One of the questions

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Weekly survey: When was the last time you bought an actual compact disc?

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Alan Cross 6 Comments CDs, Compact Disc, Survey

The future of the company disc became a little more wobbly last week when it was announced that Lorde’s Solar

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Music Industry 

Music Canada has launched an equity, diversity, and inclusion survey. Can you help?

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Canada, Ryerson, Survey

Music Canada, the group that represented the recorded music industry in this country, has created a new survey seeking to

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Music Industry 

Are you a Canadian musician? This survey wants to hear from you about the age of COVID-19

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artists, COVID-19, Music Canada, Survey

Music Canada, the spokesgroup for the recorded music industry in this country, wants to get a handle on how musicians

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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