1. Music questionnaire results Matthew Flanagan
1) List yourfavourite bandsatthismomentintime
The favourite bandsof the people Iaskedvariedgreatly. Mostpopularbandswere those
such as one directionandyoume at six,these bandsare not punkrock, neitherare nearlyall
otherbandsstatedso these are not hopeful inresearchof mymagazine.
2) What isyour favourite colour?
Unlike question1a lotof people have similaranswersinthisquestion.Icansee that redis
the most popularcoloursoI coulduse this inmy maincolourscheme.Because multiple
answerswere popularIcouldpossiblyuse amix of these colours.
3) Whichof these wordsdoyouassociate with‘punk’?
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Onedirection
Cherlloyd
Thatblackguy
Boyceavenue
Fleetwoodmac
TheXX
Ironandwine
Thewanted
BonJovi
Slimedown
Nickleback
Slipknot
Foofighters
Thehoosiers
Neontrees
Thekillers
Kidsinglasshouses
Architects
Youmeatsix
Thekooks
Friendlyfires
Twodoorcinemaclub
Theblackout
Arcticmonkeys
Littlemix
Beachboys
Thesmiths
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Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
Pink
Black
orange
Rainbow
Other

2. These answersshowthatall 3 of the firstanswerswere popularsothese are wordsI will try
to use inmy magazine sothat my targetaudience recognise the genre.
4) Do youprefermainstreamorundergroundmusic?
Thisshowsthat 11 people saidtheypreferredmainstreamand9 people prefer underground.
Because there isnotan obviouswinnerIcoulduse bothtypesof musicand bandsinmy music
magazine.
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Anarchy Fast, loud music Rebellion Other
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mainstream
underground

3. 5) Have you beentoany gigsof punkrock bandslately?
Here we see that there were 7 people whohadbeento see a punkrock bandwhichis more thanI
was expecting.Thisisgoodas if I neededtoaskpeople questionsaboutacertainpunkrock band
thenI couldgo ask themhowtheywere live.
6) How oftenwouldyoube willingtobuya typical musicmagazine?
Thistellsme people are more likelytobuya magazine once a monthratherthan once a weekso I
thinkI’mgoingto aimat a monthlyissue. People mostlikelychose thisasitwouldcosttoo much to
buya magazine everyweek
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Once a week Once a month

4. 7) How muchwouldyoube willingtopayfor a magazine?
From thisI getthe sense of ‘the cheaperthe better’.AseveryoneIaskedwasa college student
moneydoesnotcome easilysoas we can see;no-one wantstospendover£5.00 for a magazine.I
thinkI will price mine between£2.50-£4.00
8) How oldare you?
Thisshowsthat everyone Iaskedwasa college studentaged15-18. These shows the resultswill be
biasedtowardsthisage range as thisis thisonlygroupthat answered. Ishouldhave triedtogeta
more wide spreadof results asI nowfeel mymagazine myalienate the olderpartof my target
audience.
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£2.50-£4.00
£4.00-£5.00
£5.00-£6.50
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15-18 18-21 21-24

5. 9) What yeardoesmost the musicyoulistentooriginate from?
Most people listentomusicfromthiscenturyyetall categorieshadpeople tickthe box.Ithink
because of thismostthe musicI putin mymagazine will be frommoderndaybutI will still have
storiesfromthe 80’s and 90’s. HoweveritisclearlyimportantthatIhave musicthat is current.
10) What genderare you?
Thisshowsmore 3 more femaleswere askedthanmales. Thiscouldmake the magazinebiasedbutit
seemsunlikely. Asthere were amix of bothI got answersfrombothgenderswhichhelpedmy
research.
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80's-90's
90's-00's
00's-modern day
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male
female

6. 11) Where do youbuyyour magazinesfrom?
People buytheirmagazinesfromarange of places,butthisshowsthat the mostpopularplace they
are boughtisfrom a local newsagents.Becauseof this,thiswouldbe the bestplace todistribute my
magazine
12) What makesyouwant to buya magazine?
As thiswasan openquestionpeople hadalotof optionstosay whattheywanted.However,Iwas
surprisedtosee manyof the same answers.ItseemsColourandpicturesare extremelyimportantin
attractingbuyers,sothisis an area I will have tofocuson especiallywhencreatingmine.
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Newsagents Anywhere that
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Whsmiths Asda Co-op
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Good front
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Free stuff Feature
stories
Fashion Colour,
pictures
Gossip,
reviews
Who's in it

7. 13) What was the lastmagazine youbought?
These answers were helpfulasitshowedthe twomostpopularmagazineswere KerrangandNME.I
am familiarwithboththese magazinessoIunderstandthe layoutandfeaturesusedinboth
magazines.Icouldtake ideasfromthese magazinesanduse them inmine thiswillensuremy
magazine issuccessful.
14) Is punkdead?
The answerwas a resounding no;thisisgoodas it shows if punkisnot dead people willbe
interestedinapunkrock magazine.
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Not sure

8. 15) Do youthinkhumouris importantinmagazines?
Only3 people saidnoasappose tothe 17 people thatsaidyes.Thisobviouslyshowsthathumour
will have tobe a part of my magazine.
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No