Questionnaire

Today i devised a set of questions about alternative rock and rock magazines and interviewed some people in my year group in order to find out what they would want in the magazine in order for them to buy it, this gave me more depth into finding out what people think of the genre and what they think about rock magazines. (primary and Quantitative)

What would you expect to see in an Alternative rock magazine?

• Photo Shoots-More pictures than words.
• Pictures at Gigs
• Upcoming tours and concerts
• New Artists

What would appeal to you to buy it?

• Bold colours
• Free bees- Poster
• Information on someone who is well-known
• Interesting Articles-Interviews with celebrities

What colours do you associate with rock?

• Dark Colours
• Clashing colours
• Black, White and Red

What kind of artists would you want to feature in the magazine?

• New Artists
• Old artists- not much but still included
• Mixed

What do you know about rock?

• Not Much
• It's guitar based
• Some old artists-The Beatles, ACDC
• Its loud

What is your first impression of Rock/Artists/Fans?

• Wrecking hotel rooms
• Rebellious attitudes
• Scary
• Aggressive
• Loud
• Bold
• Dangerous
• Adventurous
• Edgy
• Smoking
• Drinking
• Black Leathers
• Biker boots

What do you think the main style of rock is?

• Light rock
• Heavy Metal
• Rock N Roll

What bands do you like?

• Two Door Cinema Club
• Rizzle Kicks
• One Direction
• Taylor Swift
• Coldplay
• Kings Of Leon
• Oasis
• Beady Eye
• Katy Perry
• Vampire Weekend
• Ed Sheeran
• The Beatles
• ACDC
• Queen
• Rolling Stones
• Bon Jovi
• Nickleback
• U2

How often would you want it to be released?
Minority said Weekly
Majority said Fortnightly

The information highlighted is what i will be focusing on and taking into consideration when i produce my magazine. After conducting this focus group i can see that there are many aspects linked to the rock genre and so i have a wide range of material i can work with in order to create a magazine.