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http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2016/02/rock-still-isnt-dead-according-to-new.html
I personally never heard that rock was dead, maybe because I am a musician surrounded by people that love rock music. I don't think it will ever die since everyone has the opportunity to keep listening to their favorite bands in all the ever-growing streaming sites. I know I have discovered so many new rock bands in the last few years. One thing I have discovered is that fans of this particular genre are very loyal and won't stop following their idols and spreading the word of good bands in the scene. I grew up listening to rock because my brother was such a fan. Whenever I encounter a new rock band or whenever I feel nostalgia about a song of an old band I would post it on Facebook for more people to see. I mean, how can rock ever be dead? all the uncountable subgenres coming from it will preserve their roots. I love how Guns and Roses got together again and are bringing all the attention to plain rock and roll again. The success and press they are having now after all these years is pretty impressive.


http://www.kismetthoughts.com/why-snapchat-will-be-major-in-the-music-industry-in-2016/#comment-475
Hi Alison, let me just begin saying I love your blog and I'm happy I found it by looking for some Music Industry advice. I also believe Snapchat is very important right now, at least til another app becomes more popular and take its throne. I personally just use it to fool around and send photos and videos to my friends but I notice that every time I put something in my "story" it gets a LOT of views, which I think is great and very rewarding. I never really thought of Snapchat as a way to promote my music but I will definitely take it into account once I start releasing my own original music. I think it's a game changer for artists that decided to be a part of the social media movement. Most of the already famous musicians feel very unreachable and seldom reply to their fans comments in their videos so like you said, those who actually use something like Snapchat give the fan a little taste of their lives and hopefully create stronger artist/fan connection. Also, I think you made an important point saying that it's targeted to a younger audience. I would make total sense for a new up-and-coming artist to use it because the younger fans are the ones that are more active in social media anyway and they'll help you spread the word.