Hi All!
I got interested in this about 18 months ago whilst
looking for a topic to write a thesis on and so
decided to examine the characteristics of power pop
subcultures and see how they compared to other
underground cultures - some of you may remember
filling out a questionaire for me (thanks for that!).
I examined not only who the people on this list (and
the Jelly-L list) are, but also what they (you?) liked
about the 'scene' etc and their musical consumption.
One of the most astounding facts was that out of
nearly 200 people surveyed, over 97% described
themselves as either full/part time or amatuer
musicians or as working within the music industry.
Most of these stated they either played in a band or
wrote/recorded music for fun if nothing else!
I really enjoyed finding out so much about the people
on this list but it was difficult to stay objective as
I was not only defining all you guys, but myself as
well. In my conclusion I just wrote that power pop
fans were on the whole, fantastic people with great
taste, extremely attractive, talented and truly
wonderous people! (told you it was hard to be
objective!  :) 
Russ...



 --- "Seaman, Dave" <seamand@MSX.UPMC.EDU> wrote: > 
> <<<From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com>
> 
> My name's John Micek, and I live in Harrisburg, Pa.,
> where I front a 
> "pop"
> band called Milkshake Jones
> by night I contribute to music 
> magazines such as The Big Takeover, Pop Culture
> Press and (until 
> recently) PopMatters.com.>>>>
> 
> Is it just me, or are most of the audities
> subscribers either working
> musicians, otherwise in the music biz (critics,
> record label folks, etc.),
> or (like myself) would-be musicians who have played
> at some point and/or do
> it as a hobby but now playing music takes a back
> seat to the day
> job/family/etc. ?  I would be curious to see the
> percentage of audities
> subscribers who are in the music biz full or part
> time vs. those who are
> purely fans and not in the biz.  Just curious.  I
> guess sometimes I feel
> like a disproportionate percentage of our audities
> membership are those who
> play the music or promote it in some shape or
> fashion.  
> 
> oh, by the way, welcome, John.
> 
> Dave
> long-time lurker, recent poster 

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