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Where have all the bands gone?
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A few weeks ago Richard Osman on the Rest Is Entertainment podcast pointed out that only 3 bands had had #1s this decade. This was in contrast to the end of the previous century when bands dominated the charts.
Why is this? Have all bands disappeared? (Spoiler alert: no.). Why have pop bands fallen off a cliff? On this episode we investigate this new phenomenon and uncover some fascinating theories.
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Chapters
1. Where have all the bands gone? (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:00:20)
3. The Medium Sized Dive (00:01:28)
4. The generic reasons it's always been easier to be an individual artist (00:02:42)
5. Why are bands struggling now (00:06:41)
6. Conclusions (00:15:11)
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