Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor: Blog tasks

 rctic Monkeys: Audience

1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. 

The Artic Monkeys audience is more likely to be white , middle class and young people including reformers and explorers 

2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor?
The song is upbeat and fast paced and fans might feel a sense of personal identity from the meaning behind the lyrics ( clubbing and drinking)

3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments?



4) How did fans take a leading role in making Arctic Monkeys famous back in 2005? 

5) How are fans positioned to respond to the band? What does Arctic Monkeys want fans to think about their video? They feel as if they are there watching them perform 

Arctic Monkeys: Industry

1) How did the Arctic Monkeys first achieve success and build up their fanbase?

They gave out CD’s and did various gigs

2) Why was P2P file sharing and MySpace an unexpected aspect to Arctic Monkeys' early success?

3) How does the rise of Arctic Monkeys differ from how BLACKPINK were formed and became famous?

Artic monkeys where a group of friends from school unlike BLACKPINK that was put together by auditions 

4) Who is Arctic Monkeys record label and how many copies did they sell of their debut album? Why did they choose an independent record label? 

Arctic monkeys is labled with Domino , selling 363,735 copies in the first week. and they chose an independent label because the band wanted to keep the independant scene.

5) Looking at the wider music industry, has the internet been a positive or negative development for record companies and artists? Why? The internet has been a positive development  for artists as it allows collaborations online as before it was only possible in person