M6.2 Featuring: The New Bomb Turks

An American punk rock band formed in 1990 at Ohio State University.

Members

Founding- Jim Weber (Guitar)- Eric Davidson (Vocals)- Bill Randt (Drums)- Matt Reber (Bass)

Current- Jim Weber (guitar)- Eric Davidson (Vocals)- Matt Reber (Bass)- Sam Brown (Drums)

Social Media InteractionTwitter @NewBombTurks

- The New Bomb Turks maintain a twitter account with medium level activity- Many posts are image links fed through Instagram- Poor Following:Follower ratio- Contains links and other band info

Social Media InteractionFacebook

-Facebook account maintained with higher level of interaction compared to Twitter- Content is more engaging with interviews, videos, show announcements, etc.-

Social Media InteractionMusic Streams

-Many streaming services feature The New Bomb Turks including Songza, Spotify, Grooveshark, Last.fm, Soundcloud and others- Good presence for a 90s punk band

Fan Created and Maintained Communities

-Some fan created communities exist but The new Bomb Turks are only a part of them as a larger whole of the Punk genre- Most fan communities facilitated via major social networks such as Faceook, Twitter and within music streaming websites

Musicians & Social Media: 5 TipsAn analyses

Debra Eckerling

Find Your Audience

The New Bomb Turks have undoubtedly found their audience and have continued to grow older with them. Those who remain fans grow into this niche with warm and diverse engagement across many websites. It also remains easy for old fans to rediscover old favorites because of an excellent online presence.

Post Meaningful, Shareable content

Much of The New Bomb Turks’ actual content is meaningful beyond the band itself and appeals to fans of the genre in general. Videos of other punk groups, photographs from a plethora of shows and articles and interviews of themselves as well as relative icons within the scene of punk music.

Engage Your Current Fans.

Fans are able to engage via many of the major social media outlets that The New Bomb Turks are a part of, much of the content is relative to other who many not have a direct interest in the group. Many of the same website facilitate this sharing in order to promote further engagement.

Continue The Social Push IRL

Here is one sector where The New Bomb Turks may fall short. With the lack of shows being played since their 2003 slowdown compared to the amount back in the 90s. However, this is where the fans really pick up the ball and create their own interactions online and IRL as fans of The New Bomb Turks and as fans of punk music at punk shows.

Post consistently

The consistency of The New Bomb Turks is apparent. With a steady flow of relative Tweets and Instagram photos. The mass of various content put out through their Facebook page, along with the support of the punk community and their fans as an established name in the punk scene.

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