well, let me hold my breath and remain calm
first, claims that AP is a "grunge" magazine can only be made by those
who only judge a book by its cover. Yes, it is a rock magazine who
happen to employ some writers who write about electronica or whatever
label you want to slap on it. Anyone who gets upset at the magazine
for doing a feature on Orbital as opposed to Boymerang or Panacea is
missing the point. It is not an electronica magazine, I do just as
many reviews of Panasonic and Jammin' Unit(UMO) as i do neo psych
outfits like Tower Recordings and Pelt. AP tries to give its reader
a little taste of all genres and has never claimed to provide the kind
of electronica coverage that fine magazines like Immerse and others
do. Hell, if a few kids out there whose conception of electronic
music begins and ends with Prodigy and Chemical Brothers go out and
pick up something on Warp or Rephlex, then the feature did its job.
In reference to Gershman's claims that AP are a bunch of promo whores,
let me tell you that I've never had any trouble getting to review
releases that weren't sent to the magazine. I dunno, just remember
that most of the bile is being spilled by a former employee of the
magazine who has had past confrontations with editors. Before you
buy into my line of reasoning, remember that i am a current employee.
Decide for yourself, or better yet...you might just ignore us all.
Sorry to trouble y'all
bill Cohen
tkuveab@grove.iup.edu