"Dark Swan" <darkswan@hotmail.com> wrote:
quoted 3 lines Oh, this one gets the dipshit award for today. I don't know what's more
>
> Oh, this one gets the dipshit award for today. I don't know what's more
> pathetic: a person writing for a small zine in the UK begging for
review
quoted 1 line material or a hack living in the biggest music-industry state writing
> material or a hack living in the biggest music-industry state writing
for a
quoted 2 lines graphic-ass-beautiful US magazine begging like a gimp for freebees from,
> graphic-ass-beautiful US magazine begging like a gimp for freebees from,
> admit it, the small-ass labelheads watching these lists. Give me a
fucking
quoted 2 lines break.
> break.
>
I am curious why you find it necessry to insult someone. You might have a
point here (which in my opinion you don't) but all semblance of it is lost
when you call someone a dipshit.
But let us take a look at your argument. You suggest the writer contact
the larger and more established electronic labels. Perhaps the writer
wants to write about a release that take chances. He or she is not going
get that type of release from the labels you mentioed. Of course that is
a generalization but for the most part those labels release what is more
marketable. There are exceptions (Innerzone Orchestra comes to mind).
So in order for that person to get such a release they need to get promos
from "small-ass labelheads". And because these "small-ass labelheads" are
not high profile, the best way to do that is through a list such as this.
quoted 1 line Actually, maybe I'm the most pathetic, because I write reviews for
> Actually, maybe I'm the most pathetic, because I write reviews for
Rolling
quoted 2 lines Stone and I shouldn't stoop to this crass level.
> Stone and I shouldn't stoop to this crass level.
>
/ placing tongue in cheek
Yes rolling stone magazine. A fine piece of journalism that is far more
concerned with good music from independents than crass commercial music.
Yes they are big defenders of all things experimental
/ removing tongue from cheek
if you did "stoop to this crass level" you might actually get to write
about something new and exciting. But instead gentle reader you get to
read reviews of:
Savage Garden - Affirmation
Marilyn Manson - The Last Tour on Earth
Various Artists - VH1 Divas Live/99
all of the above have or are appearing in rolling stone. Personally, I
would rather "stoop to this crass level" than review Various Artists - VH1
Divas Live/99. But hey that is just one monkey's opinion.
-daniel: Head Monkey: Mad Monkey Records:
http://monkey.eliteware.com
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