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EggyToast
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Date:
Wed, 7 May 2003 10:26:19 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:
Re: [idm] mainstream press
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quoted 1 line Actually, I may not pay much heed to what mainstream media has to> Actually, I may not pay much heed to what mainstream media has to
say
quoted 2 lines about a mainstream-unfriendly genre, but I certainly thing we can't> about a mainstream-unfriendly genre, but I certainly thing we can't > ignore it, either. As much as we may discredit the mainstream
media's
quoted 2 lines simplifying and minimizing view of IDM, we can't deny that zillions of> simplifying and minimizing view of IDM, we can't deny that zillions of > other people read it...In fact, mainstream media is defined by the
size
quoted 3 lines of its audience. So when you say to a new friend/stranger/potential> of its audience. So when you say to a new friend/stranger/potential > sexual partner: "I like IDM." and they say "Ooooh. I've heard of > that." You have some idea of what sort of misinformation they've
been
quoted 1 line fed.> fed.
Yeah, that all IDM-artists are megalomaniacal fruitcakes that buy banks, drive tanks, and "make their own noisemakers." If anything, that article proved that making yourself appeal to the media without "selling out" will give you years and years of free advertising. -- eggytoast.com - eggtastic.com ------ it's in your grocer's freezer --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org