Another news story predicting the demise of the NME
I admire Krissi’s self-belief and her lack of perspective: it’s what always kept me strong during my U.K. music press years.
Banksy vs advertising vs Everett True vs Facebook
It’s the social networking 2012 equivalent of “You don’t have to be crazy to work here … but it helps”.
Tunabunny in the UK, part one
Here’s the thing about all the exhaustion and struggle, the sacrifice that goes into saving up money to fly over to another country. The show has to be worth it. A bad show will leave you crushed and broken nearly to the point of despair. This can be a bit nerve-wracking, but it makes you put everything you have into what you’re doing.
PhD research: Neil Kulkarni on the role of the music critic | ESSENTIAL READING
The ability not just to make words stick to a page/screen but give them a sense of life, make them walk and talk with your own spirit – s’tricky and the best music critics have always done it.
Song of the day – 443: Scraps
I can only imagine what this plaintive, personal, playful music would feel like in the company of some drunk people and little ventilation.
PhD research issue #3. You write to make an impact: A tribute to Steven Wells (re-post)
Engage, argue, inform, irritate … but above all entertain.
Song of the day – 442: Clag (something wonderful from the 90s)
With its impromptu gargling and glugging, ‘Goldfish’ is a classic of its kind.
reasons to love web 2.0, part 3
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Fucked Up – Year Of The Tiger (Matador)
If I wanted some beefy, macho shithead to yell at me, I’d join the Marines. Or call my fucking dad.
