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| From | "josh chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Music magazine article |
| Date | Thu, 4 Dec 2003 15:18:47 -0500 |
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I liked the ads.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: Music magazine article
> I've read the magazine too, and it's a disorganized mess.
> Placing the reviews in the front of the book also feels wrong to me. There
> were way too many snippets and mini-pieces.
> And I didn't find anything particularly enlightening in the features.
> If anything, it reminded me of a print version of "Live At The World
Cafe,"
> all this stuff that aging boomers think is cool, but actually hasn't been
> for a dog's age.
> I'm a listener over 30 --33 to be precise -- and it's been a long, long,
> looooonnnng time since I've gotten excited about a Sting record. And rare
is
> the day when I buy a major label release.
>
> John.
> ___________________________
> John L. Micek
> State Government Reporter
> The Morning Call
> Harrisburg, Pa.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stewart Mason" <flamingo@theworld.com>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Music magazine article
>
>
> > At 09:28 AM 12/4/2003 -0800, Anna Borg wrote:
> > >Has anyone seen that "Tracks" magazine mentioned?
> > >might be right up my alley.
> >
> > I was really excited to hear about Tracks -- from the initial press, it
> > sounded brilliant -- but I was disappointed by the first issue. For all
> > their claims to be for music fans over thirty, it feels like it's more
for
> > aging baby boomers who feel that rock and roll was never the same after
> > FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE. I mean, *Sting* as your first cover star??? Don
> > Henley and Bonnie Raitt on tap for future covers? There are at least
two
> > or three generations of pop music fans over 30 now, but it feels like
> > Tracks is targeting one and excluding the others.
> >
> > I don't like the layout at all either. Having the reviews in the front
of
> > the book just feels wrong to me, and the graphic design looks like
> > Newsweek. Maybe they'll work out the kinks, but for now I'm sticking
with
> > Mojo.
> >
> > S
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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