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| From | "Will Harris" <NonStopPop@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: anyone know anything more |
| Date | Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:16:56 -0500 |
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> Anyone who has ever thought the magazine/newspaper business does NOT work
> like this is naive.
> They review our CDs. We advertise in their magazine. We sell product. It's
> a pretty cut-and-dry equation.
Yeah, but that doesn't make it any less depressing to see it actually
spelled out in front of you. Sigh.
But, y'know, with that having been said, it's hard for me to really argue
with Joe's statement, given that I'm guilty of a similar sin: I stopped
writing for Amplifier because, to put it politely, it wasn't financially
lucrative. I love the magazine, I think it looks great, and my experiences
with it have been unmarred across the board, but, y'know, I barely have time
to write all the stuff that I'm getting PAID to write. That's why I dropped
off the PopMatters roster as well. (Well, that and the fact that, with each
passing day, I feel like PopMatters is in a contest with Pitchfork to see
who can disappear the farthest up their respective arses.)
And besides, I'm with Kevin: Joe's love of music is undeniable, and despite
that E-mail, I can't imagine he wouldn't run a review of an album he loved,
whether the label advertised with Amplifier or not. Now, of course, whether
he would extend that opportunity to other writers, I couldn't say...
Best,
WILL
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