Buzz band. How about we all put this term to bed? There’s nothing that invalidates the contents of a press release more effectively than the use of this label. The bullshit detector just hits 11 at first sight.
For the sake of argument let’s say that the term’s actually appropriate — The act in question is [...]
Hey. Long summer no posts. I blame… well I really don’t need to explain myself to you, you’re a blog and I own you. Stay in line.
Anyways, all that PR spam I was complaining about in the prior post now has a name, thanks to some apparently very recent web 2.0 jargon creation:
bacn: Email you [...]
Kinds of A&R are right on the money with their look at the “dirty little secrets of modern music journalism.”
The average music site will receive upwards of 50 press releases a day. In a given week, they will be introduced to approximately 30 new bands, all of whom are ‘the next big thing.’ From the [...]
I’ll lead with something that speaks to my practical side, and this is of particular interest to bands who pack their own promo mailings and/or small record labels. The big guys have too much of a budget for this sort of thing. I know that when you’re filling that envelope you’re filled with the urge [...]
We’ve got our priorities all mixed up.
Bomp Records founder Greg Shaw passed away this past Tuesday, October 19th from heart failure at the age of 55. The label he build released a wonderfully eloquent press release that stated:
Greg’s lifelong devotion to discovering, raving about and releasing authentic -albeit obscure- rock & roll, and promoting rock [...]
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