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The online music economy for independent music entrepreneurs
Linked from Digital Consultant: Strategies for the digital economy
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critics or journalists?
Everett True Here's what I don't like. 1. People who call themselves music journalists. You're not a fucking journalist, you're a critic. Wise up, losers24 March at 13:59 · Comment · LikeDaniel Newton,...
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how to write
Everett True drink first, then write. Then think. Maybe24 March at 21:31 · Comment · LikeDan Curnow, Nadine McBay, Scott Mckenzie and 3 others like this.Martin Deeson I've spent years trying to work...
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Audiences are created
Everett True "Audiences are created". Quick, recommend me a good reference bookFri at 13:36 · Comment · LikeTim FootmanDebord, Society of the SpectacleFri at 14:06 · Everett TrueYou old school Marxist,...
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blog stats
Everett True In its first six months, my music blog has had 92,257 visitors. How does that compare generally, does anyone know?31 March at 19:47 · Comment · LikeBianca Rosemarie de Valentino likes...
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female music critics
Everett True does anyone have any favourite female rock critics?06 April at 16:22 · Comment · LikeWhite Hotel likes this.James Michael Lomas Everett True.06 April at 16:28 · White Hotel Yep. Emily Bick...
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An Horse, of course
Everett True An Horse, of course.06 April at 11:27 · Comment · LikeAlex Gillies Really? Ha! Why?06 April at 11:29 · Frank Menesch An horse is an horse, of course, of course.06 April at 11:31 · Keir...
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taste-makers etc
(from Facebook)Stephen Graham Interesting article here.http://robotsdancingalone.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/tastemaker-critics-in-web-2-0-environments/Tastemaker Critics in Web 2.0 Environments « Robots...
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critic or journalist?
A reader writes...Hey, JerryThis is too long for Twitter, but a month later your little rantlet is still bugging me.Think about it: what is your job? Truth be told, very few people genuinely give a...
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music journalism print vs web
Reprinted from Sean's totally excellent Tumblr blog without permission. (Um, Sean - please tell me if you mind and I'll take it down!)Q&A RE: Music Journalism: Print vs the Web.My answers to...
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SEO and the web
http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/27/everett-true-search-engine-optimisation-is-killing-music/Everett True: search engine optimisation is killing music – Crikeywww.crikey.com.auImmediacy and the race...
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my response to a misguided response about SEO
His original response is here. I've reprinted it for the benefit of those who don't have subscriptions to Crikey.Response to True: keeping up with the music massesby Evet Jean, a publisher and music...
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Huxley
Everett True C'mon. Lay some Huxley on me baby.Mon at 21:41 · Comment · LikeTim Footman “Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.”Mon at 22:02 · Mof Gimmers...
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music criticism
People get me confused sometimes. I'm fundamentally a fan of music, not of music criticism
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books on female-fronted punk rock
Everett True anyone recommend any good books on female-fronted punk rock (overview, not specific bands)... I mean, '77-'89Sunday at 19:59 · Comment · LikeBen Martin likes this.So ToughLet me know if...
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the death (stifles yawn) of music criticism (stifles yawn) yet again
Wired trotting out the same old arguments again. What next? The imminent demise of sports journalism because we can view all the games we want? The end of film criticism because YouTube exists?Taken...
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very fine article on why the 15-minute interview sucks
You can find it here. I hope Tom doesn't mind me reprinting much of it here - if you do, please let me know and I'll remove it immediately. I just think it's a very good point, well made.The 15-minute...
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I am a critic
Everett True I'm a critic. Do what I do, not do what I say.Tuesday at 08:16 · Comment · LikeErika Meyer, Charlie Bertsch, André Medeiros and 2 others like this.Hugh Brown Sorry? What?Tuesday at 09:26 ·...
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classic
Julian Knowles 13 July at 13:20Quote of the dayA quote about classical music criticism - you might have come across it??"Composition, contemporary composition, is where reviewing comes to life....
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a good music critic...
A good critic is authoritative; passionate; suprising; open minded; entertaining; interesting; well-informed; committed; original; free thinking; indepedent.A bad critic is uncaring; uncommitted;...
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music critics
tug of the ET beard to Jim Smith on Facebook for helping me define my role... I'm a music critic. My job is to report objectively on each band I see or album I review: how many songs / members / who...
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Maugham
"People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise."-- W. Somerset Maugham
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Rabelais
"As for you, little envious prigs, snarling bastards, puny critics... go hang yourselves... you shall never want rope enough."-- Rabelais
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