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antiMusic reports: It was pretty eventful
week in music. The biggest story by far was the Led Zeppelin reunion. Yes
we were skeptical all the way (as we are with most rumors of this type)
but we're happy to see that it is happening after all. Now the rumor mill
is churning at full speed with speculation that it may turn into a full
scale reunion tour. We'll wait and see.
A very sad story was a second most read
of the week. It was about the passing of Hughie Thomasson (Outlaws/Lynyrd
Skynyrd). The world lost an important voice in music on Sunday. It's really
sad that on the same day that we got to witness just how much quality has
disappeared from popular music with the MTV VMA awards someone like Thomasson,
who should have outsold every "artist" on that stage, lost his life without
much media attention. But in the end he dedicated his life to the music
he loved and we still have that gift from him and the people that matter
the most, his fans, recognized what a loss was suffered. RIP Hughie you
will be missed.
The third most read individual Day in Rock
story this week wasn't a story at all, it was a bit of a rant we ran on
Friday called "We Are Not For Sale" about selling editorial coverage. The
response was overwhelming. We got hundreds of emails of support and only
three negative ones. (2 from people that run sites that engage in the practice
of selling editorial content with their lame excuses.) We'll address some
of those emails in a mailbag segment next week but a quick thanks for all
the support from everyone. You are why we keep doing this. It really is
all about the music stupid. Even the stupid music we make fun of here.
And also an FYI that the CEO of the PR company that sent the email that
started this mess did issue an retraction and apology on Friday. It appears
it was sent by mistake by someone that's pretty new there that didn't understand
what they were doing. That wasn't spelled out in the retraction but that's
what we read between the lines and we will take the apology in good faith
it appears to have been sent with. We'll repost that rather long rant at
the very end of this recap instead of the top 3 for those that missed it.
In a perfect world the strong feelings expressed by us and a handful of
other publications behind the scenes about this would convince labels and
PR companies from working with sites that trade coverage for money but
this isn't a perfect world and the music business is anything but perfect.
Nevertheless, we'll keep on doing it for the right reasons and be able
to look ourselves in the mirror.
The fourth biggest story was Kid Rock punching
Tommy Lee. It's pretty self explanatory. Surprisingly, even though they
no longer sell many albums the couple of articles about Motley Crue and
Tommy leaving the band came in high as well. To be fair the do a great
business with their tours. We won't go into all that.
Interestingly, some of the least read stories
were probably about the two artists getting the most media attention this
week (aside from Led Zeppelin.) Do we even need to tell you? Yes, Kanye
West and 50 Cent who both released hyped up albums this week. We'll include
one story in the round up simply because it shows Pocket Change getting
beat and despite him being beat by an equally worthless "artist" it's still
good news.
Before we continue with the other big stories
from this week we have a quick update about a story we've been following.
A FYI for Van Halen fans. Two additional shows go on sale this Saturday
(9/15) at 10am local time. The shows are 10.28 in St. Louis, MO and 11.25
in San Diego. good luck!
Want to see what other stories grabbed
the most attention this week?
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antiMusic reports: Is Tommy Lee Motley Thru
or not? His bandmates won't return his calls but he says he is still a
member of the band. The news that Lee was out of Motley Crue broke this
week when the press got their hands on the amended lawsuit the band filed
against former manager Carl Stubner, which said that Lee "recently informed
[bassist Nikki] Sixx and [guitarist Mick] Mars, the shareholders of MCI
[Motley Crue, Inc.], that he was resigning from the band and his resignation
was accepted."
Now Lee has reportedly issued a statement
contradicting that. It reads, "I am a founding member of Motley Crue. Based
on internal band issues aired publicly, my future with the band is uncertain.
I have tried to meet with my bandmates repeatedly without success but have
informed them that I'm not walking away from my band of 25 years.
"It troubles me that the current legal
issues which were filed by the corporations against my personal manager
are separating us and causing more dysfunction. I hope we can work this
out amongst ourselves."
The original lawsuit accuses Stubner's
of mismanagement of Lee when he advised him to star in two failed reality
shows that made him look "incoherent, lazy and incompetent," which not
only provided some reality for reality TV- more
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antiMusic reports: Outlaws founder and one
time Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Hughie Thomasson passed away Sunday night
at his home in Brooksville, Fla. "He went out to dinner with his wife Mary
on Sunday (Sept. 9), went home, got comfortable in his favorite chair to
watch football and then passed away from a heart attack during a nap,"
according to CMT.
Lynyrd Skynyrd issued a statement on their
website "With our deepest sympathy we have lost another one of our brothers
to the rock and roll heaven. We had many a good time writing and playing
with Hughie and spent many miles on the road together. God bless his family
and all the fans that love Hughie for his playing and singing. Out hearts
and prayers go out to his family. He will be truly missed. Fly on Free
Bird."
Thomasson was a founder of the legendary
southern rock band The Outlaws and stayed with the band through several
lineup changes, breakups and reformations. During their career they produced
13 albums and amassed a loyal following. Following one of their breakups,
Thomasson joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996 and stay with them up until the
2005 reunion of the Outlaws.- more
on this story
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antiMusic reports: It's official. Led Zeppelin
announced on Wednesday that they will play their first concert together
in at least two decades at a tribute concert to Ahmet Ertegun the late
founder of Atlantic Records, the man that gave them their shot almost 40
years ago. John Bonham's son Jason will take the place of his late father
in the band.
The event will take place at the O2 Arena
in London on November 26 and aside from Led Zeppelin, The Who's Pete Townshend,
Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini have all signed
on to perform and promoter Harvey Goldsmith hinted during the press conference
that the show may see another reunion, this one with Rolling Stones frontman
Mick Jagger and former Stones member Bill Wyman.
In all the hoopla surrounding this event,
organizers and the band aimed to keep the focus on why it is taking place-
Ahmet Ertegun. Profits from the event will go the Ahmet Ertegun Education
Fund. And his widow Mica gave the event her seal of approval, "He would
be very proud that Led Zeppelin have chosen to re-unite and headline a
benefit concert in his name featuring so many of his friends."
- more
on this story
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| Monday |
antiMusic reports: Britney Spears had hoped
for a comeback. The poptart opened Sunday's night's MTV Video Music Awards
with a lip-synced "performance" of her new single "Gimme More". But unlike
the famous Madonna and Britney kiss from a few years ago everyone that
actually tuned in will be talking about this "performance" for a very different
reason. Britney sucked!
We here at the Day in Rock didn't tune
in since what they try to pass off as music there seldom lives up to the
name unless you are a fan of autotune, over production and insipid lyrics,
so we can't give you a first hand account but a reporter from AP was able
to stomach the show and reports that Britney was in bottom form and "looked
bleary and unprepared.'
The AP roast goes further than that. Here
is a little taste, "She lazily walked through her dance moves with little
enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching;
and, perhaps most unforgivable given her once taut frame, she looked embarrassingly
out of shape." - more
on this story
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antiMusic reports: Radiohead may not have
a record deal but they do have a new record. This according to their guitarist
who told a magazine last week that the famed band has finally completed
recording their new studio album.
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood says
that the band is considering their options at the moment so no firm release
date or guess at one is available at the moment. They finished their contract
with EMI with the release of 'Hail To The Thief' in 2003 and opted not
to renew their deal with the music giant.
"We just had a meeting about that today,"
Greenwood told Paste Magazine last week.- more
on this story
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antiMusic reports: Does Sex Sell? That may
be why High School Musical nude photos are ok with studio bosses. Things
sure have changed at Disney since Walt passed away. Even a few years ago
if nude photos of one of their stars surfaced, said star would get the
boot. Now all the star has to do is issue an apology. Keep in mind that
this is the same Disney that is censoring metal bands at the House of Blues
at Disneyland.
Rumors flew over the weekend that Disney
had fired High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens after nude photos
of the 18-year-old starlet surfaced online. She supposedly snapped the
photos for her boyfriend and co-star Zac Efron but someone got their hands
on them and posted them online, according to Contact Music.
She of course issued a statement. "I want
to apologize to my fans, whose support and trust means the world to me,"
Hudgens said in the statement. "I am embarrassed over this situation and
regret having ever taken these photos. I am thankful for the support of
my family and friends."- the
Goofy reaction from the company
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more stories including: Zeppelin
To Announce Reunion Wed?- Nude Disney Photos OK- Kanye Vs 50 Cent TV- Foxy
Brown Jailed- Maynard's Cuntry Boner- MMM I Like That Song, Who Is it By?-
Snow Patrol Lawsuit- Winehouse Settles Songwriting Suit- Project/Object-
Sister Hazel- Invitro- Snoop Balls For Charity- Rammstein- more
| Tuesday |
antiMusic reports: Mother of the Year Sharon
Osbourne is trying to place the blame for her son's drug addiction on the
shoulders of Courtney Love. Of course, any sane mother wouldn't let their
children near someone like Love but Sharon is clearing pointing the finger
outwards towards Love, claiming she got her son Jack hooked on hillbilly
heroin.
Sharon apparently believes that Courtney
Love encouraged her then 15 year-old son Jack to take Oxycotin. This begs
the question of what sane parent would let their kids hang around a known
junkie? (both Love and Jack have since cleaned up).
"I will never have time for Courtney Love.
There's not a shadow of a doubt about that. My dislike for her is very
personal," Sharon said according to Gigwise. "I'm not saying Jack wouldn't
have taken it if she hadn't given it to him, but I'm appalled that an adult
mother would give that to a 15-year-old boy. How could she do that to someone
else's child?" -
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antiMusic reports: Something exciting actually
came out of the snoozefest better known as the MTV Video Music Awards.
Seems Kid Rock gave Tommy Lee a beatdown during the ceremony. Rock first
bitch slapping Lee then punching him after Lee antagonized him according
to a witness. Now Kid Rock is facing jail for doing what so many have wanted
to do.
Hecklerspray details the fight. "At some
point during last night's MTV VMA show, Pamela Anderson's ex-husbands Tommy
Lee and Kid Rock got embroiled in some kind of schoolgirl slap-fight that
ended when Kid Rock punched Tommy Lee, who was then dragged off by security."
"It looked like Tommy Lee initiated it
because Kid Rock was ignoring him," rap producer Rich Nice, who was two
tables away told AP "And Tommy Lee kind of antagonized him. And then when
Tommy Lee stood up, it looked a little weird, like 'Yo, what?' When Tommy
stands up is when Kid hit him the first time with a backhand. And then
Tommy Lee looked like he was trying to get at him to aggressively retaliate
and then Kid Rock hits Tommy Lee again - bong. And then security grabs
Tommy Lee in a headlock and pulls him off."
Of course, Tommy sees the whole thing in
a different light than the witnesses.- more
on this story
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antiMusic reports: The SNL boyband spoof "Dick
in a Box" took away a Creative Arts Emmy for best original music and lyrics.
The Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake song became an internet hit when
the uncensored video appeared online. YouTube has logged over 26 million
views to date.
The Christmas time spoof included such
not ready for prime time lyrics as "You know it's Christmas and my heart
is open wide / Gonna give you something so you know what's on my mind /
A gift real special, so take off the top / Take a look inside / it's my
dick in a box".
Timberlake was not on hand to accept the
honor but his co-star in the video, Andy Samberg, was. "I think it's safe
to say that when we first set out to make this song, we were all thinking
'Emmy'," he said. "The other thing we were thinking was 'hey; here's this
young up and comer, Justin Timberlake, who is clearly very talented and
could clearly use a break."
If missed the video, or need a refresher
you can watch the uncensored version right- here
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antiMusic reports: Prospekt has struck again.
For non-Coldplay fans, Prospekt is the signature being used on the band's
online journals. This time Prospekt offers up some details on the band's
upcoming album including some likely song titles, and more importantly
that fans will only get nine songs and album under 45 minutes in length.
The blog was dated last week but the official
Myspace didn't make mention of it until Monday. It says that the band have
returned to the studio to resume work on the new album but also says "The
plan has always been to make a short record. No more than 42 minutes. 9
songs (give or take)."
That doesn't mean that they are only recording
nine songs. The journals says that the band will release at least two songs
independant of the album.- more
on this story
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Wins Emmy- Zombie Live- Osbourne Vs Courtney Love- What To Watch- What
to Buy- Phil Spector- Wednesday 13 in Car Crash- Redman- Ministry- Circle
Jerk- Maps - John Mellencamp- Runnin' Down A Dream- Black Francis- more
| Wednesday |
antiMusic reports: Neil Young is heading out
on the road next month in support of his new album "Chrome Dreams II".
The tour kicks off on October 18th in Boise, two days after the album hits
stores and will run through mid December with a two night stand in New
York.
Fans that purchase tickets to any of the
shows will also receive a copy of the album, according to Filter. We're
not sure if that includes the two night Bridge School Benefit which takes
place on October 27th and 28th.
The benefit shows will also include performances
by Metallica, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Vedder with Flea & Jack Irons,
Tom Waits and Kronos Quartet, John Mayer, Tegan & Sara and Regina Spektor.
- dates
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PR reports: New Orleans natives, DOWN, will
head out on the road for their OVER THE UNDER world tour which begins in
the U.S. on 9/27 in Reno, NV. The band will spend the rest of 2007 headlining
dates in North America with an international run to begin in 2008 in support
of their forthcoming record.
DOWN is set to release DOWN III-OVER THE
UNDER on Sept. 25th through ILG/Warner Music Group. After releasing two
records mainly as a side project, the band got together in the months before
Hurricane Katrina to start working on new material. The band reconnected
in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina with a newfound purpose and
focus on DOWN, and began work on their most ambitious record to date. -
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PR reports: Disappointing news today as Kaiser
Chiefs cancel their upcoming US tour, citing the need to focus on new material.
The band will still perform shows in Austin and New York, but the rest
of the dates are now cancelled. Kaisers drummer Nick Hodgson issued the
following statement:
"We'd like to apologize to fans in America
and Canada, especially those who have already bought tickets, but something
had to give. We've been extremely busy all year and had no time to focus
on the future, we plan to have new material out as soon as possible and
we've wanted to record all summer. - more
on this story
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/ Skynyrd Legend Dies- Zeppelin Reunion Conference- Trick Daddy Arrested-
Underoath- Down- Emmylou Harris Boxset- Dillinger Escape Plan- Nipplegate
Appeal- Meshuggah- Kurt Cobain Tribute Concert- Athlete- Joe Zawinul RIP-
Lennon Peace Tower- Journey- Surf Punks- Mick Jagger- Nick Luca Hospitalized-
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| Thursday |
antiMusic reports: Say what you will about
rapper Trick Daddy, but he does live his lyrics. He was arrested at a Miami
strip club on Tuesday morning and charged with disorderly intoxication
and resisting arrest following a fight at the club.
Maybe he was just "f**kin' around" like
in his famed song where he raps "slap that bitch on the third / Nigga done
caught wit a slurr / Cant see sh*t but a blurr" but police were called
out to Tootsie's Cabaret shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday. When police arrived
they report that the rapper, real name Maurice Young, smelled of alcohol
and they found him cursing and "threatening staff at the club," according
to the police report.
Police asked the rapper to leave the building,
he refused and according tot he police report when the police asked him
"to put his hands behind his back, he refused and started moving his arms
around not to be handcuffed", thus the resisting arrest charge.
- more
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antiMusic reports: Video nearly killed the
Mastodon star. The acclaimed metal band's guitarist Brent Hinds sustained
mysterious injuries following an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards
on Sunday night. He is currently in a Las Vegas hospital being treated
for what his publicist described to MTV as a "severe" head injury.
The band's camp is keeping a tight lip
about what actually went down. MTV spoke with their manger Nick John who
wouldn't provide many details about how Hinds was injured but did tell
them that he also suffered a broken nose and two black eyes during the
mysterious incident that took place around 3 a.m. Monday morning after
the band performed with the Josh Homme at the VMAs.
We can probably discount rumors that Britney
sat on him.- more
on this story
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antiMusic reports: We've heard a lot of excuses
for canceling tours in the past but this one is a new one. Acute Anxiety.
That's the reason being given for The White Stripes pulling the plug on
their US Tour which was supposed to kick off today (Thursday).
The band issued a simple and to the point
statement about the last minute cancellation, "Meg White is suffering from
acute anxiety and is unable to travel at this time. The White Stripes sincerely
apologize to their fans. 'We hate to let people down and are very sorry.'
Fans can obtain refunds for their tickets at point of purchase."
The band was supposed to tour behind their
latest effort, the much hyped "Icky Thump" which dropped seven spots this
week on the Billboard charts to No 51 after 11 weeks on the chart. This
is just a couple spots ahead of Kelly Clarkson who was forced to cancel
a tour earlier this year due to lack of interest. - more
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antiMusic reports: The first day sales are
showing that 50 Cent is heading for retirement. Half a buck promised to
retire if Kanye West outsold him this week and looking at the first day
sales from SoundScan it shows that Kanye West is headed towards victory
outselling Fiddy by over 125,000 copies on Tuesday.
We used to have wait a week to see how
new releases are selling but no more with SoundScan's recent launch of
"Building Charts" which charts sales from some of the leading retailers.
Billboard.com says that "The Building Charts offer an indication of how
races shape up each week for SoundScan's final charts, which post projected
national sales each Wednesday morning, extrapolated from a panel of merchants
that represents more than 90% of the U.S. music market."
So how did each one do on the first day?
Kanye logged 437,000 sales for his new one "Graduation," and Fiddy's "Curtis"
sold 310,000 copies. If the trend continues West will easily top the Billboard
chart next week. - some
credits
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more stories including: Zeppelin
Reunite- Kanye Beating 50 Cent- Anxiety Kills White Stripes Tour- Foo Fighters-
Serj Tankian- Ramones Manager Sues Gay Rag- Britney- Annie Lennox- Swerve
Fest- Pearl Jam- Snapping Metal At Fantasy Camp- Great Northern- Lonestar-
Don Preston- Amy Grant- Apples in Stereo- Hard-Fi- Paramore- more.
| Friday |
antiMusic reports: A Staff Pro security guard
has filed a lawsuit against Axl Rose claiming that the Guns N' Roses frontman
kicked him in the head during a concert. Axl must have kicked him hard
because the lawsuit alleges that the kicking took place ten years before
the actual concert.
The guard, Gary Armijo, filed suit in the
Los Angeles Superior Court on August 29 and claims that during a concert
at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles in December of 1996, Axl "intentionally
kicked [him] in the head proximately causing severe physical injuries."
We were at the show in question (it was December of last year) and did
not witness such a headkicking, but there was a spot where someone tossed
a drink on stage and that set Axl off a little, so it may have happened
then.
Of course, Axl says this lawsuit and allegations
are BS. At least his attorney does and says they have video to prove it.
Howard Weitzman, Axl's attorney spoke with TMZ shortly after they ran a
story about the lawsuit and said, "The allegations in this lawsuit are
frivolous. There is video of this incident which contradicts the allegations
against Axl. Axl vehemently denies he did anything wrong which will be
proven via witnesses and the video. Unfortunately anyone can file a lawsuit
whether it has merit or not. In my opinion this is a pathetic attempt to
get money from Axl." - read
the lawsuit here
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antiMusic reports: While 50 Cent is heading
into a promised retirement after Kanye West outsells him this week, it
looks like Eminem is coming out of his rumored retirement. And Eminem made
the announcement during a Fiddy radio interview. How's that for upstaging?
Of course, Half a Buck is now backtracking on his promise.
New York radio station Hot 97 DJ Angie
Martinez had quite the show on Wednesday as Fiddy trashed his record label
and Eminem made a surprise call in to the station during the interview
to announce he is working on a new CD.
"It feels good right now, the energy of
the label. For a while, I didn't want to go back to the studio," Eminem
said. "I went through some personal things. I'm coming out of those personal
things."
Meanwhile, Fiddy blames his record label
for his inability to outsell Kanye West and broke his retirement pledge
in the next breath.
- read
what he had to say
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antiMusic reports: Talk about getting a bad
review! Remember the SNL skit the week after Ashlee Simpson got caught
lipsyncing on the show? You remember, the one with the terrorist singling
out the "lipsynching popstars" as a reason to hate the West? Seems it wasn't
a joke after all as a terrorist has called for the two "whores" Britney
Spears and Madonna to be beheaded for spreading "their satanic culture
against Islam". Of course if they convert to Islam all will be forgiven.
Muhammad Abdel-Al, the senior leader of
the Palestinian terror group The Popular Resistance Committees took special
aim at the pop stars in an interview featured in the new book 'Schmoozing
with Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land Jihadists Reveal their
Global Plans - to a Jew!' by Aaron Klein which reportedly asked Islamic
extremists what would happen to the U.S. under Islamic Sharia law. And
it's not good for MTV.
"If I meet these whores I will have the
honour - I repeat, I will have the honour - to be the first one to cut
the heads off Madonna and Britney Spears if they will keep spreading their
satanic culture against Islam," pronounced Abdel-Al.
But he gives the two pop stars hope of
saving their heads in the event that the US ever comes under Islamic Fascist
rule, "If these two prostitutes keep doing what they are doing, we of course
will punish them.- he's
not done! He's just about to get medieval on their asses
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antiMusic reports: We felt the need to address
an important issue to us here at antiMusic. There are a small number of
publications, labels and PR firms out there that engage in a practice of
trading advertising dollars for editorial coverage. The publications are
pretty easy to spot as they are covered with record company ads and curiously
also carry glowing reviews for the same CDs. We were approached today by
a PR company we have worked with for a while that asked us point blank
to SELL them coverage and that by doing so it would get us in good with
the label. To say that email created some anger is an understatement. We
contacted the label these artists were on, since we have been working with
them for years and reiterated what we told the PR company. WE DO NOT SELL
COVERAGE!!! The label was as shocked as us and they were also contacted
by half a dozen other editors that have a conscience that also couldn't
believe they were sent such an email.
I felt it was important to address this
with you, our readers, and state clearly that in the nine and half years
we have been online we have never once engaged in this. In fact, we stopped
working with a couple of labels that engage in this practice and you will
not see any coverage for the artists we were approached about today (in
fact, we also cancelled an interview with an artist we have been trying
to interview for over a year because the same PR firm was working his latest
project.*). No need to name names, as the label and band's had no idea
this was being done in their name (but if we see some ads for them cropping
up in the coming weeks on some sites we may have to let the cat out of
the bag so you will know who is for sale and who isn't.) We do very little
direct advertising here as we are too busy developing articles to concentrate
on being salesmen or women. And yes, we do lose money almost every month
because that is our focus and that is fine. If faced with the choice of
selling out or shutting down, we will shutdown in good conscience.
Music critics get a lot of criticism themselves,
which is totally understandable given the subjective nature of the medium
and most honest critics wouldn't have it any other way. But I have to reiterate
that we here at antiMusic got into this out of a love for music. Plain
and as simple as that. So be assured that when you read a review or editorial
on antiMusic you are getting the writer's honest opinion. Our editorial
policy has always been that we let the writers have the freedom to write
what they are inspired to write (with only politics being frowned on).
Our review policy is simple. We get over a hundred CDs submitted to us
each month and our writers then select the ones they wish to review. It
really is as simple as that and that's why you will find some major releases
right next to a unsigned band (and won't find some bigger releases reviewed
here).
Also the stories in the Day in Rock are
included because we feel they will be of interest to you, our readers,
and we do try to mix it up to offer as broad of coverage as possible in
all areas. We have always had an open policy with coverage, when readers
ask us to cover certain artists we do. As long as we are online that will
never change and as long as I am the editor you will never once see any
article on antiMusic that was paid for. It may not seem important to you,
but it is at the utmost importance to us. With the record biz being tainted
enough in other areas you do not need to be exposed to bogus reviews that
were purchased with the aim to trick you into buying a CD with your hard
earned money. This not only hurts the fans, but the bands and all legitimate
artists as well. We may not see another ten years online because we resist
this practice but we'll happily go into bankruptcy with our integrity intact.
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