Current mood: BACK TO IT??
Category: BACK TO IT?? Music
Life is in one of those spells where sitting down and clearing the head sufficiently to write anything interesting is proving to be hard work...
Yes boss, knocking out 3 or 4 blogs a day was only ever going to be working in the short term, and as we close in on the first years anniversary of the second incarnation of Paul Giovanni, i find my output diminishing in preparation for a couple of more substantial projects AND to allow the time to take on a little more direct support and promotion of some of the bands I love..
It's certainly not how I saw things going....
No boss, I figured that by this point I'd be regularly submitting to mags. That I'd be working hand in glove with some of the finest written names in the business. But the truth is I find myself simply not interested in doing that kind of writing to the deadlines, terms and styles required...
Basically, I lack the interest and willigness, I hate doing interviews and I'm tired of pandering to the written whims of people less talented than myself because things have to fit a style and a certain number of column inches..
I also can't help but agree that the lot of the music writer is rather a stupid one...
Yes boss, bands and artistes always rattle on about what twats music writers are - about how they opinionate about what they don't know and cover for their own failures - and this assesment is largely right..
Sure, bands themselves are THE FUCKING WORST at opinionating about one anothers music, but music writers are just the idiots that hang around the bands and write this shit down.
Yes boss, music writers might think they're clever and important, but they're basically glorified advertisers - the marketing department that think they're better than that...
So, knowing this, it seems that the natural progression for me isn't to do loads more of the same or to seek a safe magazine haven, but to move from music writer to unofficial minister of information, promoter, roadie, plugger, publicist, tour manager, manager, odd job man for decent bands...
In such roles I have the opportunity to promote what I like in a more positive way and have a vague and uncertain chance of making money to allow a one day retirement from the guinea pig role I'm currently saddled with to make ends meet...
This way also means I can keep my writing to what I want it to be, rather than what myopic and dull magazine editors want it to be, which will aid me on my long term path to being a decent writer rather than a pay the rent journalist.
I also figure such a route means I should be able to avoid future appearances on those stupid fucking programs that go on for 2 hours when TV schedulers have run out of good ideas - you know the ones...
'The 100 Worst Novelty Pop Moments'
'The 100 Most Cuntish Number Ones'
the shows packed with fat and balding music journos sharing their wisdom about pop music...
So, this doesn't mean the end of this blog - it means 5 to 7 posts a week rather than 27. The quality will most likely go up, the quantity down..
p)
 | Currently listening :
Strawberry Jam
By Animal Collective
Release date: By 11 September, 2007 |
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