INTERVIEW: Thirty years and thrashing harder than ever – OVERKILL
Posted by biodagar in music journalism on February 1st, 2010
With the rise of the new wave of thrash, which has taken the world by storm in the past two years or so, it becomes easy to forget that some of the earliest thrash bands are still going strong. Enter Overkill: old-school thrashers with a long history.
I recently caught up with both Bobby (vocals) and DD [...]
What are you up to in 2010?
Posted by biodagar in Things that don't fit elsewhere on January 4th, 2010
I’m always loathe to write these sorts of things, but lately I figure why the fuck not. There are some cool things coming up this year, and it’s sometimes nice to share them.
So, what am I up to – in the short-term for 2010 at least? Here’s what:
Re-focusing my business.
For the past couple of [...]
Your input wanted: Music Journalism 101 ebook
Posted by biodagar in Course: Music Journalism 101 on January 3rd, 2010
Yes, it’s true: I’ve decided that once I’ve finished writing Music Journalism 101 (very soon, that will happen!) I’m going to develop it as a free, shareable ebook that you can distribute under a Creative Commons license. But in order to do this, I need your help.
I want ideas for additional content!
While I am [...]
Music Journalism 101 j. Writing the feature article.
Posted by biodagar in Course: Music Journalism 101 on January 2nd, 2010
The previous three instalments took you through preparing for interviews, and conducting interviews by phone and by email. Having got your skills down in actually doing the interview, your work is only two-thirds done. Now it’s time to learn how to pull it together. This is where your writing skills are vital, and why I’ve [...]
Defining yourself through social media
Posted by biodagar in Things that don't fit elsewhere on January 1st, 2010
It’s an interesting concept, that of defining yourself through how you’re viewed in social media. One of the best for it – since the latest functionality upgrades anyway – is Twitter.
Our of curiosity today I went to my public profile and had a look at how many times I’d been listed. It’s not many: just [...]
And so we hit 2010
Posted by biodagar in Things that don't fit elsewhere on January 1st, 2010
Last year was an interesting year. Massively shit in many ways; pretty damn good in others. Let’s hope that 2010 kicks all the crap stuff out of the way and that only the good prevails.
So – to all my readers: all the best for a killer year!
Music Journalism 101 – FREE* course
This course is being posted progressively. Check back regularly for the latest additions.
101 D. Reviewing a Band's Performance.
101 E. Reviewing a New Release: stage one.
101 F. Reviewing a New Release: stage two.
101 G. Preparing for Interviews.
101 H. Conducting the Interview.
*** NEW 101 J. Writing the Feature Article. (2 Jan 2009)
*This course is free in the sense you can use it, but please note that Music Journalism 101 by the author of this blog, Leticia Supple, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/.
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