This is just a quick heads-up to you all that the next instalment of the music journalism course – conducting interviews – is coming your way this week. You can look forward to reading this before 25 August. Stay tuned. 0
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Jul 09
Music Journalism 101 g. Preparing for interviews
It is no secret that interviewing bands is a nerve-wracking affair. Most interviews you read are conducted by highly experienced music journalists, and it seems that they set the bar pretty high. Fear not – even if you need to meet an extraordinarily high standard, there is a method that can set you going in …
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May 03
101 F. Reviewing a New Release: stage two.
The previous chapter of this course will hopefully have made you excited about learning the nitty-gritties of writing your release review, after having honed your critical ear. This chapter will show you some of the traps to watch out for – including why imitation can be flattering to others, but why it’s not necessarily a …
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Jan 04
Music Journalism 101d. Reviewing a band’s performance
If you’ve been through the previous three entries, you’ll now have a basic understanding of ethnography and where it came from, and some of the basic principles. You will also – hopefully – have put your principles into practice in all sorts of locations, from your mate’s house to shows. You will also have an …
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Nov 23
Music Journalism 101c. Ethnography at Gigs
Hopefully, if you’re diving into this next part of Music Journalism 101, that you’ve already read and made sense of 101 B – Ethnography. If not, and you only have a vague sense of what exactly ethnography is, I strongly suggest you go back and read it. This section of the course does not cover …
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