Hi Diana,
I hear you sister! Getting reviews published is hell esp. when you're only writing them as part of your hobby. The staff writers always go first. So if you do ten reviews, about two get in. And, oh yes, I know the syndrome of people promising you promo's and never sending them. Even after sending the published interview you did with them and reviews on their releases you bought in the store, they still don't care. I hate that. Why don't they just say 'Sorry, I don't have any more promotional copies to spare'. I would never be mad for that, but now you just keep on running to the mailbox hoping that there will be some cool stuff in there. If we were in this for the money or profit we would have long given up right? Keep writing! John ugh.reviews.when i decided to concentrate on school (novel idea eh?)and work 2 jobs, i went to just writing reviews for on-lines.ive been reviewing strictly now for about 2 years for 2 of em. i would say my one big complaint for reviews is getting the material from the people and then finding a place to post it. whenever i see people i always say 'send me your record,so i can review and get it out there' and maybe only a few do send it to me (after taking my info) and once i do get it, i then have to have shop it around and find a place/mag for it to be posted because 1.the editor has to feel someone cares enough to read the review 2.some one else might already be reviewing it. I also always listen to the full piece of material (i dont assume the whole cd sounds like track one,so i dont stop there),which takes time.For me, writing reviews is also like putting your head freely on the chopping block and giving the public the ax. Though i always try and be positive, some sort of informed critism is always needed-which i hate doing-and will always piss some one off. so...now that ive done that semi-off topic tangent,any support lists for music journos? ;0) diana ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
