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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: redsock on December 02, 2004, 03:34:00 pm

Title: City Paper Blows...
Post by: redsock on December 02, 2004, 03:34:00 pm
What does it take to get some local band coverage out of the city paper. Especially a DC-oriented event filled with DC bands, some of whom are actually good. What does it take I ask, What!!!!
Title: Re: City Paper Blows...
Post by: Bags on December 02, 2004, 03:42:00 pm
oral favors
Title: Re: City Paper Blows...
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on December 02, 2004, 04:09:00 pm
Payola
Title: Re: City Paper Blows...
Post by: thirsty moore on December 02, 2004, 04:12:00 pm
The citypaper's only worthwhile use is event listings and classifieds.  Everything else is bunk.  You can get Savage Love over at The Onion a day earlier.
Title: Re: City Paper Blows...
Post by: ratioci nation on December 02, 2004, 04:13:00 pm
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Originally posted by econo:
  The citypaper's only worthwhile use is event listings and classifieds.  Everything else is bunk.  You can get Savage Love over at The Onion a day earlier.
news of the weird?
Title: Re: City Paper Blows...
Post by: snailhook on December 02, 2004, 06:23:00 pm
hmmmm...i always thought the citypaper did a decent job with covering local bands. there's only so many you can cover. there are hundreds of bands in this area. whether they are good or not is purely subjective.
 
 as someone who books mostly national acts, it is in my best interest if they wrote about touring bands. local bands will always have their friends show up (if they have friends), while i've seen too many touring bands get no coverage and draw three people out because nobody knows them yet.
 
 the best scenario is to cover both local and national acts. most city papers have yet to find a proper balance.
Title: Re: City Paper Blows...
Post by: cdg on December 02, 2004, 06:59:00 pm
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Originally posted by pollard:
   
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Originally posted by econo:
  The citypaper's only worthwhile use is event listings and classifieds.  Everything else is bunk.  You can get Savage Love over at The Onion a day earlier.
news of the weird? [/b]
you can get that emailed to your inbox every week.
Title: Re: City Paper Blows...
Post by: Sir HC on December 02, 2004, 07:44:00 pm
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Originally posted by cdg:
   
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Originally posted by pollard:
   
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Originally posted by econo:
  The citypaper's only worthwhile use is event listings and classifieds.  Everything else is bunk.  You can get Savage Love over at The Onion a day earlier.
news of the weird? [/b]
you can get that emailed to your inbox every week. [/b]
But not with those great pictures.  Shawn Belshwander (totally hacked his name I think) is brilliant.