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Jay Reatard Dies in His Sleep

posted January 13, 2010, 5:29 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (1)
Tags: Jay Reatard, The Reatards, Matador Singles '08, death, Jay Reatard, dies

Hey guys,

 For anyone who's big into Matador Records or garage punk, this has been a pretty sad day. I was just informed by a friend that Jay Reatard, an indie-punk singer-songwriter who was also the frontman for punk band The Reatards, died in his sleep last night. While I can't say this is a huge tragedy for me, I do enjoy his music and gave him a pretty good review last year. You can read that here: http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=10156

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Writing a story for J-School on Music Trend, Need Some Help

posted October 27, 2009, 7:34 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (1)

Hey guys!

School has been kicking my ass, particularly in terms of my advanced reporting and feature writing class. I've been assigned to do a trend story, so here goes:

With the rise of Katy Perry and Lady GaGa, and before that, Kelly Clarkson (who started out as a corporate creation and then took a deliberate artistic hand in her work) and Lily Allen, pop music has seen a definite shift in popularity from Britneys and Christinas--essentially, unadulterated sugary bu

So I almost worked at a "new magazine..."

posted May 4, 2009, 5:16 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (4)
Tags: anyone on victory records, exploitation, profiteering, complete lack of transparency, possible scam, wiffle ball

 I recently discovered just how great Music Emissions really is, for reasons that will become apparent in the rest of this post. Seriously, thanks, Dennis, for an honest, transparent approach to covering a segment of society that's so easily exploited. I'm fully aware you started Music Emissions strictly as a labor of love, and I'm grateful to take part in it. So here's what happened:

• MusicDish posted a blog titled: "Live365 Announces Release Of Independent Artist Broadcasting Package"
• iamparadox posted an Editorial Emissions entry: "Artist Update: Gardens & Villa"
• hstisgod posted an Editorial Emissions entry: "MP3: Metal Blade Records celebrates 30 years!!!"
• iamparadox posted an Editorial Emissions entry: "Artist Update: Cults"
• iamparadox posted an Editorial Emissions entry: "Artist Update: The Temper Trap"
• CharlesMartel added a user review for the album I Fought The Law
• CharlesMartel gave I Fought The Law 7/10
• CharlesMartel added a user review for the album Roadrunner / Pablo Picasso
• CharlesMartel gave Roadrunner / Pablo Picasso 6/10
• gutterseed added a user review for the album Costello Music
• gutterseed commented on the Editorial Emissions entry titled: "Sunday's Best: Nine Inch Nails"
• gutterseed commented on the Editorial Emissions entry titled: "Sunday's Best: Nine Inch Nails"
• tosnob gave Transformer 10/10
• iamparadox posted an Editorial Emissions entry: "Artist Update: Odd Future"
• MusicDish posted a blog titled: "Venzo Digital Launches iTunes & iPhone Service"
• MusicDish posted a blog titled: "Chinese Indie Folk Band Shanren Uses Crowdfunding To Connect With Fans For North American Tour "
• hstisgod posted an Editorial Emissions entry: "Contest: Vagrant, Roadrunner and Leonard Cohen"
• hstisgod commented on Brown Shoe's artist profile
• iamparadox posted an Editorial Emissions entry: "Recs From Young Magic"
• iamparadox commented on the Editorial Emissions entry titled: "Sunday's Best: Nine Inch Nails"