Jul 15, 2008
Composer Loses Lawsuit Against Reviewer
“Keith Burstein ran up legal costs of £67,000 defending a test-case libel action against Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Standard, over a critical review of one of his operas.”
Jul 11, 2008
Tribune Publishes List of 50 Favorite Zines
Music magazines that make the list: Goldberg, Gramophone, Magnet, NME, Opera News, Rolling Stone and Tape Op.
Jul 11, 2008
Idolator Examines the Jack Black Blender Cover
“Right on time, here’s the August 2008 edition, which is fronted not by a comely young woman, but by a guy who shares a physique with a goodly part of the readership Levy and his colleagues desperately want to not to lose to World of Warcraft, Twitter, and a komputah-based distraction that emerged while AP was writing this sentence.”
Jul 8, 2008
80% Ignore Professional Reviews
“8 out of 10 music fans are turning away from professional reviews and going online for music recommendations.”
Jul 8, 2008
Association Urges Newspapers to Keep Classical Critics
“Music lovers may read a variety of things, in print or online, but they invariably put a value on coverage of their local organizations in their local daily press.”
Jul 2, 2008
Washington Post Bucks Trends, Hires Full-Time Classical Music Critic
“Anne Midgette, who has been in the job on an interim basis since January, when Page took a leave of absence, has been hired officially as The Post’s classical music critic.”
Jun 27, 2008
Miami Herald Lays Off Classical Critic
“On Monday, Miami Herald Classical Music Critic Lawrence Johnson received an ‘involuntary buyout’ from his newspaper.”
Jun 25, 2008
This Month in the UK Music Press
“Will a new music magazine from Faber & Faber feature gurning ravers?”
Jun 21, 2008
New Service Allows for Self-Published Magazines
“MagCloud enables you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and we’ll take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more.”
Jun 11, 2008
Rolling Stone Turns to T-Shirts for Subscriptions
“The shirts cost $36 each. Oh, by the way, there’s a one-year subscription to Rolling Stone included.”
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