Collapse Board Whatever happened to the music press?

Added on January 20, 2012 collapseboard 140 characters , Bill Forman , Colorado Springs Independent , music , NME , one word , Review , shite , Spin , Twitter

NME introduces the one-word music review

As noted in last Thursday’s post, veteran music rag Spin has pronounced the traditional album review dead.

Added on January 20, 2012 Everett True Dubstar , Everett True , Geoff Travis , Ian Gittins , Melody Maker , Paolo Hewitt , Paul Weller , Sarah Cracknell , St. Etienne , The Changing Man , The Jam

excerpted from ‘Paul Weller – The Changing Man’ (Paolo Hewitt, 2011)

In later years, Everett True at Melody Maker would regularly review Paul’s records with just one word: wanker.