Music Writing Question. Fellow Nerds, Please Read & Respond.

CAMERON OCTIGAN,

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hoo boy i have fun in the morning. okay back to work.

drümmandbaß

to the original question "How much do you feel that knowing the artist effects your ability to be critical?" I recently wrote a review of an artist that i like and think is a good person. i didn't bash the new album at all, but i did include some criticisms of how it was executed / how well it did the things it seemed to be trying to do / how good the songwriting is / etc. anyway, the review ran but i still haven't linked to it from my fb wall bc i'm fb friends with the musician in question and i know logically that she'll eventually see it, but i feel kinda bad. obv the tension here is between doing right by ppl you like and being totally honest. probably the best thing to do is to stop liking ppl who make music so you never feel conflicted.

how about "EP" vs "E.P."

Why not C.D. too?

D&B c'mon

yet another reason to leave drum'n'bass firmly in the '90s where it belongs

I sure can't think of any other genres which follow the same problematic form.

what about the argument over whether or not you can put the X in HXC if it isn't specifically straight-edge hardcore

(which i'd argue is more 90's belonging - i mean psh whatev i still buy new d+b and mix it in)

OH GOD D+B THERE'S ANOTHER ONE

drum plus bass

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@Mordy Less important to the artist in my experience is whether you liked it or not, and whether you wrote 'well' about it. If you're proud of the writing you should post it.

Kit and bass guitar fwiw

That has not been my experience. Artists can be very temperamental!

To the original question. I don't think writers should write about people they know well. It's a conflict of interest. I have done it myself, but declared the conflict of interest to the commissioning editor, who didn't care. I think, unless your friend only ever makes impeccable music, it's impossible to be completely honest.