REBLOGGED: The Graduate School of Rock: Scholars sculpting rock into art

Written by Tom Valcanis. Here’s his second essay in our collaborative essay project. On November 9, 1967, Jann Wenner’s first editorial appeared in the inaugural edition of Rolling Stone magazine. It read: “We have begun a new publication…sort of a…

Using the Force… or not. The place of publicity in contemporary music criticism

What happens when young critics receive – or do not receive – publicity materials? And are they necessary? Let’s find out. If you’ve ever worked as a journalist in the music industry, you would know exactly what I’m talking about…

REBLOGGED: Push-Button Professionalism: The origin and evolution of the role of professional music critics

Written by Tom Valcanis.  Here’s a snippet from Tom’s first essay in our collaborative essay project.  If you write on the internet, you’re blogging. There’s an indissoluble link between the two terms – if you have an opinion and have the…