How to write about music
excerpts from the 33 1/3 series, magazines, books and blogs with advice from industry-leading writers
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Indhold: The album review ; How to make contacts ; The live review ; The five things every music writer or editor needs ; Track-by-track ; How did you land your job? ; Analysis ; Offbeat advice ; The artist interview ; Your dream interview subject ; The personal essay ; How is music writing different? ; The blog piece ; Your biggest mistake ; The artist profile ; What sources do you use? ; Alternatives ; Desert Island Discs ; How it sounds ; Do you need to know how to make music to write about it? ; Music scenes ; How has the field of writing about music changed? ; Cultural criticism ; Words of advice to the lonely music critic ; Introduction : how to pitch a 33 1/3 ; Where do you find inspiration?