(very) Well put Matt
Jason
Yussell... this is Josh Glazer, right? You lived in Detroit, moved to
LA, work for Urb? Yussell, can we just call you Josh... ? I think
Josh Glazer thinks it's his role as a budding (or, do i have to say
'established') writer for Urb that in the true tabloid-y,
over-reactive, back-biting biting world of getting a name for
yourself as a dance music journalist. Where you think have to piss
everyone off for awhile by saying ill-conceived poison so everyone
think you have some sack as a writer with your own opinions. In some
ways I admire that, but mostly I don't, and I get so tired of seeing
it played out. I'd call you a victim of the system... (Urb, enough
said?) but that would be letting you off too easy.
I'm sorry but i just can't understand throwing dirt down on people
like Claude and Juan for some personal decisions they've made in their
lives when they've contributed so much great music. On a 313 list no
less. Without Juan you wouldn't be writing about techno.. you'd quite
possibly have a different career/interests altogether. There are
probably some detroit techno artists who probably don't pay their
child support, owe some people money for bad deals, and have a
substance abuse problem or maybe don't always put on clean socks
everyday JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE POPULATION has at some point.
Juan's award was for his contributions to MUSIC, right?? If he
doesn't most deserve it in techno, WHO DOES in America? I'm not
saying let's elect him to office, i'm saying let's recognize his
contributions to electronic music. Do you have to try and take that
away from him?
We all have dirty laundry, i guess you just think it's your job as a
journalist to duty-bound diss and publically air other people's on
313. Not every ounce of haytin' that comes through your head needs
to flow into your keyboard. Please consider these kind of things
before you moan about them on 313. It never ceases to amaze me. I
don't ask that you agree with me, I ask that you think before you so
rush in to discredit others.
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Matt MacQueen
http://SonicSunset.com
