here's a post by the author of the nyt times article (it was found on a nyc music related list)
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Werde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 12:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: a little favor to ask hello, it's bill, who you probably know best through cmj. sorry for this mass, impersonal and solicitous email. but my gf (who works at nytimes.com), the very cool arts producer (Inger) of the site, and myself convinced the powers that be at the New York Times to produce a big ol' interactive feature on electronic dance music. such a project is a bit of a hip departure for the site, which is more accustomed to the pedestrian (special projects on the Oscars) or the artistically austere (interview with the author of "M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio,") than with clubs and raves. so i am appealing to you to check it out, to spread the word, to post the link to mailing lists, to set it as the default page on the broswers of unsuspecting neighbors, etc, so that the Times will see there really are people interested in this culture. or at least, people willing to lend the appearance that they are interested. the project looks at 5 genres (drum n bass, trance, techno, house and big beat) through interviews with top djs, sound and video clips, links to other pages and past new york times stories. it pretty much simplifies dance music, as it's geared more for our parents then for us (one of the main reasons this project happened is because the top guy at nytimes.com is actually father to a nyc dj, and he wanted to better understand what his son does...) but hopefully it will be interesting to those in the culture, as well. and yes, i apologize in advance for my use of the word "electronica." anyway, love it, hate it... but please check it out and pass it on. and let me know what you think, good or bad. http://www.nytimes.com/talkingmusic thanks! bill
