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Club Scene Network Launches SMS Text Messaging Servicenew

Business Wire (press release)  |  04-05-2006  4:42 am  |  Industry News

OC Weekly Editor: I Remember Buddy for His Honestynew

"I don’t know what to say beyond the kinds of things you find in Hallmark condolence cards," Will Swaim writes on The Blotter, OC Weekly's staff blog, about music columnist Buddy "Blue" Seigal's death on Sunday. Some readers objected to Seigal's scatalogical or genital-focused humor; Swaim quotes one as saying, "I think Buddy Seigal’s article about fun things to do with the scrotum is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever read, and so do all the friends I e-mailed it to.” Other OC Weekly staffers share their favorite stories about the "crusty sonofabitch with a heart of gold" in the comments section.
OC Weekly  |  04-04-2006  1:36 pm  | 

Boston Phoenix Film Critic: Job Has Interesting Advantages

"Everyone has their opinions. But I get paid for mine," film critic Peter Keough told students at Brandeis University last weekend. The Justice, the university's student newspaper, recounts Keough's description of job perks such as publicity swag and press junkets, as well as techniques to have your review quoted in a film's advertising: "Any time you use the word 'best,' or any other superlative other than the word 'worst,' you have a chance," Keough told the students.
04-04-2006  9:10 am  |  Industry News

Former Dallas Observer Music Editor Found Dead

Alex Magocsi's body was found in his car on March 27, according to The New Mexican, which also reports Magocsi left his job at the Dallas Observer when he moved to New Mexico in the early '90s. The cause of death has not been determined.
04-04-2006  7:19 am  |  Industry News

New Tool Helps Publishers Attract Automotive Advertisersnew

Yahoo! Finance (press release)  |  04-04-2006  8:11 am  |  Industry News

Radio Reports Another Weak Month, Wall Street Downgrades Mediumnew

Media Daily News (reg. req.)  |  04-04-2006  8:07 am  |  Industry News

Outgoing NAA Chair to Members: "Stop Whining"new

Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  04-04-2006  7:51 am  |  Industry News

OC Weekly Music Columnist Dies

Bernard Seigal, a.k.a. Buddy Blue, passed away Sunday afternoon. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, his death "was ruled 'sudden and unexpected' by the county Medical Examiner's Office" and an autopsy is pending. In addition to writing music criticism for OC Weekly and other outlets, the 48-year-old Seigal was a founding member of musical group the Beat Farmers. An L.A. Times obituary quotes OC Weekly Editor Will Swaim praising Seigal as "a gentleman." "You were able to politely disagree with him on any topic -- until it came to music," Swaim said.
04-03-2006  12:21 pm  |  Industry News

Cleveland Scene Editor Dispenses Advice on White Trash Manners

Pete Kotz's upcoming book, "White Trash Etiquette" -- written under the nom de plume Dr. Verne Edstrom, Esq. -- merited his inclusion in a March 18 Washington Post article on "Trailer Park Chic," apparently a hot trend. He was also quoted in an April 3 San Jose Mercury News article on the trashy appeal of the TV show "My Name Is Earl." When questioned on his credentials by AAN News, Kotz said, "I'm probably a half-breed. I'm really good at drinking way too much whiskey and passing out on the asphalt behind the gas station, but I also have this sissy desk job, and the other day I used the word 'poignant,' which is like a gateway drug to much harder sins, like taking up golf. " Broadway Books will release "White Trash Etiquette" on June 13 with a beer-cozy tie-in.
04-03-2006  11:15 am  |  Industry News

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