Teufel's Tomb interview. Смешное интервью создателя вебзина об экстремальной музыке
Teufel's Tomb.
Из англоязычных, наверное мой любимый ресурс, к
сожалению, давно выпилившийся.
Например:
1. Introduce your zine! When and why did you create it?
I started Teufel's Tomb in 1995 as a way to pick up chicks.
I succeeded in that regard, although I think most of the chicks
may actually just be long haired guys, but, hey, it all looks
the same from behind.
3. How would you convince a metalhead to order a copy of
your zine? How would you convince a distro to order 5-10 copies
of it?
I would simply tell them they're a poseur if they don't order a
copy of my zine. Metalheads seem very insecure about their metalness.
Should you question their metalhood, they'll do everything they
can to prove that they are, in fact, metal. As far as distros are
concerned, I'd tell them their bands are featured in the magazine.
Of course they wouldn't know in advance that their bands are being
ripped apart and made fun of. Once they read it they'd probably
get angry and just give the magazine away. I'd win either way.
Вот, хорошее (и, увы, запоздалое)
What's a good review in your opinion? Does it need to be
totally objective, subjective, or a mix of both? Do you think the
reviewer has to bring some personal opinions or deliriums?
I think a review should be you answering the question "What do I
think of this CD?" It's not a hard question to answer. If you
like it, you'll go on about how great it is. If you hate it,
you'll probably question the band members' sexual orientations.
A lot of people think a review should be objective, basically
just giving an overview of what the album is like, personally,
I think that's stupid. Objective is going to the band or label's
website, downloading an mp3 and figuring out for yourself if
you like it. Why bother telling people things they can easily
find out for themselves if they just stop being lazy? I can
understand it maybe for a paper zine, but on the web? No.
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How would you define objectivity? In my opinion it needs a
decent knowledge of the kind of music (The reviewer has to know
quite well the kind of music he deals with and to be into it for
several years), as well as taking distance from several years
of experience and personal feelings, so this objectivity isn't
really objective ;-) So do you think objectivity really exists
concerning the reviews of music?
Objectivity, in metal reviews, is to say as much about the music,
without saying anything at all. All the bands and record labels
want is for you to say things that will help them sell more
records. They don't want you to state an opinion, unless your
opinion is positive. Really, objectivity in metal reviews is to
simply drone on and on and on about "this is the lyrical subject
matter, this is the band line-up, this is the style of music they
play, they sound like these bands, you should buy this album if
you like these bands." It sickens me, really.
Время от времени я натыкаюсь на собственные обзоры вот этого
всего, и оказывается, что если мне удавалось следовать этим
правилам, то хороший ли, плохой ли получился в резульате обзор,
его как минимум можно читать спустя некоторое время (когда
fog of war немного осядет), не краснея самому за совершенное.
То же самое относится и к музыкальным проектам, -- примеры обоих
крайностей хорошо известны.
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