In Depth

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To think, I could have got a proper job...

From a financial perspective, freelance music journalism is a terrible profession. Rates are no higher than when I first got paid for a review back...

The Winner Takes It All

I wanted to be a music critic. I became a games one. There had to be a reason for that. I have to believe there’s a reason for that...

The trouble with music criticism

Everett True asked me to tell you about some music journalism that interests me. There were a few problems with what he asked; firstly, his injunct...

Kissing without the sex – the role of the music critic

The day that I realised my girlfriend wanted to leave me for a musician was the day I discovered a burning interest in music criticism.

Some Legacy... The Last Days of Plan B Magazine

The last issues of _Plan B_ Magazine finally departed from shelves at the end of July. kicking_k, former section editor and staff writer, spoke to...

The 12-second critic

What we’re talking about – the public expression of opinion about cultural product – doesn’t really have a name that does it justice. Let’s use ‘cr...

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