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MARCH 2001 MONTHLY UPDATE
Hello, and welcome to the March 2001 Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter Update. The purpose of this monthly e-mail is to keep you informed about the goings-on at Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter.
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NOTE: The new issue of the GWRN Online Edition is now online at http://membrane.com/renegade/win2001
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SECTIONS:
1) PUBLISHER'S NOTE *
2) RECENT AND UPCOMING INTERVIEWS *
3) UPCOMING DEADLINES *
4) GWRN WRITER APPEARANCES
5) WEBSITE UPDATES *
6) GWRN MP3 STATIONS *
7) GWRN CONTACT INFORMATION *
8) GWRN WRITERS' E-MAIL ADDRESSES -- INVITE A WRITER TO A SHOW *
9) MISCELLANEOUS OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST *
2) RECENT AND UPCOMING INTERVIEWS *
3) UPCOMING DEADLINES *
4) GWRN WRITER APPEARANCES
5) WEBSITE UPDATES *
6) GWRN MP3 STATIONS *
7) GWRN CONTACT INFORMATION *
8) GWRN WRITERS' E-MAIL ADDRESSES -- INVITE A WRITER TO A SHOW *
9) MISCELLANEOUS OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST *
* sections with new information since the last monthly update
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1) PUBLISHER'S NOTE
a) standard first portion of note
If you're new to a yahoogroups mailing list, try checking out the GWRN area at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gwrn -- there, you can read past monthly updates. In the "Files" area, I've uploaded all the Advertising rate and deadline information. I've also put all the pertinent Renegade website links in the links area. And I have placed a few upcoming dates of interest on the calendar.
As always, thanks again for reading our monthly mailing. This monthly update ensures that, once a month, you'll always have the latest Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter information at your fingertips. And if your e-mailbox is as full as mine, you'll be glad we only send the update once a month rather than more often.
b) new business portion of note
Please note that the Febraury-April Industry Edition is nearing completion and will be in the mail soon. (Since some items arrived late, I was unable to complete production prior to my trip to Bulgaria last month.)
Other changes are also in the works. First, we noticed that all our Street Edition subscribers were also subscribers to one or both of our Industry Editions. So we decided that, to expedite the conversion of the Street Edition to online format, we will discontinue the Street Edition and only place those articles directly online. Our Street Edition subscribers will receive one more Street Edition (March 2001), then the remaining issues on their subscription will be added to extend their Industry and Country Music Industry Edition subscriptions. Our web people told us the Renegade web pages get 10,000 to 20,000 hits per day, so it'll still be a great place for our signed bands to get reviewed and interviewed -- almost all of the impact of the street edition was already from the online edition. In any event, this change will allow us to get the website up quicker and focus more attention on the Industry Editions.
Also, our subscription rates will be increasing. The U.S. subscription rates are currently $6.00 per year per edition. Rates will be increasing to $10.00 for one edition for one year with discounts for purchasing multiple years and/or both editions. Those of you on this mailing list will be given an opportunity to subscribe at the current rates if you subscribe by May 1st -- following soon will be an e-mail containing a printable subscription form with your offer. (Current subscribers will receive an opportunity via regular mail, as well, to extend their subscriptions at the current rate.)
Thanks again for reading your monthly update. With the many changes and additions (like our MP3 stations) and other promotional efforts, we hope to continually make the Renegade more useful to our readers and successful for all of our supporters.
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2) RECENT AND UPCOMING INTERVIEWS
Interviews with blue number nine, DePoet & the Monkey, and the Baghdaddios will be included in the February-April Industry Edition.
An interview with Hermann Lammers Meyer has been completed for the Spring Country Music Industry Edition.
An interview with Sid Bernstein and a Tesla concert review have been completed for the March Street Edition (and Spring Online Edition).
Interviews with Peter Cor, Zak Rizvi, Brian Perry, The Fusionauts, and Gerald Bair have been completed for the May Industry Edition (space permitting -- if any do not fit in the May issue, they will run in August or online).
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3) UPCOMING DEADLINES
Upcoming advertising deadlines are:
Spring 2001 Country Music Industry Edition -- March 22, 2000
May 2001 Industry Edition -- April 30, 2001
May 2001 Industry Edition -- April 30, 2001
Advertising rates are as low as $50 (1/9 page) for the Industry Edition, $75 (1/4 page) for the Street Edition, and $60 (1/4 page) for the Country Music Industry Edition.
Send an e-mail to geoff@... with your e-mail and/or phone number if you want to be contacted with more information about advertising in any of these upcoming issues.
To check out upcoming ad rates and deadlines, you can go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gwrn/files on the eGroups website.
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4) RENEGADE WRITER APPEARANCES
Whenever a Renegade writer is firmly scheduled to attend at a local live show or other event and invites you to say hello (and/or personally deliver a press kit if you'd like), you'll read about it in this section.
Several Renegade writers are musicians. You may wish to attend a writer's gig and use it as an opportunity to network with that writer.
Check your local listings for upcoming shows by Renegade writers and their bands; they are Pamela West, Chain Reaction (Eric Harabadian), Divinesnapperkings (Kevin Hurrell), Saje (Steven Haidaichuk), SOS (MikeSOS), Jane Wallace (Vic Gemmingen) and Mike Farley.
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5) WEBSITE UPDATES
The GWRN website at http://membrane.com/renegade contains articles from the Street Edition of Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter, plus additional reviews for which there was not enough space in the print edition.
The December 2000 Street Edition has been placed online as Winter 2000/2001. (As a special bonus, this online issue also includes articles from the November 2000 Industry Edition.) You can reach it by clicking on the GWRN home page at http://membrane.com/renegade, or you can go directly to the Winter issue at http://membrane.com/renegade/win2001/index.html.
Also, please feel free to use the extensive bookmarks (including many music and music industry ones) compiled by the GWRN publisher. You can find those online at http://www.blink.com/members/gwilbur. Maybe I've found some sites that could be helpful to you -- and I'm adding more folders of bookmarks all the time as I clean up my lists.
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6) GWRN MP3 STATIONS
Hopefully, some of you checked out our MP3 stations. As you know (if you read past updates), we are now putting together a radio station for each specific industry edition, featuring one song for each band covered in each issue, including advertisers. (Of course, this is limited to bands with songs available via MP3.com.) When that coverage is a review or a small news item, that text is included, too. But don't take my word for it -- see for yourself:
GWRN November 2000 Industry Edition: http://www.mp3.com/stations/gwrn1100
GWRN Winter 2000/01 Country Music Industry Edition:
http://www.mp3.com/stations/gwrnwinter01country
http://www.mp3.com/stations/gwrnwinter01country
GWRN Classical Station (favorites of the publisher): http://www.mp3.com/stations/gwrnclassical
GWRN Indie Rock Station (bands covered in past issues): http://www.mp3.com/stations/gwrnindierock
I hope you enjoy them -- as I noted before, I hope to make MP3 radio stations a regular feature for the industry editions, assuming MP3.com continues to allow its users to create stations.
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Also, thanks to those who've already checked out our stations, including those who've happened to notice our single-edition stations were online. Their highest charting positions (that I've noticed) so far have been:
Classical Station:
Print Media Chart -- #2 (12/16)
Music Publications Chart (since I started checking) -- #45 (1/23)
Classical Chart -- #95 (1/23)
Print Media Chart -- #2 (12/16)
Music Publications Chart (since I started checking) -- #45 (1/23)
Classical Chart -- #95 (1/23)
Indie Rock Station:
Print Media Chart -- #4 (12/24)
Music Publications Chart -- #59 (1/23)
Print Media Chart -- #4 (12/24)
Music Publications Chart -- #59 (1/23)
November 2000 Industry Edition:
Print Media Chart -- #18 (1/28)
Music Publications Chart -- #148 (1/28)
Print Media Chart -- #18 (1/28)
Music Publications Chart -- #148 (1/28)
Winter 2000/01 Country Music Industry Edition:
Print Media Chart -- #3 (1/30)
Music Publications Chart -- #41 (1/30)
Country Chart -- #65 (1/30)
Print Media Chart -- #3 (1/30)
Music Publications Chart -- #41 (1/30)
Country Chart -- #65 (1/30)
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7) RENEGADE CONTACT INFORMATION
The current contact information for Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter is:
Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter
P.M.B. 449
580 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
P.M.B. 449
580 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
E-mail: geoff@...
FAX: (208) 247-2170
FAX: (208) 247-2170
We accept discs and tapes of all musical styles for review.
Website: http://membrane.com/renegade
Subscribe by check by printing out a Renegade Printable Subscription Form at:
http://membrane.com/renegade/win2001/printsub.html
http://membrane.com/renegade/win2001/printsub.html
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8) RENEGADE WRITERS' E-MAIL ADDRESSES -- INVITE A WRITER TO A SHOW
Following is a city-by-city list (alphabetized by state, then city) of Renegade writers with e-mail addresses. If your band (or a band you represent) is performing near one of our writers, please contact that writer directly to invite him/her out to the show. Each writer has the authority to decide to cover a show without receiving prior permission from the publisher. Please keep in mind that all of our writers have other jobs. Depending on their other commitments, some are more likely than others to be able to cover shows, though they'll all appreciate the opportunity. NOTE: a "*" following the e-mail address denotes that the address has changed since the last monthly update.
CITY WRITER (E-MAIL ADDRESS)
Los Angeles, CA Dan MacIntosh (ibdanmac@...)
Los Angeles, CA Dan MacIntosh (ibdanmac@...)
San Francisco/Oakland, CA Dan Killoran (DansTunes@...)
New Haven, CT Bobby Torres
(rtorres@...)
(rtorres@...)
Washington, DC Amanda Hanlin (achanlin@...)
Lansing, MI Shane Copher (LEADHEAD69@...)
Kevin Hurrell (hurrellk@...)
Patrick Ondrus (Ondruspat@...)
Kevin Hurrell (hurrellk@...)
Patrick Ondrus (Ondruspat@...)
Lapeer, MI Kyle Kipp (sinembargo@...)
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Diane Anderson (Rockerlove@...)
St. Louis, MO Vic Gemmingen (vic@...)
Southern New Hampshire Steven Haidaichuk (saje@...)
New Jersey Dennis Katsanis (katbro@...)
Cleveland, OH Mike Farley (MFARL@...)
Central PA Al Slavicsky (alslavicsky@...)
Newport, RI Geoff Wilbur (geoff@...)
Hamilton, Ontario Joe Szilvagyi (zagatto@...)
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9) MISCELLANEOUS OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
We accept CDs and cassettes of all musical styles for review. Please send one or two copies to the address in Item 7 above.
We're always looking for more writers. Writing positions at GWRN are unpaid, though the perks are great. If you or a writer you know would like to cover your local music scene for Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter, please direct an inquiry to Geoff Wilbur at geoff@....
Thanks again for reading yet another monthly update. As the months pass, watch for improvements and additions. Feel free to make suggestions. And hey, go to http://membrane.com/renegade/win2001/printsub.html, print out the form, and sign up to get yourself a subscription to your favorite edition.
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