Chris Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Flicking through the Evening Express just now and I spotted the following quarter page article (with large photo) in the middle of it:this is aberdeen - news, entertainment, jobs, homes and carsNow aside from the fact that they have one of the worst band names I've ever heard, how in the fuck can this be considered news worthy? A local band, who have only played 1 gig so far (and "filled the dancefloor" because it was their first gig, like every band does. You'd have to be truly shit for your family and friends not to go to your first gig), recruit a schoolboy drummer and it makes it into the news?Which member of the band works for Aberdeen Journals and wrote the article? Fuck's sake, they even put it in the P&J as well:this is north scotland - news, entertainment, jobs, homes and carsWhat a joke.They ignore local music except for the odd gig listing and when they do mention a local band it's pish like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 you also have to question why a 15 year old schoolboy is in a band called erotic fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Erotic Fire <eroticfire>Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewarden Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Thats what i was thinking.Has he not just got the venues in alot of trouble as he is under 18?,step in flash!Ive heard bout these guys before, cant remeber where.Obviously stories about a fifteen year old hanging aboud with suspect looking 30 year olds sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 you also have to question why a 15 year old schoolboy is in a band called erotic fire. 'Hey mum, hey dad... I joined a band called Erotic Fire with 3 guys twice my age.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf-one Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 HAHAHAHAHAHA Check out the tune Saturtday night !!!!! ....In fact any of them!!! Do it do it do it!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Ok...I'm going to play devil's advocate here.Are the replies in this thread about the fact that the press ocverage of local music is appalingor...Is it just sour grapes that some band that no-one has heard of or likes made the papers, and none of 'us' did?I haven't bothered listening to the band (and I'm not planning on it), but fair play to them for getting a bit of coverage. And if it turns out they're in some way connected to the journalist, who cares - that's the way the media works.I'm not saying any of this is right, but I am suggesting that there's an awful lot of unwarranted bitchyness in this threa. If the band are just pure garbage, and people don't like them, fair enough. But if we're just slagging off other people's acheivements because it didn't happen to us, then I think a long, hard look at ourselves needs to be taken.That said, they do look rubbish, and this is local news reporting of the worst kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Has he not just got the venues in alot of trouble as he is under 18?,step in flash!I think most venues if they have entertainment licences can legally allow over 14s in (possibly accompanied only) so the ones they're playing just now will be alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i'm in it for reason number 1. i've not listened to the band and don't care if they're good or bad. but i have always maintained that aberdeen journals need to step up their coverage of the music scene in aberdeen if it's to progress. it needs new people getting involved all year round not just every september and should get proper critical coverage not just fawning quarter page articles written by the cousin of the band or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 sean wallace always did good coverage of our gigs and imp gigs when I lived up in the deen, I seem to remember him doing a few sections on local bands like PVH toowhat happened to him>? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf-one Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Ok...I'm going to play devil's advocate here.Are the replies in this thread about the fact that the press ocverage of local music is appalingor...Is it just sour grapes that some band that no-one has heard of or likes made the papers, and none of 'us' did?I haven't bothered listening to the band (and I'm not planning on it), but fair play to them for getting a bit of coverage. And if it turns out they're in some way connected to the journalist, who cares - that's the way the media works.I'm not saying any of this is right, but I am suggesting that there's an awful lot of unwarranted bitchyness in this threa. If the band are just pure garbage, and people don't like them, fair enough. But if we're just slagging off other people's acheivements because it didn't happen to us, then I think a long, hard look at ourselves needs to be taken.That said, they do look rubbish, and this is local news reporting of the worst kind.It is a bit bitchy... but they are, in my opinion, awful! I don't think its sour grapes as I don't believe anyone in any half decent band would want that type of pointless press about how there drummer is still at school! The fact the the EE and the P&J find it worthy to print is quite embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf-one Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i'm in it for reason number 1. i've not listened to the band and don't care if they're good or bad. but i have always maintained that aberdeen journals need to step up their coverage of the music scene in aberdeen if it's to progress. it needs new people getting involved all year round not just every september and should get proper critical coverage not just fawning quarter page articles written by the cousin of the band or something.here here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I haven't bothered listening to the band (and I'm not planning on it), but fair play to them for getting a bit of coverage. And if it turns out they're in some way connected to the journalist, who cares - that's the way the media works..I agree with that. You can't complain about what is being printed, because they can print whatever the hell they like. On the other side, what isn't being printed is an entirely different argument irrespective of this article - this article doesn't exist in place of an article about, say, Black Atom.Listening to their music, they seem much more likely than any of you guys to be in the Evening Express. A local 15 year old joining much older people in a rock band is more interesting to old women than the new Hot Mangu release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i'm in it for reason number 1. i've not listened to the band and don't care if they're good or bad. but i have always maintained that aberdeen journals need to step up their coverage of the music scene in aberdeen if it's to progress. it needs new people getting involved all year round not just every september and should get proper critical coverage not just fawning quarter page articles written by the cousin of the band or something.Someone should start a good, proper 'zine dedicated to local bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 From my time in the city, I'll always have to agree with Dave Officer: There could have been much better coverage of what was (at that time, certainly) a vibrant and thriving music community.Over here in Belfast, we are blessed with impressive local music coverage (far outstippring the quality of the output, in my humble opinion...), our own dedicated music magazine, radio play, tv coverage, etc. Aberdeen deserves this, and I can't think of one good reason why it isn't happening.Yes, the Aberdeen media is terrible at covering local music, but it's important to recognise, as Kimy Reizeger has pointed out, it ain't like these guys are stealing column inches from Eric Euan or whoever...if this is how the local media percieve interest in local music, then surely it's up to musicians to get off their collective arse and do something about it.And on a final point, whilst it's entirely likely that these articles are further examples of nepotism within the media, it's just as plausible that they just got in contact with the papers and said, "here, we've got a nice wee human interest story for you." and the papers went with that angle. Possibly cos it was a slow news day or something. Or maybe they just thought it was cute. Either way, Erotic Fire got in the papers and (insert band name here) didn't.If you want to get into the papers, you can do a lot worse than getting in touch with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 It was hardly a big article.Just the general nonsense and shite journalism that EE put towards the middle pages about anything local."Mrs McGee today announced she was getting married" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 it would be interesting to see how many of the good, talented bands actually bother to contact the EE/PJ when they are doing somethingI seem to find that most of the good bands tend not to blow their own trumpet, whereas the erm not so good ones will easily rattle off all day about how they sold out the tunnels at a "HEADLINE show", won some battle of the bands or sold 12 copies of their cdr in one up that week.each to their own etc, but no point in feeling hard done by if you actually dont contact them in the first place. these journos aint going to be aware of what is happening in the local music scene because they have bigger fish to fry (such as "cat rescued from burning tree" type stories) and you will more likely get something published if you send them a decent press release that warrants little editing at the right time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 If you want to get into the papers, you can do a lot worse than getting in touch with them.Here, here. You can complain all you want about the lack of press coverage the music scene here gets, but how many of you bands and artists out there actually contact these people and sell yourselves? The press aren't obliged to give you coverage - it's up to you to get their attention.I notice on that particular band's Bebo page they have a promoter behind them and it looks like she is at least having some success. If only other local bands had the same level of initiative... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 If only other local bands had the same level of initiative...Like taking local websites to "the people's court" to get their name on TV... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 "Mrs McGee today announced she was getting married"I would hope not, or that would be bigamy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 It is a bit of a vicious cycle really. Because bands such as Erotic Fire get coverage from the local papers, none of the better acts want the same, in fear of associating themselves with aforementioned pap. Therefore, only crap bands get write ups.I don't feel it's fair to conclude that all the other bands are lacking in initiative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Like taking local websites to "the people's court" to get their name on TV...Exactly! But seriously, when that was all announced I gave the P&J a quick call and they were more than happy to put a small article in the paper about it, thus giving the web site (and the band) some more publicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Exactly! But seriously, when that was all announced I gave the P&J a quick call and they were more than happy to put a small article in the paper about it, thus giving the web site (and the band) some more publicity.Which band was that again? (I guess the publicity stunt didn't work that well as I watched the program and I can't remember) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyRATM Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Which band was that again? (I guess the publicity stunt didn't work that well as I watched the program and I can't remember)yeah i was trying to remember that too...was it not a band called stranded or something? im vaughly sure it began with an "s"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Like taking local websites to "the people's court" to get their name on TV...I was wondering how long it would take before that came up!But it's true enough, that did more publicity for them than anything they could have managed on their own, and they (sort of) did it off their own back.(not that I'm in any way trying to justify that particular incident....jeez! What a mess...)The lesson is: If you think your band is good, tell people about it, and be prepared for a slagging. You never know, some people might agree with you.If you're not ready for that, just enjoy obscurity, and playing gigs to no-one, in your own bedroom. By yourself.Erm...like I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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