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  • From: "Todd Morman" <tmorman AT nc.rr.com>
  • To: "RTP-area local music and culture" <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Who judged the Indy music awards?
  • Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:32:22 -0400

I'd just like to offer a small objection to the idea that this is the "first
year" the Indy's ever tried doing something like this. The Indy has a long
history of trying to present the local music scene to the local music scene
via special showcases and recognitions, some of which have gone very right,
some of which have gone terribly wrong. This clearly looks like one of the
latter. I mean, come on. Secrecy and non-transparency are not a very lefty,
independent way of doing things. The content is minimal, the package looks
rushed, and the whole setup - the nameless judges, the needless and
unexplained winnowing of nominees to an absurdly small number, the
popularity contest balloting - felt off-base. I can't imagine what it must
look like to someone who knows the scene's recent history, or to band
members left out in favor of yet another award for Superchunk.

Was there really anyone crying out for an annual music award here? (Aside
from the Indy ad department, I mean.) What was the point, except to set up
the Indy as a central taste arbiter in a way we've never needed one? It's
the kind of move you expect from a mainstream paper, not an alternative one.

It's just odd to see this kind of obvious mistake, is all. Like, we've sold
this as the music awards issue, now we have to come up with a music awards
process. Anyone have any ideas?

Well, at least getting Laird Dixon to make the award was nice.

todd Kirk must be really busy with non-music stuff over there morman





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