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FakeLaser
02-12-2012, 07:37 PM
I will be writing for two (2) semi-popular music blogs in the New York City area.

www.mysociallist.com (http://www.mysociallist.com/)
www.freewilliamsburg.com (http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/)

I was approached by the founder of My Social List to write for their blog because they enjoyed www.twitter.com/pimpradio (http://www.twitter.com/pimpradio) so much. Met with him over some beers the other night over on North 6th before the Veronica Falls show at Music Hall of Williamsburg and discussed the plan.

Currently they are a service which aggregates "blog content" from several blogs/sources with complex algorithms/RSS feeds, collecting information about every show in New York and presenting them in order of most "buzzed abt" shows. iPhone app will be released soon.

They do not feature any "original content" yet, but want to have a "blog" and I have been granted 100% creative control over the blog and Twitter account. They're starting to pick up... they have a decent amount of Twitter followers, pending iPhone app and they just hosted their first BLOG show at "ultra relevant DIY venue" Shea Stadium in Brooklyn, New York featuring Ava Luna and Caged Animals.

Free Williamsburg is much more popular and the dude who runs My Social List does a post once a week about the "most blogged about" shows in the city and he hates doing it so he said I could take that over for him too.

Should be pretty "legit" for me.

Will be sure to let you know when it starts so you can all czech it out.

- F:heart:keL:heart:ser

Buzzkill
02-13-2012, 01:39 PM
GOOD LUCK MAN <3

You're not meant to be filing personal injury reports all day. You are destined for great things.

Buzzkill
02-13-2012, 01:40 PM
http://lawsagna.typepad.com/lawsagna/images/2007/12/10/fortune_cookie_dream.jpg

RoXer
02-13-2012, 02:19 PM
Should I be interested in this if I live in one of the other 49 states?

FakeLaser
02-13-2012, 04:55 PM
Should I be interested in this if I live in one of the other 49 states?
Yah, gonna be doing some album reviews and longer "feature" type pieces at some point on top of just covering the NYC scene

Triple A
02-13-2012, 05:09 PM
Nice. You getting paid too or just a "volunteer gig"?

FakeLaser
02-13-2012, 05:12 PM
"volunteer gig" for now with potential for more.

Will at least get "free tickets" to shit and possibly to festivals.

He was like oh I got some free SXSW passes but already gave them out my bad

FakeLaser
02-20-2012, 10:52 PM
We will be hosting our own music festival March 22nd - March 25 with a pre-festival party on March 21. It's called the Aputumpu Festival, spread across the following "relevant" locations:

Le Poisson Rouge (West Village)
Shea Stadium (Bushwick)
Cameo Gallery (Williamsburg)
Public Assembly (Williamsburg)
Buffalo Snow Lounge (Bushwick)

Teengirl Fantasy, So So Glos, Japanther, Ital, Night Manager, Total Slacker & More to play this "up and coming DIY festival"

If you're in the NY area, stop by, will have more details soon. Gonna be mad cheap, like $20 or something. Also gonna be mad cheap drinks.

FakeLaser
02-23-2012, 11:37 PM
Of course I'm going to plug my first shit on Free Williamsburg

http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/the-most-blogged-about-shows-this-week-6/

RoXer
02-23-2012, 11:46 PM
We’re talking everything from


http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/stefan.jpg

This club has everything. From _________

Buzzkill
02-29-2012, 12:48 PM
I want to hear all about the Rob Zombie show

FakeLaser
03-01-2012, 05:52 PM
Bob Zombie

FakeLaser
03-01-2012, 05:53 PM
May be getting sent to Pitchfork Festival avec press pass to cover it for FREE WILLY

ron the dial
03-09-2012, 12:25 PM
i've enjoyed yr content so far. not that i can see any of the shows, but as a devoted follower of @PimpRadio i feel obligated to read. ALSO come to pitchfork motherfucker. gonna get wild out here.

Captain of Fun
03-09-2012, 02:45 PM
I was so excited to come in here and razz my mlitznuts bud by saying "I thought that happened when they gave mitchables a job."

Now that I see the thread title is already a joke, I am crestfallen.

FakeLaser
03-09-2012, 05:26 PM
thx guys