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Poem: The 10 Commandments of Music Journalism

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Aug 25, 2013
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1).        Be punctual as well as professional. Most of the musicians you will review will keep time about as well as your old grandfather’s war watch. You on the other hand, as it were, must be as consistent and regular as said grandfather’s post-Sunday-Roast bowel movement.

2).        Accentuate the positive when and wherever possible. If the nicest th…

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