From Kent Williams Sent Thu, Oct 22nd 1998, 16:29
OK, I've kept my mouth shut while people go off on how pretentious the Wire is, how trendy Jockey Slut is, and even had the temerity to get on Urb's jock. All I have to say is step the hell back. YOU try putting out an expensive color magazine, attract advertisers, and attract enough readers to justify your ad prices, etc. When I read those mags, I'm struck not by their shortcomings, but by how much they GET RIGHT, despite being pulled several different directions at once by the forces that would put them out of business. Look at it this way. You may be the ultra-cool, tastefully pierced art fag who's down with the true players, but in order for your precious Boards of Canada or Jega or Basic Channel to make a living, people who you might think are lame, stupid or bourgeois have to buy their record too. The same goes for magazines. [As an aside, the last issue of the Wire I saw had an excellent article on Basic Channel, that at least takes seriously what they do.] As far as getting more information from 'zines, that's fine too -- do what you have to do. But I like Jockey Slut and the Wire, and appreciate the job they try to do. If they aren't perfect, well, neither am I.