25 5 / 2012
HEY I NEED AN INTERN! HERE IS THE BIZ:
I’m in Brooklyn and I need someone New York-based to help me out a couple times a week. The bulk of it will be transcribing interviews (which is the best way to learn how to interview, yourself) but also some organizing of emails/promos, a little research. Very low-impact, but quick transcription skills and flexible availability are crucial. I really need someone who’s well-versed in current music (particularly hip-hop and electronic) and would ideally like to write about music, or is currently doing so on yr Tumblr or blog or whatever. Politically-minded is a PLUS. NICE PERSONALITY ESSENTIAL. You could work remotely tho I might make you come over a couple times a month for whatever reason, and it’s unpaid (I freelance!) but I’ll compensate you in fine dining and drinks every couple weeks plus KNOWLEDGE. (I’ve been writing and editing professionally about music, style, pop culture, and politics for a ridiculous 13 years, have worked at or been published in like every music magazine ever, and I CAN TEACH U CHIT FOR REAL). This would be a summer thing, SO IF YR OFF SCHOOL AND KINDA BUMMIN AROUND, MAYBE THIS THING IS FOR YOU!
If you’re interested, send a letter of inquiry plus links to your twitter/tumblr whatever to jawnita@gmail.com with subject line SUMMER INTERN. OKAY DENN
I interned for Julianne in 2007 at Vibe and then again at The FADER in 2009-10. She has been a huge influence on me, particularly when it comes to integrity.
If you are smart, want to learn how not to be a buster and are interested in learning about the real deal from someone who has been in the business in a big, legit capacity and not in some half-assed, cool person way, then APPLY APPLY APPLY.
PS: She knows EVERYONE and getting a recommendation from her is like one composed in gold leaf by a unicorn on paper made of the finest fibers. People will not think you just fell off of a turnip truck.
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15 5 / 2012
No fringe benefits for emos as haircuts that flop over one eye could result in generation of young people with lazy eyes
Back in my day, emo kids wore sweater vests and we liked it!
^^ Those are the feelings that I grapple with whenever “emo” is used inappropriately. Bonus points to NPR Music for using a “get off my lawn” tag.
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