Category Archives: Soapboxing

Revolver’s Tom Beaujour Responds to Aaron Turner, Public Criticism Of Golden Gods Awards

Posted by on July 21, 2009

Earlier today we reported on Aaron Turner of ISIS and his comments on Revolver’s inaugural Golden Gods Awards, as well as our own thoughts on the event. Revolver Editor In Chief Tom Beaujour was nice enough to take some time out of his day and respond: I’m sorry that Aaron was so disappointed by our […]

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Aaron Turner Calls Revolver Golden Gods Awards A “Ridiculous Event”

Posted by on July 21, 2009

Always one to openly speak his mind, ISIS’ Aaron Turner had some criticism for the less than stellar inaugural Revolver Golden Gods Awards, despite taking a prize home himself. From IndiePit: All of us felt like it was sort of a ridiculous event. I mean it’s great that we’re exposed, perhaps, to more people because […]

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Trent Reznor Writes Manifesto To Unsigned Artists, Thinks Anyone Can Use The Radiohead/NIN Model

Posted by on July 9, 2009

Trent Reznor made a lengthy post this morning on the Nine Inch Nails message board, offering his thoughts on operating as a new/unsigned artist. He praises Beastie Boys’ for joining the multitude-of-purchasing-choices-direct-from-artist brigade, and goes on to say unsigned bands should follow suit: If you’re forging your own path, read on. * Forget thinking you […]

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