Super Nintendo Chalmers
Getting Into It Member
Posts:52
 | | 12 Dec 2005 2:51 PM |
| | hotpress used to be a good music magazine. now though it is a complete rag. its full of general dicussions re politics, written by half wits with a less than full understanding of the relevant topic. as for the sex column. is there any more obvious attempt to appeal to the lowest common denominator!? for a reputable music magazine to have a sex column is a pathetic attempt to rekindle interest in a magazine that is obviously losing its readership. could you imagine Q or other decent mags doing the same? it is an embarresment! next they'll probably start puttin in pictures of topless women! is hotpress even a music magazine any more. in time perhaps it'll be the free saturday supplement with metro am | | | |
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WhoMe
Busy Member
Posts:207
| | 12 Dec 2005 3:13 PM |
| | sex, drugs and rockNRoll | | | |
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Mar
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Posts:101
| | 12 Dec 2005 3:33 PM |
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Originally posted by Super Nintendo Chalmers
hotpress used to be a good music magazine. now though it is a complete rag. its full of general dicussions re politics, written by half wits with a less than full understanding of the relevant topic. as for the sex column. is there any more obvious attempt to appeal to the lowest common denominator!? for a reputable music magazine to have a sex column is a pathetic attempt to rekindle interest in a magazine that is obviously losing its readership. could you imagine Q or other decent mags doing the same? it is an embarresment! next they'll probably start puttin in pictures of topless women! is hotpress even a music magazine any more. in time perhaps it'll be the free saturday supplement with metro am
i'd say you are preaching to the choir in here | | | |
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emu
Busy Member
Posts:149
| | 12 Dec 2005 3:35 PM |
| | Q is just as bad the only good thing about hotpress is that it gets a general release meaning its in all the shops and that it supports new irish acts. but other than that its crap. i only buy it because it is the only music mag u can get in carlow other than nme | | | |
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Protein biscuit
Very Busy Member
Posts:364
| | 12 Dec 2005 3:54 PM |
| | Stopped buying Hot Press years ago. A bit perplexing to see reviews of venues in it giving somewhere that you know is a kip the thumbs up just because there's a half-page advertisement for said venue a few pages further on!
And they always seemed (when i was reading it anyway) to praise any Irish band by just because they were an Irish band. | | | |
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untie manhattan
Getting Into It Member
Posts:32
| | 12 Dec 2005 3:55 PM |
| | hot press is turgid, vacuous stuff.
it's horrible to see a great magazine disappear put itself.
pure, unadulterated embaressment.
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Super Nintendo Chalmers
Getting Into It Member
Posts:52
| | 12 Dec 2005 5:00 PM |
| | tis good to see everyone else has as low an opinion of hotpress as i. | | | |
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ishrink
Busy Member
Posts:195
| | 12 Dec 2005 7:48 PM |
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Originally posted by emu
it supports new irish acts.
Course it does... | | | |
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Archie
Very Busy Member
Posts:439
| | 12 Dec 2005 8:45 PM |
| | Yet another Hotpress arguments inflames the Cluas boards..... | | | |
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emu
Busy Member
Posts:149
| | 12 Dec 2005 11:41 PM |
| | dont really know any other irish music magazines i was wondering if anyone could name a few | | | |
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Gar
CLUAS Forum Junkie
Posts:1676
| | 12 Dec 2005 11:56 PM |
| | The only real music centred magazines in Ireland are Hotpress, Foggy Notions and Connected. There are alot of music supplements/sections in other publications. At the moment though, Foggy Notions is by far the best around. | | | |
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Pilchard
Very Busy Member
Posts:701
| | 13 Dec 2005 9:08 AM |
| | i'll come back here in 2025 and we'll still be bitching about hot press.
its there. its not much good. someone must buy it, it means nothing to us. lets get over it. kinda of like a collective new year's resolution. please? | | | |
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stars_in_pies
Starting Member
Posts:3
| | 13 Dec 2005 9:31 AM |
| | hotpress was always poo | | | |
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Antistar
Very Busy Member
Posts:547
| | 13 Dec 2005 3:53 PM |
| | Is Hot Press crap? Is Michael Jackson a bit odd? Are Chelsea boring? Does the Pope s**t in the woods????? | | | |
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vandala
Busy Member
Posts:279
| | 13 Dec 2005 10:49 PM |
| | Top 5 discussions for those new to cluas:
1. Is Hot Press crap?
2. Is Damien Rice crap?
3. Are the Frames crap?
4. A very complicated discussion about the difference between supporting and promoting the artist on discussion forums
5. Decent blogs with mp3s on them. | | | |
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Pilchard
Very Busy Member
Posts:701
| | 14 Dec 2005 8:56 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by vandala
Top 5 discussions for those new to cluas:
1. Is Hot Press crap?
2. Is Damien Rice crap?
3. Are the Frames crap?
4. A very complicated discussion about the difference between supporting and promoting the artist on discussion forums
5. Decent blogs with mp3s on them.
there hasnt been a good Frames or Damien Rice row in weeks
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off the post
Busy Member
Posts:290
| | 14 Dec 2005 9:11 AM |
| | I had a brief flick through it yes'day checking the album reviews. It gave Enya's new piece of celtic mystical crap 9 out a 10. I rest my case. | | | |
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Antistar
Very Busy Member
Posts:547
| | 14 Dec 2005 10:16 AM |
| | Hot Press. A Rag? Is Michael Jackson a bit odd? Is Jose Mourinho a tad self-confident? Does the Pope s**t in the woods??? Hot Press is absolute travesty!
A few months ago I saw they gave a glowing review to one of those free Playlist HMV cds, the reviewer was delirious in his praise of this compilation album. Must be the first time I've seen a free giveaway CD get an in-depth. Utterly bizarre.
I could go on and on about Hot press but must get back to work.... | | | |
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Antistar
Very Busy Member
Posts:547
| | 14 Dec 2005 10:19 AM |
| s**t! I've replied to this topic already yesterday!!! How embarrassing. That's how worked up I get about HP | | | |
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karlvin
Getting Into It Member
Posts:98
| | 14 Dec 2005 11:25 AM |
| | Does anyone know if foggy notions is still on the go ? I haven't seen it lately , also where can you get connected ? cheers | | | |
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