March 08, 2003

PAYOLA: JR Taylor, in this

PAYOLA: JR Taylor, in this week's New York Press, lets us know about NYRock.com, a new website with a revolutionary (and very shady) business model: any band wishing to be written about on the site's "Street Beat" section is required to remit a payment of $20. If they want their photo published, it's another $10.
I find it sort of sad that a site wishing to gain attention, especially from the notoriously sellout-conscious New York hipster community, would sacrifice their integrity right off the bat in this way. Even sadder? The site is currently graced with a review of the latest album by seminal '80s rockers Hall & Oates. Yes, Darryl and John have apparently been reduced to paying $30 for a review from a fly-by-night website. "Out of Touch," indeed.

Posted by Stephen Silver at March 8, 2003 05:18 PM
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