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Topic History of: Jill Sinclair RIP
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DJones	Here's an "obit" for SARM by Richard Williams: "There will still be studios in the basement at Basing Street, but the above-ground building is being reconfigured to include ”high-quality duplex apartments behind the retained and restored Romanesque facades”, according to the developers’ signs attached to the fencing. Given the way property prices have gone in Notting Hill over the last 20 years, I suppose the only surprise is that it didn’t happen sooner." thebluemoment.com/2014/04/04/basing-street-blues/
JK2006	Nearly a full page Obit in the Times and well worth reading. Sad when a Murdoch rag has better balanced comment than our industry bible.
dixie	I think it moved on from being just a retail magazine many years ago. It does have a problem in that it could respect the traditions and history of the music industry better. (Though I do like their "Archive" feature! I think they need to bring back guest columnists like yourself, Webbo etc. People who know people!
JK2006	The problem could be me, Dixie: I no longer know most of the names mentioned. It just seems to lack any real sparkle or value. It always was a retail magazine; now there's no retail (except online), the point has gone and the focus has failed to change. Why doesn't it look at labels, personalities, managers, concert tours, venues, radio, TV?
dixie	I agree with you regarding the lack of interest. Jill Sinclair was a big industry name. the news deserved more than a paragraph tucked away on page 4 of Music week. (Though the timing may have had something to do with it. We will see if they give the news more coverage this week). I don't entirely agree with you that Music Week is "truly ghastly". It is 100% better than it was a couple of years ago. Last week's issue wasn't a classic, but the Knebworth article was interesting. A couple of years ago I could get though an issue in 5 minutes. Most weeks I allow the best part of an hour to digest the articles. (The news is no longer news by the time MW arrives). It's doing a much better job at being analytical than it used to be. The Music Week Awards show is also a much more entertaining and prestige event than it was only two years ago. I stopped taking a table for a couple of years, but have booked this year. Come on JK. Let's be more positive!