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Band stories

Claire, 3/22/2006, 5:09:58 PM

Hello,
I am the arts and entertainment editor at my school paper, and we've had a lot of student interest in more coverage of local and touring bands playing at various places in town.

I've been trying to get them in with the other stuff on campus as best I can, but I was wanting to know if anyone has any ideas or advice about keeping these stories fresh.

I'm finding myself rather bored with writing them, unable to come up with many new or interesting questions, and the stories come off as flat and monotonous.

Sometimes I get to interview national touring bands, and other times I stick to our local folks, but either way, the stories are too much the same.

How do you keep it interesting?

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Cynthia Horen, 3/27/2006, 6:34:32 PM
The easiest way to keep it interesting is to find a writer who has a passion for the music. Maybe you personally don't have to write the stories--you can assign and then edit them, but let folks conduct the interviews and write the stories who: have a lot of knowledge, follow the bands, and are willing to go search on fan websites, etc.

If you don't have the resources for that, you might consider choosing some themes: one month, it's all girl bands; the next, it's all blues, etc. Your intros can focus on the characteristics of whatever musical criteria you choose.

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