File under: Grrreat. The Newark Star-Ledger might go out of business. On the one hand, a city without a paper could force higher quality online content slash save trees (or “gardens”, I guess, in New Jersey’s case). On the other hand, I really like Bradley Bambarger, so that’s too bad. His review of one of our Wordless Music orchestra concerts back in January was really thought-provoking (a thought-provoking review??): incidentally, I was at a Goldfrapp concert last Friday thinking about how every performing arts genre besides classical music has a sense of aesthetic and goes out of its way to create atmosphere. More on that at a later date.
Is Time Out New York next? (Former) Music Editor Mike Wolf left (air quotes up to you) a few weeks ago, making Steve Smith the hardest working man in showbiz. Since I have records coming out of my ears these days, maybe I’ll offer myself up as a freelance TONY reviewer.