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  • THURSDAY DECEMBER 20 2007 12:00 PM

Martin Atkins' Tour: Smart: See You On The Road...

Submitted by Martin_Atkins

Edited by erin_broadley

Happy Holidays boys and girls! This is one of those good news-bad news columns. I’m spending a lot of time on the road doing free seminars and helping out bands in person where I can. The book is doing very well (thank you to all those who purchased it and for those of you who haven’t, the best deal in town is still Amazon). But unfortunately, today, as I put pen to paper I’m saddened to tell you this is my last column.

As has become a tradition with this column, I’ve already lied to you in the first 200 words. I’m not putting pen to paper, I’m sitting here sipping a red bull listening to my China Dub Soundsystem album dictating this to my assistant Katie. This last year has been terrific. I met some great people, both at and through the SG office and through this column. Anyone getting ready ask me for some free advice, you can always catch me on MySpace, through the Tour:Smart website, or send me a message to my SG Page.

Get out there and do something mother fuckers!

Peace, Love, and Respect,


MarteeeeeeeeeeeeeeN


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ardour

ardour

Ottawa, ON
March 2006

DEC 21, 2007 11:37 AM

Maat said:
First Brad Warner gets cut to bi-weekly, then Geek in Review gets the axe, and now Tour: Smart? As nice as the nekkid girls are, I haven't looked at all the sets since they started being more than one a day but I always read everything on the Newswire. Please, keep the writers! Don't kill my beloved Newswire!



I'm pretty much the same way. I'm sure we're in the vast minority though. I'd guess that most people who buy an account don't even set up a profile.

circleseven

circleseven

Chicago, IL
December 2007

DEC 21, 2007 03:05 PM

What!?... super lame. I was stoked to see you on the site. I JUST got an account for my birthday, and now... I'm left with just boobs! I'm sure I'll survive (haha), but honestly, SG is losing a strong player in the culture of their fanbase. I wish you the best, Martin. Thanks for all the advice. frown

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

DEC 21, 2007 04:16 PM

I really liked these articles. Godspeed, man. frown

EvanX

EvanX

Grand Rapids, MI
June 2003

DEC 23, 2007 01:03 PM

You rock, it's sad to see ya go.

See ya on the road, indeed!

jonnytrrrash7

jonnytrrrash7

Vatican City
February 2004

DEC 23, 2007 03:29 PM

sad news indeed. i've thoroughly enjoyed your columns and will be ordering your book!

Martin_Atkins

Martin_Atkins

Chicago, IL
January 2007

DEC 24, 2007 10:14 PM

Thanks.......


.....some amazing things going on, I've decided to open a school.........oh fuck!

....peace on earth.........now, pass the ammunition!



MarteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeN


TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

DEC 25, 2007 12:54 AM

Vanessa said:
Ugh. All the good writers are leavingfrown


I know, baby, I know. blackeyed

Power on, Marteeeeeeen.

HAL9000

HAL9000

Milwaukee, WI
November 2003

JAN 05, 2008 08:41 AM


I haven't been a fan of Martin Atkins since the days of Murder Inc. and Fook. But the fact that Invisible is one of the longest standing sanctuaries for a dieing musicle genre makes him a very talented business mind in addition to his achievements in creating music. Its sad that SG would let its subscribers miss out on an opportunity like this.

The content on SG has been going down hill for the last few years. With the addition of thousands of random new suicidegirls I have lost most of my interest in looking at the sets becasue I can't keep up with them and nor do I really care to. After the loss of DRE the interviews have been slow coming and not as good. While many of the current news editors are immature and have very little ability in the way of journalistic skills, SG has been cutting good columns like Will Wheaton's. I really can't think of a reason to stick around when my subscription runs out.

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