1.9 Validity of information (alt.music.smash-pumpkins)
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This article is from the Smashing Pumpkins FAQ, by Mike Hamilton michaelh@ualberta.ca with numerous contributions by others.
1.9 Validity of information (alt.music.smash-pumpkins)
Don't believe everything you read. Especially if it involves secret
concerts, reported band members deaths, or super-special releases. Take
special care on April Fool's Day (the 1st), as even reliable sources of
info are known to pull the occasional prank.
If something is true, it should have a reliable source or reference. "I
heard on the radio" does NOT count, as radios often go by rumors, and
some people just say that to spread rumors. If CD Europe says they have
a special box set for $150 with super secret, rare, unreleased tracks on
it, save your money. If someone announces a release date for something,
check to see if it's real/correct before demanding to know why your local
store/station doesn't have it yet. And if someone says their brother saw
on MTV that Billy died, don't believe it for a second.
When something IS reliable, it will come from a real source. Press
releases are released by Associated Press and/or SP's publicist- but keep
in mind that these can be faked as well (check to see who posted it).
Web zines such as ATN are usually accurate (ATN's music news of the week
can be found at http://www.addict.com/html/lofi/MNOTW/). MTV News and
magazine interviews are -usually- accurate, although anything the band
says should often be taken with a grain of salt (i.e. not completely
seriously).
Anything regarding the death, overdose, suicide, etc. of any band member,
no matter how official it looks (yes, these have been faked before),
should NOT be believed until you see it on MTV News every hour, you hear
it on every radio station, and you see HUNDREDS of posts about it on the
list and newsgroup. See 5.3.
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