Obligatory Self-Evaluation vol. 1

With every creation of mine, I come to a point of self-assessment, questioning the intention and message of each of my projects. However, upon typing up an assignment for my Digital Rhetoric class, I've come to have a better awareness of what this blog is aiming for.
The assignment was to create "Blog Parameters," or guidelines that the blog should intend to follow. Fortunately, writing this gave me a better sense of what I should expect from myself in the future (and perhaps it will give you a better sense of what to expect from me).

And now to reveal the guidelines which will whip me into shape:

1. The blog must not venture too far into personal territory. It should not read like a diary, but rather a source of information for those seeking to find out more about independent music, and issues that are relevant.

2. The blog must not stray far from its original theme. It must stay within the realm of music as well as the subsequent lifestyles and cultural phenomena that result from it. The blog may deal with other themes such as film and politics, and anything else that might touch on that theme.

3. The blog must deal mainly with the peripheral culture around us, and must stray from mainstream issues. It should also try to expose artists, issues, and other writings that lack representation in popular culture.

4. The blog must contain links to sources of information. Providing additional links in the blog might cause the reader to look at the article from a more insightful perspective.

5. The blog must somehow hold the reader’s interest. It must not be written in a way that deters people from reading. By developing its own unique style, the blog should try to maintain a base of regular readers, who visit more than once.

6. The blog must not alienate readers. It is important the blogger should maintain personal opinions on issues. However, these opinions must not be “forced” upon the reader.


This is basically the Cliffnotes version, but as a (now) dedicated blogger, I will try my best to uphold the name and highly respected (stop rolling your eyes) reputation of Fresh Cuts Radio's first and only blog.

People often say, "You are your own worst critic." These parameters are evidence that I am living proof of this. But perhaps that's a good thing. Well, actually, by posting this, I sorta violated numbers 2, 3, and 5.

Eh, It's 2 in the morning.