Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter is actually 3 distinct quarterly publications.  A total of 12 Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletters are published each year (3 editions times 4 issues per edition) -- 8 print editions and 4 web editions.

The online edition features local and major label interviews, album reviews, demo reviews from across North America, and local scene coverage.  It is also known as the "street edition" and is mailed to subscribers, though the print version is being phased out and new subscriptions are not being accepted.  The street edition is running at 8 pages.

The "industry editions" (the Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter trade publications) feature interviews and reviews of unsigned bands from across North America and overseas.  The "industry editions" are available by mail only.  The original "industry edition" features all styles of music except country.  Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter's newest publication, the "country music industry edition" features only country music and is mailed to country music industry executives.  Current distribution of the original "industry edition" is 200 to the industry plus 50 to bands and musicians.  Distribution of the "country music industry edition" is 100 to the country music industry plus 50 to bands and musicians.  Currently, the original "industry edition" is running at 8 to 12 pages and the "country music industry edition" is running at 8 pages.

Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter has been in existence since July 1993.  Geoff Wilbur has written for various local, regional, and national publications since September 1989, most notably a seven year stint with College Monthly.

DEMO REVIEWS:

Bands interested in getting demos reviewed should send two copies, plus additional information about the band (including a contact name/address/phone number) to:

 SUBSCRIPTIONS:

The Country Music Industry edition is mailed in early spring, summer, fall, and winter.  The Industry edition is printed in early February, May, August, and November.

Send $10 for a one year subscription to one edition ($18 for two years; $25 for three years).  Send $18 for a one year subscription to both editions ($32 for two years; $45 for three years).  (In Canada and Mexico, add US$1 per year per edition; for overseas subscriptions, add US$2 per year per edition.)  Send check or money order PAYABLE TO GEOFF WILBUR to Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter, P.M.B. 449, 580 Thames Street, Newport, RI  02840.  Be sure to indicate the Industry edition, Country Music Industry edition, or both print editions when subscribing.  To make things easier, you can use the subscription form here on the Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter website.

Sample issues are available for $2.50 (US$2.75 in Canada/Mexico; US$3.00 overseas).  Please indicate which edition you would like to receive.
 

 WRITING:

Good writers are always invited to contact us about writing.

For its online edition, Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter is presently particularly interested in country, alternative rock, dance, industrial and rap/hip hop interviewers and album reviewers, though all good writers are urged to inquire.

For its "industry editions," Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter seeks individuals to cover the local club scenes around North America and elsewhwere around the world.  Due to limited space and the quarterly nature of the publication, this assignment should not be particularly demanding.  The most satisfying thing about covering your local scene is that you're helping the best local musicians by mentioning them in a publication that is widely read within the music community.  Coverage of the local country scene would run in the country music industry edition.  Coverage of all other styles would run in the "original" industry edition.

No, our writers are not paid.  If you choose to write for Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter, you will be doing so either 1) to build up clippings to help launch a writing career, 2) because you enjoy music and enjoy feeling as if you're helping bands' careers, or 3) a little of each.  Additionally, writers get to keep all CDs and cassettes reviewed and can often get "guest listed" for local shows.

You may contact the Renegade either by snail mail or e-mail at the following addresses:

MISCELLANEOUS

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Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter and any of its writers may be contacted via e-mail at geoff@geoffwilbur.com.

To receive a monthly e-mail announcement with the latest information about Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter, send a blank e-mail to gwrn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.  It will include upcoming events, writer and publisher public appearances, deadlines, and other news about Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter.  It will also let you know when the website is updated with new quarterly editions.  One update is scheduled each month with, at most, 5-10 additional news flashes per year possible if and when last minute events occur.  In other words, it will be infrequent enough that it won't clog up your e-mailbox.  (In 2000, there were 12 monthly updates, no additional news flahses.)  If you ever want to get off the monthly announcement list, you'll be able to do it easily by sending an e-mail to gwrn-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.