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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Arts Publicity Buzzword Bingo

We need an arts publicity buzzword bingo scorecard, I just know it. Here are some candidate buzzwords:
  • Beloved
  • Dazzling
  • Artistry
  • Foremost
  • Innovative
  • Engaged (not in the matrimonial sense)
Why, we could almost do a whole A to Z!

Please nominate additional candidates in the comments.
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9 comments:

  1. Paul PelkonenApril 24, 2014 at 2:13:00 PM PDT

    Architectonic
    Blasting
    Crisp
    Dionysian
    Ecstatic
    Forceful
    Gamine
    Hectoring
    Impressive
    Jocular
    Kinetic
    Lush
    Magnificent
    Neo-classical
    Orgasmic
    Potent
    Querulous
    Relaxed
    Sweeping
    Tremendous
    Ubiquitous
    Virtuosic
    Wagnerian
    Xanthophilic
    Youthful
    Zesty

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  2. Lisa HirschApril 24, 2014 at 2:14:00 PM PDT

    That's a great list! Although...Xanthophilic? Really? This is a common publicity buzzword??

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  3. Lisa HirschApril 24, 2014 at 2:36:00 PM PDT

    How ever did we both miss "emerging"?

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  4. ChanterelleApril 24, 2014 at 3:22:00 PM PDT

    A few from today's mail:

    Esteemed
    Celebrated
    Probing
    Emerging
    Up-and-coming
    Prominent



    But this week's favorite term, from a synopsis: Encephalitis lethargica

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  5. Civic CenterApril 25, 2014 at 12:09:00 AM PDT

    I was going to join the party with a few examples, but realized we all communicate in buzzwords and cliches. It seems unfair to pile on publicists, especially since they are trying to describe/hype music through written language, a tricky task, as we all know who attempt it.

    Having said that, I'll jump in with my own admonition. I'd like to ban the word "canny" from all music reviews. It's been showing up incessantly everywhere for the last couple of years, from Kosman to whatshisname in the NY Times, like an unconscious tic. It needs to be put in the same compost bin as "strapping."

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  6. Henry HollandApril 25, 2014 at 12:41:00 AM PDT

    Xanthophilic? Really? This is a common publicity buzzword??

    Maybe for Scriabin or Messiaen, who both thought of music through colors. :-)

    My favorite is the various types of masterpieces: towering, immortal, sublime, historic etc.

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  7. AnonymousApril 25, 2014 at 4:50:00 AM PDT

    Here's something that some smart people apparently don't know: "foremost" is a singular term. If you say that someone is "the foremost X", then nobody else can be that at the same time. If you want to allow for peers on an equal level, you have to say "among the foremost."

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  8. Eric GApril 25, 2014 at 7:15:00 AM PDT

    I see why you would suggest neo-classical, but also is a style....so....

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  9. Lisa HirschApril 28, 2014 at 1:53:00 PM PDT

    "Curate" (or "curated").

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