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Following this gonzo-journalistic moment, Short would find himself editing The Otter the next school year. As the years went by, journalistic blood boiled and he edited his college newspaper The Trailblazer (MidAmerica Nazarene College) and Red Heifer Offering (a silly little photocopied music fanzine produced in his spare time). After graduating, Short found himself in b-school, earning a Master's degree in Accounting. Early 1997, Short could no longer surpress his journalistic tendencis. He conceived, founded, and published the uber-indie Tidal Wave Magazine. When the print version folded he went online and e-published the e-zine tidalwavemag.com (which he soon was unable to publish and transferred ownership to a friend, who revamped the site as tidalwavemagazine.com) that covered music and culture on the fringe. Currently, Short is a freelance writer who has contributed to HM, a revamped Tidal Wave Magazine, Fine Print Magazine, and Bandoppler Magazine. Currently, he is available for the occasional freelance gig, but the majority of his writing appears at his music blog, This Is Not Entertainment: Another Consumer Guide. Chris M. Short is based in Minneapolis, MN. |
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Chris
M. Short has been writing about music since he was sixteen years old.
The Otter, his high school newspaper (out of small town Fergus
Falls, MN), published his first record review. This gig helped him realize
the power of the pen. It was 1987 and Guns N Roses had just released
their wildly successful debut Appetite for Destruction. Short
lashed out at the metal band's brand of raunch and roll (specifically
focusing on the song, "My Michelle"). The small town jocks
and the adolescent socialites were pissed and labeled him a "Guns
N Roses Killer." From that point on, he did not quit writing.