Leavin', Leavin' Momma...
I couldn't think of a better way to kick off 2009 than to announce that as of January 15, I will no longer be Seattle Weekly's music editor. Whew! However, everyone should know that my "stepping aside" is totally amicable and I could not ask for two better bosses in Mark Fefer and Mike Seely. Simply put, my reason for leaving is that my writerly interests are too broad to be tethered to covering music (Some might call this a personal flaw!) So, I'm looking forward to writing about a variety of subjects for Seattle Weekly on a regular basis, as well as finishing a long overdue book on a certain local record label. Over the next two weeks, I'll be working closely with (and making room for) my replacement, the great and talented Jonathan Cunningham. Most recently, Mr. Cunningham was the music editor for the Broward-Palm Beach New Times paper. I've hung out with Cunningham the last two years at SXSW in Austin and I can easily say he is one of the coolest, nicest dudes you're ever gonna find. And he's a hell of a writer and editor to boot, which means he'll get along just swell here in Seattle. So, join me in welcoming Cunningham to the Emerald Shitty! As for me, like I said I still have a couple weeks left here. But even after that, you'll see my byline in the paper. So, I'm not really stepping down...but rather, steppin' aside!
14 comment(s)
sara says:
oh barr, i will miss barging into your office to harass you about inane crap twenty times a day.
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 4:37PM
Sassia says:
Damn. you will be missed. You really changed the music coverage in Seattle. Please keep writing about kick-ass weird music, ok guy?
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 4:47PM
Bowser says:
Hannah Levin gets snubbed again?
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 6:00PM
josh says:
congrats & good luck, the weekly's music coverage really took a turn for the better under your tenure.
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 6:11PM
Hannah Levin says:
Bowser, you are sweet, but I wasn't snubbed in any way. My plate is way too full to take on an editor's role, and I'm happy we've found a replacement that Barr is so happy with.
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 8:42PM
abe says:
Totally out of curiosity: Was the position advertised? Or did you guys go get Jonathan on the down low?
I don't care. I'm just really curious about how this works...any insight would be appreciated.
Congrats to all involved!
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 9:31PM
david stoesz says:
I hope to keep seeing you at drinky things and in the funny papers. Still have a couple Neil Young questions for you.
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 9:38PM
Kyle says:
B. Barr is cool because he likes Iggy Pop and Dead Moon.
Best of luck with your future buddy....sally forth!
-Kyle from Willamette Week.
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 5 2009 @ 11:07PM
Debbie says:
dude...
Posted On: Tuesday, Jan. 6 2009 @ 1:44PM
JJ says:
I hear Kyle from the WW is a moron?
Peace out Barr!
Posted On: Tuesday, Jan. 6 2009 @ 2:00PM
abe says:
So ... no answer to whether the position was advertised?
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 7 2009 @ 8:42AM
Mark Fefer says:
Abe--no, the position was not advertised.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 7 2009 @ 11:43AM
tim d. says:
When is Jonathan moving to Seattle?
Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 8 2009 @ 1:00AM
sara says:
tim: jonathan's on his way now. it will take a while, as he is driving across the country. i do not envy him in the slightest.
Posted On: Friday, Jan. 9 2009 @ 9:08AM