DOA is in need of a few reliable writers to to joing our staff. Our writers are all unpaid volunteers who write because they love music. If this sounds like you and committing to regular deadlines doesn't pose a problem, then we want to hear from you! Your material is read by our thousands of unique visitors every week and you'll have a comprehensive profile on our staff page. Please see the items below and contact us at the appropriate e-mail address listed if interested. Help us expand our music coverage!

Help Wanted

Online Music Reviewer

Help contribute to this feature unique to DOA! As an online music reviewer you will seek out mp3's from unsigned bands that only have songs available online. Online music reviewers are responsible for writing two separate reviews a week, each of just one song by a band. So you must be willing to expand on a single song and write about both the song, the style, and the band itself. You will also have the opportunity to submit concert reviews and interviews. Check out our online music review archives for a taste of what has been done in the past.

If interested, send a sample of an online music review (which includes band name, band website, song title, and link to the song, as well as the review) to doa@adequacy.net.

News Writer

Do you like to know what is going on in the music biz? Can you gather information and write-up short news items? Tour dates, exciting new releases, special promotions, bands breaking up...if these details intrigue you we need to talk! We need 3-5 news items per week. If you're good at scouring the internet for the latest and greatest, email us at doa@adequacy.net.

Weekly Music Writer

Join the staff of DOA as a weekly album reviewer. We are looking for people with diverse tastes and an open mind, folks who enjoy writing and who are reliable enough to contribute at least one album review a week. As a weekly album reviewer we will send you digital downloads/streams of albums or CDs for review. Music writers are also encouraged to contribute with band interviews, concert reviews, and other content.

Please note that we only mail CDs to writers living in the United States. Writers from elsewhere are encouraged to apply as a digital reviewer.

If you are interested in being a weekly writer, please send an e-mail to doa@adequacy.net. Your e-mail should include the following:

• Your name (first and last) and why you're interested in being a writer.
• A short summary of music you like, both bands and genres.
• Your acknowledgment that you'll write weekly.
• A sample review, preferably of something not in our archives. This review should be attached in Word and include band name, band website, album title, record label, label website, File Under (a short description of the band), RIYL (bands who, if you like them, you'll like the band you're writing about), the review (at least 250 words), and a short summary for the DOA main page.

You should have some understanding of graphics so that you can scan the cover art for the album you're reviewing or properly resize art found online.

If you are chosen, your sample review may count as your first submission.

Contact doa@adequacy.net if interested.