Kicking It Live

Down here at the Collegian newsroom, I feel left out. The Greeks reporters had their THON blog, live-updating the world on all 46 hours. The football guys had the Outback Bowl, and more recently, the Blue-White game. As a music reporter, it's hard to do any live blogging unless you can travel. And as much as I'd love to travel to South by Southwest in Austin, or Coachella in California, I'm not sure many readers would care that much.

But this weekend will be different. Tomorrow is The Granddaddy of Them All for the arts staff. For film, it's the Student Film Organization's annual film festival at the State Theatre. For me and my music-oriented cohorts, it's Movin' On, live-blogging from noon until midnight. We'll have five reporters roaming the HUB Lawn and running to a computer whenever something crazy happens. For anyone reading, it'll be consistent entertainment throughout the day. For me, it'll be a first-time experience, something I've always wanted to do.

Every reporter dreams of breaking a story, getting the information published before anyone else can. Music reporters rarely — if ever — get that chance. The music world moves slowly, through press releases and very public leaks. As soon as one person finds out, a million other people have the information.

But tomorrow, the Collegian's Inside the Music World will be the only one with the information, and I'll be one of the people providing it. Sure, journalism is something of a public service (and it pays as such), but there's nothing more satisfying than the rush of delivering exciting news to the masses.

That's what I'll be doing tomorrow. I hope you enjoy it as much as I know I will.