For live reviews, list artist, venue, in that order. For books, list title, author, publisher, ISBN No, price, in that order. Put your name at the end of every review. If in doubt, include it. This is a simple listing of artist, title, label and catalogue number plus a snappy, maximum 25 word description.
Readers expect savage wit.
In this case, write less per individual record - the more records, the less words each. For two or three together, a maximum of 150-200 words each would be appropriate. Reviews of festivals can be longer, but rarely over 500 words, depending on the scope and importance of the gig. The majority of our writers and reviewers are now submitting copy either by email, or at least on disc, either of which we encourage as they are an enormous time-saver for us. In the case of the ubiquitous Microsoft Word, PC users please note the following.