An email from a band.

(Name redacted to protect the idiot.)

Please, If you post anything about [Our Band], do NOT post about who we’ve played with. We don’t want to come off as cocky, or that we have had anything handed to us. We really want to forward our career, and feel like it would come off bad or unprofessional in a write up. We would really appreciate everyone giving us a chance and a plug, but please don’t talk about who we’ve played with. Thanks for your time.

Wow. I’d never heard of this band, let alone who they’ve played with. Who the hell are they to dictate what gets included in their coverage? If they don’t want to “come off as cocky,” they should start by not ordering critics around. I wouldn’t be surprised if one or two writers they sent this email to (a long CCed list, by the way — not BCCed) decide to respond by listing as many of the bands they’ve played with as possible.