Salt Lake Bard Fires Editor

After only one year on the job, the owners of Salt Lake Bard have decided to part ways with their controversial editor, Scott Cullins. Apparently it was Cullins’ dangerous support and promotion of live music—during the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdowns—that was the last straw.

Salt Lake Bard co-owner Freddie Torrance felt Cullins’ support of live music was very dangerous. Torrance decided enough was enough and fired Cullins via text message.

…Cullins’ support of live music was very dangerous….

“Scott wouldn’t return our calls,” says Torrance, “so I had to text message him with the bad news. Clearly, he has drifted from our original mission.”

Apparently, Cullins’ support of live music wasn’t the only issue. Torrance says the site was launched to provide a local music-only media platform that would steer clear of any controversial subject matter and support all bands regardless of talent.

“We don’t believe in meritocracy here at the Bard,” commented Torrance. “Cullins seemed to think he should only cover bands that he felt wrote good music. If a band tries hard, we should reward them regardless of  talent.”

After the site received received tens of negative comments, Torrance and his partner, Norman Boland, decided it was time to pull the plug on Cullins.

In a Facebook Messenger message to his former production assistant, Cullins disputed his firing and implied he had left by his own decision.

…Cullins disputed his firing and implied he had left by his own decision.

“It’s clear what I have been doing this past year has not been beneficial to the local music scene. Therefore, I have decided to step away and let somebody with better sense of political correctness and taste in music take the helm.”

“Cullins was perhaps best known for, well, nothing really,” says Boland. The general consensus is that he had horrible taste in music, and many wondered why he was even selected to be an editor for the Bard.

Cullins was perhaps best known for, well, nothing really,”

“Not only that, but the music he has been producing is garbage. The guy can’t sing without auto-tune,” said local musician and mysticist Frank Fox. Fox’s comments came shortly after Cullins released the single Mosaic, last year.

As of the publication date of this article, Salt Lake Bard has yet to find a replacement for Cullins. It has been reported that the now former Bard editor has returned to the Teton Mountains of Idaho and Wyoming, where he lived prior to moving to Utah.

Torrance says anybody interested in writing for the Bard should email him at info@slbard.com. “Really, anybody would do a better job of promoting local music than Cullins did.”