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“That’s the reason people think I’m a nutjob, because I don’t give a fuck who reposts or how I sound. ”
I don’t think that’s the reason, dude.
Interpol’s NYC placed as low as #42 is a crime.
next week’s headline will read: “Milhouse is now a Meme”
“I TRIED TO DO HANDSTANDS FOR Y’ALL”
I’m sure Diplo will nevertheless find some way to advertise his embittered status as an ex-lover.
I’m legitimately surprised Clare Boucher (a.k.a. Grimes) didn’t make the cut. Crush for 2kForever
Also… Zooey Deschenel? Come on guys. You’re better than that.
IN YOUR FACE TOM SPROAT
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8727-the-top-50-albums-of-2011/5/
IN. YOUR. FACE.
I’m calling it now: Best New Music, 10.0, Album of the Year
But the whole point of the Polaris prize is to give it to bands that could actually use the fiscal backing and the ego boost….
And Win Butler still has my fucking basketball.
uh… facetaco might have an issue with that argument.
I don’t read the comments on Stereogum. But nevertheless, no. Fuck everything about that.
It’s a horrible and incredibly elitist feature at videogum and turned the whole comment section from a healthy organic place for people to humorously shoot the shit with each other, into a non stop one-liner/one-upper competition. But arguably, it at least has in its defence the fact that it tiers funny things so that in theory, the cream of the funny rises to the top.
But what is the advantage at stereogum? Is somebody going to have a particularly insightful comment about St. Vincent having new tour dates? I mean, look at your top 5 this week! Look at how hum-drum those comments are (No offense meant to the commenters who are probably not hum-drum people.) 90% of the subject matter in posts don’t really invite too much in the way of discourse.
After all that typing, it’s maybe not that huge of a deal. Unlike Videogum, Stereogum was never really a “community” in its true sense of the word, so it’s not like you’ll be ruining something beautiful. But the absolute WORST thing you can do if you want to foster a healthy commenting utopia is to assign tiers of quality. The +1s and -1s are discouraging enough but the whole BEST COMMENT OF THE WEEKKKK competition is flat-out insulting.
SERIOUSLY lacking some Mater Suspira Vision.
Like you’re about to drink the thickest blackest tar-like drink, in a flickering fluorescent room, while a ghost whispers words you can’t hear and strokes your cheek with its finger.
I liked these contests better when i didn’t need to get a facebook account to enter.
Stereogum isn’t just “one dude” who writes everything. This article was written by Brandon, as noted in the post. If you look at the premature evaluation page for this album (http://stereogum.com/446892/premature-evaluation-arcade-fire-the-suburbs/franchises/premature-evaluation/ ) you’ll notice that no authors are listed, because presumably it’s much more of a confluence of opinions. Brandon seemed to state as much in the last Double Take, when discussing Kanye’s place at No.1 on their year end list.
Whether or not you agree with his article, I think it’s both healthy and interesting to read different points of view on an album/band/whatever. As opposed to 100 bloggers and blogs that just list the same top 10 albums, with a slightly different rotation.
Any of you guys feeling thirsty or something? I dunno. I’m feeling thirsty for some reason.
are you guys counting the hundred million songs that are just streams, or links to a website where you have to give them your email in order to get the actual mp3?
In related news, RIVERS CUOMO IS 40 YEARS OLD.
He is A FOURTY YEAR OLD MAN and still completely clueless to the fact that, again, being FOURTY YEARS OF AGE, he is no longer able to tap into the hip culture’s collective angst. It’s lost to him. It’s lost with his youth. Maybe he should write a song about that?
Or maybe he should cover some Neil Young? I don’t know. What do old people listen to and identify with?
she didn’t look remotely pregnant at Lolla which was a week before. just a billowy dress, i’d imagine.
also, warpaint’s sets blow the xx’s out of the water. probably worth whatever the xx are charging for tickets now and days.
love that tat.
(also, that song. but mostly the tattoo)
This song sounds crazy different from their last album and so so great.
The smoking over his shoulder bit looks like a Vivre Sa Vie reference, maybe. In which case, these girls alright by me.
Aw man this is the worst death of the year. This guy was the best.
I agree with most of the 25 albums being placed in the top 25, but the order seems all screwy to me.
In my list Death Grips, Spiritualized, and Grimes would all be much higher. And Japandroids, Chairlift and The Walkmen should be much lower.
Also Schoolboy Q’s omission, while Action Bronson and Rick Ross hold places, is all manner of riddikulus.