Also, I'm admittedly pretty out of touch with newer artists, but I remember seeing the coachella lineup last year and thinking there were a bunch of typos (ms mr, makj, gta, tjr, uz, strfkr, wtf, brb, lol)
Anyone else notice another theme of "kinda sounds like you just mispronounced someone else's name"? - Dj Harvey, Com Truise, Chet Faker, Joanna Gruesome.. I'm pretty sure there are a few more I can't think of right now (for obvious reasons)
It does kinda seem like these conversations happen often..."the artist is getting screwed over and something needs to change!" ...and then no one ever comes up with a solution.
Except Pono. Pono changed everything.
Let's be honest, this was probably a girls night drinking wine kind of thing talking about relationship problems and they said "we should start a bahnd!! Lol!"
I was thinking about this, Pitchfork is kind of a mind fuck. If they give a good review to something you like (not YOU, but like you...ya know) then you think "oh yeah totally! good job pitchfork!" but then if they dont then "WTF pitchfork??" and the vice versa for music that you dont like. Totes weird.
Also, Tyranny rules but mambo #5 is the JAM
from what i've read on other similar blog posts and in this thread it seems like getting your music in movies or tv is somewhat easy. is this true? who do i hit up to get my bands music considered for something like this?
Throw a party at your rehearsal space and charge people a buck or two to get in. Buy a bunch of PBR and sell them for a buck each (they're like $7 bucks for a 12 pack). If anything just have fun while you're essentially practicing your set in front of a bunch of drunk people, and if those drunk people have a good time at your show they're more likely to come to your next show.
Interesting that some of the awesome "Stereogum Premiers" this year weren't mentioned. I think my favorite record this year was Damian Jurado's "Mariqopa" which was premiered here. Along with Putrifiers II by Thee Oh Sees, also featured.
Did anyone else listen to these albums and not just the premiered songs? Did Stereogum? Am i.... a loan?
I cant help but feel this comment thread would be totally different if Pitchfork and Stereogum had "discovered" Mumford & Sons a few years ago, and if we hadn't heard their songs millions of times in every mall or grocery store we step foot in.
First time I heard Richard Swifts "Walking Without Effort/The Novelist" I was also confused at how something could sound so spiritual-y, and not sound like U2.
"not so much about forcing dubstep drops where they don’t belong or partnering with VitaminWater"
(Meanwhile on the side of the screen: Bon Iver for Bushmills)
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