October 2011
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Oct 30th
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“Comics readers are not only willfully iconoclastic, they tend to pride...”
– Tom Spurgeon on The Comics Reporter Obviously this comment applies to music, film, television, literature and every other artform out there. (via perpetua)
Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Oct 27th
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Has 'Indie' Become 'Adult Contemporary'? →
amandalynferri: nprmusic: Dad rock, ‘NPR Muzak’ and the phenomenon of knee-jerk reactions to a genre growing up (or old?).
Oct 27th
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From this Drop the Lime interview
Could you let us know how does the future look?
Drinking Manhattans while watching the sun set on the moon.
Oct 27th
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Oct 27th
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Oct 27th
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Oct 26th
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“Over the past couple of years, YouTube has grown into a lucrative machine for...”
– Steve Knopper on “The New Economics of the Music Industry.” (via marathonpacks)
Oct 26th
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Oct 26th
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Oct 25th
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Oct 25th
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Oct 24th
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Oct 24th
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Surviving CMJ 2011
Best shows: The Rapture @ DCTV Firehouse, Saturday We Are Scientists @ The Studio at Webster Hall, Thursday Yuksek @ Santos Party House, Thursday night/Friday morning The Wombats @ Webster Hall, Wednesday Pikachunes @ Le Poisson Rouge, Tuesday Active Child @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Friday Drop the Lime @ Mercury Lounge, Friday night/Saturday morning Artists I saw twice: We Are...
Oct 24th
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Oct 24th
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Oct 23rd
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Oct 23rd
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Oct 21st
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Oct 19th
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“I think ambiguity is a really powerful thing. I’ve always been drawn to it. It...”
– The Drums’ Jonny Pierce on Their New Album, Rejecting Religion & Being a New York Band - BlackBook
Oct 18th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 15th
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Oct 15th
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“…this year has been defined by musical artists getting attention for...”
– HEART2HEART’s “Facebook Official”: In Which Lance Bass Proves He’s Got The Internet-Attention Calculus Down Pat - New York Music - Sound of the City
Oct 15th
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Oct 12th
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Oct 11th
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Oct 10th
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Oct 7th
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Oct 7th
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“I’d rather have an album not be on Pitchfork than have Ian...”
– Ken Weinstein of Big Hassle PR at last night’s Music Now Summit
Oct 6th
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“One thing I learned with M.I.A., we were on tour with her and she was opening...”
– Diplo: GQ October 2011 Interview: Wear It Now: GQ For obvious reasons, this interview goes lots of places it shouldn’t, but I like what Diplo says here.  This is one area where he really gets it.  I wonder if he would work with Lana Del Rey?
Oct 6th
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“‘Look at this beautiful kitten.’ ‘Fuck you, that...”
– Echo Chamber: Jeff Tweedy | News | Pitchfork
Oct 5th
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Oct 4th
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“I’ve never been to Williamsburg, but I’ve been to Park Slope. So I can kind of...”
– 2 Broke Girls’ Beth Behrs on Visiting Brooklyn (via seanfennessey) Yeah, so, I wanted to like this show, but it’s pretty tacky and racist and doesn’t understand what its audience should be.  Is the similar show about Silverlake with Ellen Page and Alia Shawkat still going to happen at...
Oct 3rd
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Oct 2nd
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Oct 2nd
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Oct 1st
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Overheard at The Atlantic
Homepage Editor: I feel like there aren't enough knock-down, drag-out arguments in newsrooms anymore.
Entertainment Editor (through a mouth full of peanut butter and chocolate): You want me to start some shit?
Oct 1st
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