October 2011
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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)
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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?).
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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.
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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)
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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‘Look at this beautiful kitten.’ ‘Fuck you, that...
– Echo Chamber: Jeff Tweedy | News | Pitchfork
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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...
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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?