some important information:
i am sick. i have been up since 3:30. tonight i have a beer tasting. today is going to suck.
the bugjar website is working again which means tickets for pains of being pure at heart and marnie stern are now available. yes.
tinymixtapes.com has entered the foray as a legit site for music reviews. my experiement thus far includes the following test case hypotheses:
a. their reviews for albums which earn low marks are witty and sarcastic (can you say wheel house?)
b. their reviews for albums earning high marks on basically the same as any pfork review (i'm ok with that but a careful comparison should be examined)
c. test case: the next album i am dilligently awaiting the release I have decided to subject myself to ONLY the tmt review for at least a month after release. though, I feel like this might require avoiding pfork altogether in case the album makes the "best new music" spot in which case I would infer that it had received high marks.
does anyone disklike the new black lips album. everyone gave is praise for not following the expected "pop album" route they were heading in with good bad not evil. however, that doesn't mean their pointless meandering, and lack of punk aesthetic should be overlooked. The album bores me. But i said the same thing about In Rainbows ... so i'm going to stick this one out.
a) this little love affair you got going with all these different review sites is adorable.
ReplyDeleteb) how the hell did In Rainbows bore you? I'm assuming you came in listening with certain expectations.... shame on you....