who was dare
― J0rdan S., Friday, 28 March 2008 17:27 (5 years ago) Permalink
Christopher "Double" Dare
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:28 (5 years ago) Permalink
mr. sparkle = Ray Suzuki
― David R., Friday, 28 March 2008 17:31 (5 years ago) Permalink
mad lolz @ ljag
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
xpost: mr. sparkle =
― stephen, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
i posted to ilx before i wrote for pfork, pplz
― and what, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:31 (5 years ago) Permalink
lord forgive me, the hennesey got me not knowin how to act / i'm fallin and i can't turn back
lmaaaaaaao
― and what, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
the mobb deep quote fits like a high-top fade, but will it make up any of the cred i'll lose forthis??? let's fucking hope so!
-- ethan, Thursday, September 13, 2001 8:00 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Link
trifnan delong
there practically isn't any Pitchfork writer on ILX who didn't post here before writing for them, except for a couple PF lifers like Rich@rdson and, well, me.
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
and i don't really count cause i was there for all of 3 months.
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:37 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah i mean i started in 01 but i was posting here in 2000
― and what, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:37 (5 years ago) Permalink
xp nice try, lifer
do we count ramosi here too?
― and what, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:38 (5 years ago) Permalink
Oh hey you guys, it's Jeff again. I figured since you all collectively have such a vested interest in my, uh... COMEDY I would let you know that I'm working on a new cartoon series called Starving Muppet Babies.
Oh and here's a direct link to the most recent episode.
More to the topic, what's w/ the grade inflation lately??? So much BNM, not enough monkey urine.
― Jeff!, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 00:16 (5 years ago) Permalink
FFS, Cohen, get over yourself: The Cinematic Orchestra Live at the Royal Albert Hall "review"
― dblcheeksneek, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
why do you guys bother reviewing albums by your own writers if every single one gets b/w 7.5-7.7
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
it's kinda played out but i still fuck with every day.
― Jordan, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
What is song Ma Fleur?
― Raw Patrick, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
pitchforks say oneida in north carolina the 21st
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50720-oneida-turn-iweddingi-lp-into-live-spectacle-tour
terrastock says oneida's at the fest the 21st
http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Terrastock7/Terrastock7_performers.htm
what is wrong, pitchforks?
― kamerad, Thursday, 29 May 2008 23:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
today's two main reviews:
Bun B - II Trill - Rating: 7.7 -------------------- Recommended
Steinski - What Does It All Mean? - Rating: 8.7 ----- Not Recommended
... .. .
????????????!??!?!?!?!!
― stephen, Friday, 30 May 2008 17:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
If the Recommended or Best New Music tags were STRICTLY a function of the ratings, there wouldn't be any reason to have them.
― nabisco, Friday, 30 May 2008 17:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
It does say Terrastock on the 21st...of June. Winston-Salem, N.C. is the 21st of August.
Nabisco's right, but in addition to that compilations/archive releases/reissues of older material, etc., don't get those tags. (The other one being "Best New Music" and all.) There have been a few exceptions for collections of recent-ish 7"/12"-type material that most readers wouldn't have been previously familiar with (this was really stretched for the Braxe comp) but that Steinski is a collection of material from the past three decades, so...
― scottpl, Friday, 30 May 2008 17:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
good point Scott (i realized it was a comp. after i actually read the review, duhhh)
― stephen, Friday, 30 May 2008 18:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
why does pitchfork writers never want to bob their heads to trip hop?
― rockapads, Friday, 30 May 2008 18:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
i would like to see a 5.8 rated album get a "Recommended"
― matinee, Friday, 30 May 2008 18:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ta-da.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 17:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50523-supreme-balloon
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 17:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50868-dominique-leone
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 17:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
Close but not quite:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43468-arms-down http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18319-geography-cones
― jaymc, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 17:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
what did rollie pemberton get
― deej, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 17:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16509-cadence-weapon-is-the-black-hand?artist_title=16509-cadence-weapon-is-the-black-hand
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 17:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like Festival.
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 17:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
Not sure if it belongs in this thread (could be classic or dud)... it's known that music journalists often don't listen to records enough to make a true judgment, if at all (see: Black Crowes/Maxim)... but I rather like this admission from Scottpl. in his Pfork review of the new Radiohead best of:
The packaging is merely a few promo photos and a long essay I didn't read (sorry).
C/D?
― stephen, Thursday, 5 June 2008 15:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
nonfamous local chicago bands almost always ratings between like 6 and 8 also, guessing they don't want to offend
― n/a, Thursday, 5 June 2008 16:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
from the Notwist review today:
Acher provides a candid glimpse into a troubled marriage by describing it in terms of the material goods used to prop it up-- "I remember good lies/ When we carried them home with us/ To our bedside tables and the coffee sets"-- thereby keenly drawing parallels between dysfunctional relationships and the IKEA-furnished apartments that house them: the cool surface appearances barely concealing the soul-deadening sterility.
― stephen, Thursday, 19 June 2008 20:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, the SQUARES are all, like, ROBOTS, man!1!!
― Bodrick III, Thursday, 19 June 2008 20:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
METRIC, Grow Up and Blow Away In fact, Metric's songs are often characterized by a commercial sheen-- they're smart little packets that, even as anti-consumerism screeds, have a compact luster that makes you feel like getting online to price experimental shelving units from Ikea or browsing all-over print hoodies at H&M.
THE RADIO DEPT., Pet Grief Their second album, Pet Grief, is stacked with syrupy pop songs, as Johan Duncanson's effortless vocals ride the crest of soft-focus synths and programmed drums. But too often, the songs come off like the sonic equivalent of IKEA furniture: highly functional, sleekly designed, and sterile.
TORTOISE, It's All Around You More frustrating, however, is that, after the scrappy Standards, where Parker spiked the mix with sparks and grime, Tortoise have pressed their music back into Scandinavian furniture. Cold Ikea percussion frames hold downy white duvets of keyboards, the music sterile and functional.
MORCHEEBA, Charango The Sire execs saw to it that all elements of darkness, ethereality and-- gasp in shock here-- black soul were quickly and efficiently excised from the mix, to be replaced by the most predictable, glossy surface settings this side of IKEA.
― jaymc, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
use other stores, please
― Granny Dainger, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol
by 5 different writers?!
― willem, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
Did you guys know that IKEA is a furniture store that is popular in urban and developing urban areas that has some hip appeal due to its distinct european charm and a low price that leads to its use in the homes of those who are young and aspiring to that aesthetic?
― mh, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
The frequent usage makes sense, though: "IKEA" is a single word that carries a whole host of connotations, many of which are relevant and appropriate when also describing music.
― jaymc, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
Cold Ikea percussion frames hold downy white duvets of keyboards, the music sterile and functional
this sucks, though^
this sucks less
Cold percussion frames the keyboards, the music sterile and functional
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
That Tortoise one is very strained, I agree.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
gah i hate lofty-minded writers. everyone should write like a mix between hemingway and a 40s beat reporter.
― Granny Dainger, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
Haha that Tortoise one is BRENT D who I haven't thought about in years. What a goof that dude was.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
He writes for Time Out Chicago now, so I still see his byline almost every week.
― jaymc, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:25 (4 years ago) Permalink
deja vu
― deej, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
Did I mention that last night?
― jaymc, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
haha yes
― deej, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
-- Granny Dainger, Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:18 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
are IKEA references your idea of lofty writing?
― s1ocki, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:43 (4 years ago) Permalink