OK, is this the worst piece of music writing ever?

The author of that AnCo article is the best critic writing whose tastes rarely intersect with mine.

otm. powell's piece about new age at pfork was really great as well

This AP review of Outkast at Coachella was written based on the livestream, which he admits:

http://www.the-review.com/ap%20entertainment/2014/04/12/outkast-reunite-headline-coachella-festival

Basically the lows:

*The Grammy winners performed two dozen tracks -- seen via its livestream on YouTube -- as they celebrated 20 years in music since the release of their 1994 debut, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik."

*They crowd seemed energetic -- especially across social media -- but that was hard to hear at times through the livestream.

You think?

this is the same dude who called nin's "hurt" a Johnny Cash cover. he's one of the absolute worst working right now.

(And his editors are just as culpable.)

i like the _concept_ of reviewing livestreams. i mean its much more likely that i'll watch one than drag my ass to some overcrowded mess of an arena or encampment or whatever to watch some people from a great distance.

I wouldn't confuse watching with reviewing a livestream. Especially if in the latter case you're actually going to claim that the crowd seemed into it, but it was hard to tell, because you weren't, you know, there.

It was really hot in Austin today, or at least that's what the weather channel said.

It was super-crowded at the club, or so my friend told me.

The sound was muffled and terrible, or at least so it seemed on the amateur recording of the show I just downloaded.

at least half of event coverage on the internet is based on crappy livestreams, which I know isn't the same thing as a live review but undoubtedly does affect things

i mean it is far more useful to me to suggest if i would enjoy watching a livestream than going to this festival, since there is a possibility i'll watch the livestream, and zero possibility i'd go to that festival

Eh, I hear the crowds on the livestreams suck.

nb: a large reason i wouldn't go to a festival is precisely the crowd, so

Man, this seems to be a theme:

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/6050402/coachella-2014-the-replacements-soldier-through-problematic

So it says only a few hundred watched the band, and then half wandered off, and many were unenthusiastic. Saw somewhere a mention of other low turnouts for "heritage" acts like Bryan Ferry or Neko Case (?). I want to see a piece about what acts people actually were excited to see, unless that is too hard to discern from the stream.

coachella is one of those fests that sells out before the lineup is announced, so for people to not be into the bands isn't too surprising. festivals of its ilk have "music" maybe eighth or ninth on its list of priorities, just under sunscreen vendors and ahead of mist tents

Is this officially the beginning of the Coachella backlash?

"the beginning"

God let's hope so

Ban festivals

God let's hope so
― Now I Am Become Dracula (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:33 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Guess who's not being asked back to the ESPN U College FolkZone Sponsored by Mountain Dew Code Red?

I want to see a piece about what acts people actually were excited to see, unless that is too hard to discern from the stream.

― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, April 12, 2014 6:18 PM (

During the Replacements set it appears folks preferred Girl Talk and the dance music tent

from the Billboard article Josh linked

As the set wore on, more crowd members wandered away from the stage, perhaps to catch Girl Talk on the main stage or get ready for Zedd's massively packed performance in the Sahara Tent.

girl talk is one of those acts that are massive among the festivalgoer demographic, to everyone (or maybe just me)'s continual surprise

you may be too young for the replacements, but you are never too old for fun.

i am surprised girl talk is still popular

dancing is still popular

(although dancing to the replacements is fun too, i bet most of the crowd wouldn't be quite as buoyant as at the girl talk tent. )

i can't believe someone who's modus operandi is literally toying with the most popular songs at the moment is still popular, why won't these kids do the right thing and watch a 54-year-old man ironically cover kiss?

? They haven't covered Kiss in years, idiot

They haven't done anything in years

nice comeback!

They haven't done anything in years

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, April 14, 2014 11:09 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

they reunited. reuniting is a thing right

The important thing to remember here is that The Replacements have always been super boring.

I've not heard them but ppl call them "the mats" right? That's lame

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/17/keep_the_replacements_out_of_the_rock_hall/

the mats is short for the placemats.

you put food on placemats.

thats not lame

Yeah I figured that was what it stood for. Lame

what else do you put food on? tables? c'mon now!

I like food and putting it on stuff and I'm not saying I could come up with a better wacky nickname for this band the replacements, I'm just saying: lame

get over it

Never

The continuing success of Girl Talk is pretty baffling to me. Is Kid808 still really big too?

tbf girl talk sucks ass

I have a lot of friends who love girl talk but personally idgi. I wanted to like him.

Girl Talk basically just does the DJ Z-Trip thing, right? Does it go any deeper than that? Fun enough stuff. I don't know if I would check out him or Zedd though. Definitely not the Replacements.

festivals of its ilk have "music" maybe eighth or ninth on its list of priorities, just under sunscreen vendors and ahead of mist tents

^^^this

Girl Talk is horrible

Yes

z trip >>>>

legendary Minneapolis post-punk collective

Are the Replacements post-punk or a collective?

maybe they should be replaced by a good band like staind

they usually all chipped in for beer, is that a collective?

i'm guessing you mean kid606 and not so much i guess?
girl talk live is a bit baffling; he sorta has a party with a bunch of audience members on the stage with balloons and shit and then there are rings of subparties into the crowd and everyone else holds up their phones and tapes the entire proceeding? i wish that sort of thing was exciting to me.

the success of this musician who routinely takes the most popular music in the world and then throws a big dance party with it is totally baffling