maybe more millennial male sports coverage...
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:17 (eight years ago) link
calling them a "publication" feels misguided, they're more like a vertically integrated product delivery service at this point
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:17 (eight years ago) link
fantasy kickball leagues...
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
well, the stakeholders will be able to sit on some fat cash maybe
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
Hormonally challenged vertical publication.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
xp good tines over at Pitchfork
― Neil S, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:20 (eight years ago) link
more money might mean more Vice-like. more video and adventure man reporting...since they want to target dudes so much.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
meanwhile, at vice, gloria steinem is a correspondent now
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
yeah was just gonna post that thanks to the Raggett siren.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:23 (eight years ago) link
ugh gross
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:25 (eight years ago) link
All media targets dudes. My guess is the buyers were simply looking to acquire something that would bring in even more, especially ones with disposable income.
For some reason, I'm a little saddened by this -- it takes me by surprise, and I'm not even sure why. For anyone who didn't write there during a period where something like this seemed obv ridiculous, it probably makes all the sense in the world.
― Dominique, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:30 (eight years ago) link
i'm more excited by the village voice thing. that could be a good thing!
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:57 (eight years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/61621-pitchfork-acquired-by-conde-nast/
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:14 (eight years ago) link
if that link had just gone directly to the "monkey drinking his own piss" gif, all would have been forgiven
― a literal scarecrow on a quaint porch (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
official "indie music" is no longer indie decree
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:27 (eight years ago) link
actually, it seems hard to imagine much would change beyond the things that always change w acquisitions (new upper mgmt, some staff cutting, likely subtle changes in branding over a long period of time). As a writer, I'd be worried that they'd want pitches that would guarantee clicks, as opposed to, say, the new DJ Spinn EP, but I guess we'll see...
― Dominique, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:32 (eight years ago) link
Does that mean they might actually review a Taylor Swift album instead of vaguely referencing it's existence in other reviews?
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link
building brands marked by editorial integrity
they say brand a lot
must be from the time they read no logo during a slow period in the late 90s
― j., Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:36 (eight years ago) link
lol i did not know they don't review t swift albums, kind of embarrassing when 1989 made their best albums of 2014 list
― marcos, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:41 (eight years ago) link
I assume Pitchfork is going to re-brand as sort of an indie-oriented Maxim
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:42 (eight years ago) link
to compete with the newly rebranded Playboy's married boomer Maxim
― Dominique, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:45 (eight years ago) link
as long as i can still write about kenny rogers records in their magazine, i'm good...
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:46 (eight years ago) link
Vice, key to the future
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:47 (eight years ago) link
this means Pitchfork's gonna get a comments function imo
― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:03 (eight years ago) link
for a preview of the pitchfork comments section i recommend their facebook page
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:05 (eight years ago) link
I can't even. . .
― austinato (Austin), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link
lol i did not know they don't review t swift albums
I'm sure they've had reviews ready to run, but no editor wanted to push the publish button and go down in history as the guy who infected the millennial male population with cooties
― Why because she True and Interesting (President Keyes), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:09 (eight years ago) link
Maybe Pitchfork will become like the new rebranded nme
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:12 (eight years ago) link
plz summarize the 'males' thing as i am not loading all the posts
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:23 (eight years ago) link
"passionate millenial males" cited in Conde Naste press release
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:26 (eight years ago) link
ah
conde nastaaaaay
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link
Ryan Schreiber @ryanpitchfork 9m9 minutes agoWomen are a huge part of Pitchfork’s staff and readership. We’re totally about reaching all music fans everywhere.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link
well that settles it
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:36 (eight years ago) link
How much are they about reaching all music fans everywhere, again?
― schwantz, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
it's been alluded to by some of you already, but this suggests that Conde is alarmed by Vice.
― veronica moser, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:41 (eight years ago) link
interview...
http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/pitchfork-founder-ryan-schreiber-qa-conde-nast-1201616909/
― scott seward, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:57 (eight years ago) link
I liked early pitchfork and Ryan's reviews because back then they didn't disguise their awfulness. Now it's so disguised that idiots actually think pitchfork is good
― The Once-ler, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link
i wonder if there'll be any company christmas parties where pitchfork contributors get to socialize with conde nast c-suite executives
― some dude, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link
everything is awful imo
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link
wish The Dissolve was part of the deal tbh
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:37 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQp8XiFKiBw
― The Once-ler, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:45 (eight years ago) link
xpost OTM. Wish CN had bought and/or incorporated the Dissolve instead.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 20:42 (eight years ago) link
Another interview
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-pitchfork-ryan-schreiber-20151013-story.html
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 21:38 (eight years ago) link
Take that back, looks like it's the same thing.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 21:39 (eight years ago) link
late addition to the 80's list that ILX reminded me of: Cherelle's "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 18 October 2015 05:28 (eight years ago) link
millennial males HATE this one awesome song
I mean the quote came off poorly but the magazine & website business has been selling specific demographics to advertisers since forever. The only sin committed here was honesty.
― Comme Si, Kamasi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 12:32 (eight years ago) link
The rating system seems fundamentally broken in how high it's skewing. I mean, I love John Carpenter, but surely there's no way this is worth more than about a 5.0.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21126-lost-themes-remixed/
― Position Position, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 13:26 (eight years ago) link
"the master"
― Wimmels, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link
i feel like that's not really thread-worthy. it's the allmusic sliding-scale thing. "if you are interested enough in the idea of this record to read a review of this record, it's probably around a seven for you."
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 15:10 (eight years ago) link