pitchfork is dumb (#34985859340293849494 in a series.)

Looks like Altered Zones had had a revive, if you're looking for something to read: http://www.alteredzones.com/

I am so happy I clicked on that link

You’ve probably learned a lot about trading over your goal period, too.

yeah, this is normal, when Beyonce's self-titled album came out even that was a January review

Even. Beyonce.

i like this. i think it's hilarious how the Fiona Apple album with the super long title is listed twice back to back, first abbreviated When the Pawn... and then in its full form http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1411-16-pitchfork-staffers-share-their-formative-teenage-albums/

Good to see the 9.5 worthy Save Ferris is on there.

I like this concept: http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/10007-risings-of-the-past-predict-risings-of-the-future

yeah i really dig that, too. people helping people

i like this. i think it's hilarious how the Fiona Apple album with the super long title is listed twice back to back, first abbreviated When the Pawn... and then in its full form http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1411-16-pitchfork-staffers-share-their-formative-teenage-albums/

― flappy bird, Friday, January 13, 2017 3:47 PM (one hour ago)

jeez matthew str@uss's taste is so bad-college-music-writer that if you made it up it'd be too on the nose

he must be a young dude huh

glad to see a lot of these writers ordered the same albums for a penny that i did from columbia house in the early '90s

if only someone had told these poor kids in high school that they should get into different music fast lest people make fun of them on an internet message board in 5-10 years

each of these writers should feel deep shame and should be widely ridiculed imo

otm

lol i love those type of pointless exercises but they are meant for facebook fodder

From today's review of X-Ray Spex' Germ Free Adolescents:

She naturally did punk-reggae better than the Clash or the Slits

Yes, Poly Styrene was just "naturally...better" at reggae, 'cause her dad was from...Somalia.

...

No Rush, no credibility.

0.0 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pitchfork

is this a joke

On “Open Letter to Forever” he sings, “Like, I remember standing out in front of the Northern, after another 15-paid gig, getting harassed by Olympia street punks (the worst!) for looking like a hipster. I wanted to be like, ‘Man I’m probably a couple years younger than your father. And I’ve traded any chance at stability for this community of people who, like, know what Black Flag is or whatever.’” His lyrics are so strong that the actual music can sometimes feel like an afterthought. When is this guy going to write a book?

what the fuck is that

sarcasm I guess?

the rest of the review would seem to indicate that is not sarcasm

but yeah idk anymore

forget the book, print those lyrics on toilet paper

save me a trip - what album review is the above quote taken from?

Fred Thomas "Changer"

some "indie rock lifer" I've never heard of before

Ah. I liked the bands he was in - Saturday Looks Good To me and Flashpapr - but cant say I've heard any of his solo stuff...

[daring to ask an earnest question about pitchfork dot com]

who among the newish crop of p4k writers do ppl like? now that the era of everyone on ilm and their mother being on staff has come to a close, who do you read? i liked Jeremy Gordon but i think he's at Spin now

Seth Colter Walls, Colin Joyce and Katherine St. Asaph are good p4k 3.0 additions.

Walls is definitely a good addition. Especially since he seems to actually have taste, and not just cover whatever Fully Altered Media [the kings of NYC jazz PR] feeds him.

seconding whiney's picks. mike powell's been contributing forever but remains good. ditto for andy beta. laura snapes

i also usually think jayson greene's writing is great but he's my editor so i'm trying not to overstate the case

the Fred Walker album is good tbh, v cringey that the p4k subheads for both this album and the previous use "indie rock lifer"

i guess he was in saturday looks good to me and his name is alive (though he's not like the main dude i don't think?)

a news article w absolutely zero musical content.

http://pitchfork.com/news/71030-broad-city-prepare-for-trump-administration-in-hilarious-new-video-watch/

i am sure it has been said a zillion times before, but a small thing that makes me irrationally angry about Pitchfork, is the fact that Ochs' new album, gets a score of 8.5, but apparently doesn't fall into the 'Best New Music' category. (whilst xx's new one > 8.4 did)

why? and more importantly, if you're going to get this ridic about grades (8.4, 8.5, which in all its specificity signals some kind of weird objectivity),, then shouldn't those mean something in the bigger picture of what is good music (aka Best New Music).

o well

It's from 1965...

ah!

(ok best new reissue)

*ira-ang temporarily subdued) :-)

I'm sorry, I should have been more specific. It's not being reissued either, it's the sunday classic review. I think they just put a protest singer on there because they're mad at Trump?

I mean, I'm sorry if I seem snarky :) It is kinda dumb and confusing that they don't clearly mark their classic reviews.

:-) true dat.

(obviously i went out and found 2 best new reissues with 8.3's)

let's just say, it would also be nice if one could filter Pitchfork reviews by scores, preferably by decimal. wink wink.

By the way, they don't give BNM to anything that goes over a certain score. It's more about whether that album also has strong crossover appeal as well.

Killer Mike Says It’s OK to “Fuck Up” Richard Spencer

Thank goodness. All week I've been feeling privately conflicted about me and my Facebook peers publicly cheering for this dumbass getting punched, wondering all along, in the back of my mind, if "Killer Mike" would approve

why the air quotes? p sure Killer Mike has been way more involved in activism than most of us on this forum.

anyone notice headlines have been pretty bonkers since the Conde sale?

http://pitchfork.com/news/71121-ryan-adams-BONKERS-box-set-features-action-figures-play-set/
http://pitchfork.com/news/67320-animal-collectives-avey-tare-releases-BONKERS-welcome-to-funzone-video-watch/
http://pitchfork.com/news/65873-the-avalanches-mf-doom-danny-brown-share-BONKERS-frankie-sinatra-video-watch/
http://pitchfork.com/news/65764-four-tets-new-track-has-a-BONKERS-insanely-long-title-listen/
http://pitchfork.com/news/63147-underworld-share-BONKERS-i-exhale-video/

they know it's candy now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9i-XVeFBY

haha, that's bonkers