Matthew Perpetua and Fluxblog make the NY Times, fame and fortune is his

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MP3 blogs are a dime a dozen, but it's difficult to find a site that offers consistent material. Matthew Perpetua's "Fluxblog" (www.newflux.blogspot.com) functions as a kind alternate pop universe where the hits are catchier and more obscure than what you find on commercial radio. On any given day you're as likely to hear Japanese noise rock as forgotten soul tracks, all from little-known labels that need the exposure. "Fluxblog" gives you all the benefits of having a music-geek friend without having to listen to him go on and on about some Belgian crunk-techno remix.

Not so much Jean-Paul Belmondo as Fluxblog Belcrunkno. *is brutally beaten*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 18 October 2004 02:49 (twenty-one years ago)

ned broke my brain

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 18 October 2004 02:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope your server doesn't charge you for going over your bandwidth

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Monday, 18 October 2004 02:52 (twenty-one years ago)

The best part? That "George W. Pussy" song is still on his front page.

― mike h. (mike h.), Monday, 18 October 2004 03:06 (twenty-one years ago)

matthew was namechecked in a new york observer piece last week too.

― Cynthia Nixon Now More Than Ever (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 18 October 2004 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm very proud of him. i still remember him asking around if anyone could donate some server space so he could start putting up mp3s. there were a few music bloggers doing that at the time, and i didn't think much of it (except that i was looking forward to seeing what he'd do). now he's a star!

― Cynthia Nixon Now More Than Ever (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 18 October 2004 03:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a dime a dozen.
Love ya Matt!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 October 2004 03:22 (twenty-one years ago)

wow, that piece was by tmftml!

― Symplistic (shmuel), Monday, 18 October 2004 04:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess the cat's out of the bag now, then. Was he a NYT contributor while the blog was still up?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 18 October 2004 04:53 (twenty-one years ago)

no they pick people every week to write that column, and they picked that guy because he has a blog too.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 18 October 2004 05:03 (twenty-one years ago)

tmftml?

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 18 October 2004 05:45 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.popfactor.com/tmftml/
he's also an ilxer

― Symplistic (shmuel), Monday, 18 October 2004 06:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Belgian crunk-techno remixes sound great! (ha ha I'm exactly the sort of music-geek friend tmftml is complaining about!)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 18 October 2004 06:52 (twenty-one years ago)

tmftml was the king of NY blogs, but then he retired, and the game hasn't been the same.

― Symplistic (shmuel), Monday, 18 October 2004 06:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The blog game is corny now...

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 18 October 2004 07:02 (twenty-one years ago)

the observer piece was actually about tmftml (i haven't read the times article yet so i didn't see who wrote it).

― Cynthia Nixon Now More Than Ever (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 18 October 2004 08:40 (twenty-one years ago)

The blog game is corny now...

-- Tim Finney (tfinne...), October 18th, 2004.

Why?

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 18 October 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Cuz Corny is the new Cool, fool!

― Nancy Boy (scottkundla), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I was wondering, is there crunk from outside the US? Because if there was, I'd really want to hear it.

The SPIN magazine article is out now too, it's in the issue with Green Day on the cover. I kinda hate the photo of me (but I hate all photos of me, so it's got nothing to do with Reuben Cox), but Jon Caramanica's article about mp3 blogs is by far the best one to date.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm still waiting on the "fortune," by the way.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

It'll come, beebs. Congrats.

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

good luck, with the rewriting.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 18 October 2004 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm glad he gets the fame, and i hope he gets the fortune. fluxblog is a great source of information and pleasure, i'm a regular (even if i don't post) and i'm always thankful that it exists.

― joan vich (joan vich), Monday, 18 October 2004 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

fluxblog is the thinking man's pitchfork

― cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

feel free to use that matt

― cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

We Are The World reads Fluxblog.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

fluxblog is the white man's cnn

― cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, WAtW totally reads Fluxblog.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry Marcello, I was making a bad Jay-Z joke after Symplistic's post about tmftml.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

geez,
someday i'll be able to reminisce about bickering with a BBC about pavement...

and my lame points will increase by 10.

― eedd, Monday, 18 October 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

hahahahaa...and I got to make sure that Kix, Warrant and Rip Taylor are there to share in the glory!!! Hahahahahaha!!!!

I'd say that Matt's the bomb or something, but I'm clearly biased.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 18 October 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember there was a short time in Summer 2003 where every "We are the World" track was lifted from Gabba Pod. As if nobody would ever find out.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't mind when Pitchfork poaches material from my site - they have a lot more readers and a great deal more influence than I have in the indie rock demo, so if they can get their audience interested in stuff like Annie and The Mo, that's good news.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay Matthew! Nice hanging out with you this weekend, btw.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Jay. You should make your way over to the CMJ panel thread - I need some help in getting across the terror of Tobi.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Of course ppl on PFM read Fluxblog! Why wouldn't we? In the past couple of months, I have put the brakes on posting things right after Matthew does - both the Chico remix and Love Is All singles are things I was going to write about but when Matthew did, I didn't bother. I'll write an Anniemal album review soonish (probably next week), and then everyone can say that we just copied Fluxblog again ;)

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

*on PFM's staff*

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Totally well deserved. Just got the SPIN; will read the piece at lunch. Congrats.

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Monday, 18 October 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Go Go GabbaPod!

― Nancy Boy (scottkundla), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that SPIN piece online anywhere?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

who is tmftml on ILM?

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

He's always posted as TMFTML. But he hasn't for a while now.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

ah ok, thanks.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

No, the SPIN thing is just in the magazine for now. Tofu Hut gets a shout out!

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay! I'ze famoudous!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

The blogs mentioned in the piece are Fluxblog, Cocaine Blunts, The Suburbs Are Killing Us, Music For Robots, Said The Gramophone, Scenestars, and The Tofu Hut. MP3blogs.org also comes up.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

The blogs mentioned in the piece are Fluxblog, Cocaine Blunts, The Suburbs Are Killing Us, Music For Robots, Said The Gramophone, Scenestars, Soul Sides, and The Tofu Hut. MP3blogs.org also comes up.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

wait, which blogs are mentioned in the piece?

― Sympatico (shmuel), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 19:07 (twenty-one years ago)

wow. racine's grease monkey is hidden in amongst all that stuff. glad to see i aint the only one enjoying her new style ..

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I've had a lot of very good feedback about that Racine song. It's pretty great.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

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got 85% and I haven't eaten chicken nuggets since I was 12 prob

― marcos, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 01:12 (ten years ago)

yaaass

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 01:27 (ten years ago)

I THINK I'M BIG PERP ... YO LA TENGO

― 乒乓, Saturday, January 5, 2013 11:52 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

WHO'S THE BOSS ... LYSSA MILANO

― 乒乓, Saturday, January 5, 2013 11:53 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― never ending bath infusion (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 19 April 2016 01:52 (ten years ago)

three years pass...

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/65476469_10157663499959009_7758213513704636416_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_oc=AQkqV8RsHtqRlFZF28hMHJ7fdcissNRIpdIMdX07jlb3U185lge31oHWxIueS9ZBLkc&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=e13f3e85ad22b03de458afc12238d9da&oe=5DB6E28C

― ☮ (peace, man), Monday, 1 July 2019 12:52 (six years ago)

damn matty p lookin like a snacc

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 1 July 2019 14:10 (six years ago)

someone shop a pineapple into the villain's hand

― mh, Monday, 1 July 2019 19:58 (six years ago)

yikes, I forgot the whole personal appearance aspect to that particular pic but after scanning the thread... have to say I just thought it was funny that the icon image was him holding a pineapple

i never said about the guy on this thread but I was surprised to find him here after I started lurking/posting on ilx because he'd been on another board I'd frequented before finding ilx. Same posting style, same unrelentingly positive outlook about boosting whatever he was into. kind of felt like the early internet years where people who didn't know other people irl with the same interests and the ability to find a group /just for that thing/ on the internet was novel

the world needs some of that, I guess

― mh, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:18 (six years ago)

wait what was your FMBB handle

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:22 (six years ago)

FMBB4LYFE

― DJI, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:22 (six years ago)

the board was Barbelith, it's completely off the web now iirc but was originally fans of Grant Morrison's Invisibles comic series

― mh, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:25 (six years ago)

oh yeah I knew that one too (although I didn't post there), mattybeebs linked it to FMBB more than once

but yeah, both are completely gone from the web, like they never existed

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:27 (six years ago)

what was FMBB? sounds familiar

― mh, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:29 (six years ago)

Fake Matador Bulletin Board

I don't think the real Matador Bulletin Board is online anymore either lol

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:41 (six years ago)

i lurked on barbelith for years, it was grate

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 1 July 2019 20:42 (six years ago)

it was a bulletin-board style site similar to (but much uglier than) ILX for nerds to argue about 90s indie rock (Pavement, primarily). Morbz, Johnny Fever, and several other ILXors gradually migrated over here

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:43 (six years ago)

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:44 (six years ago)

lol of course you were there, bg

― mh, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:44 (six years ago)

it was relevant to my interests

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 1 July 2019 20:52 (six years ago)

in the days before wikipedia that was p useful for parsing Morrison's references

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:54 (six years ago)

goths detected

― mark s, Monday, 1 July 2019 20:55 (six years ago)

i never had the patience required for the makeup tbh

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 1 July 2019 20:57 (six years ago)

lol no one's ever accused me of being a goth before

I don't even like Joy Division

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:02 (six years ago)

Morrison's fanbase of that time was only part goth

at least compared to another Vertigo writer who'd wrapped up a series in the mid 90s

― mh, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:04 (six years ago)

it's a continuum

― mark s, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:06 (six years ago)

show me a chart

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:10 (six years ago)

most of the data is lost to the internet, i'll have to rely on guesswork and prejudice

― mark s, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:11 (six years ago)

on a scale of occasional guyliner to custom all-black wardrobe...

― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:12 (six years ago)

Fake Matador Bulletin Board

I don't think the real Matador Bulletin Board is online anymore either lol

― Οὖτις, Monday, July 1, 2019 4:41 PM

It's long gone, though I sometimes still go to click it in my bookmarks and remember it's not there.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:13 (six years ago)

I don't even like Joy Division

― Οὖτις, Monday, July 1, 2019 2:02 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the goth "I don't even own a television"

― omar little, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:17 (six years ago)

lol

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:19 (six years ago)

I posted on Barbelith too (though not that much), and I've always been far from a goth. I assume Invisibles fans were probably more likely to be ravers, like the protagonists?

― Tuomas, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:20 (six years ago)

i never had the patience required for the makeup tbh

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 1 July 2019 21:21 (six years ago)

so you keep insisting, strangely urgently

― mark s, Monday, 1 July 2019 21:22 (six years ago)

stop harassing me, if i get even a little verklempt this eyeliner is done

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 1 July 2019 21:25 (six years ago)

FMBB - wow hadn't thought about that place in like a decade (was mostly a lurker). that and the Joos board were my go-tos

― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Monday, 1 July 2019 21:47 (six years ago)

everyone here is goth, sorry

― cheese canopy (map), Monday, 1 July 2019 22:24 (six years ago)

Bruh, how am I just now learning bg and mh were on Barbelith. I was a mod up in that mug, yo. Mind blown rn.

― I Ate Those Food (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 02:51 (six years ago)

lmao what the fuck

were you haircare on barbelith too?

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 05:56 (six years ago)

Arthur Sudnam, it was my Other Pseudonym.

― I Ate Those Food (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 12:01 (six years ago)

i def remember that name! spent a few minutes earlier browsing through barbelith via the wayback machine - amazed at how many of those posters i remembered vividly

i think i might have ended up at ilx for the first time via it being mentioned offhandedly in a flux post, so i guess matty p is directly to blame for my benighted presence on this board

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 12:09 (six years ago)

He told me directly to check this place out, so clearly he has much to answer for.

― I Ate Those Food (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 12:19 (six years ago)

yet again i am moved to wonder whether we are in fact the same person

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 12:20 (six years ago)

I'm yrev very glad you've accepted the truth, old friend.

― I Ate Those Food (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 12:47 (six years ago)

*where is my mind starts playing in the distance as i/we reach out to hold hands with helena-bonham carter*

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 13:14 (six years ago)

did they only send the corny fux from that board over here or what

;)

― mh, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 14:01 (six years ago)

when barbelith sends its people, they're not sending their best, okay

― coroner criticises butt (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 14:07 (six years ago)

FMBB ruined my life.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 01:10 (six years ago)

Yr welcome

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 01:13 (six years ago)

one year passes...

I've been enjoying some of his recent genre-based Spotify playlists: http://www.fluxblog.org/2020/08/oops-all-playlists/

― jaymc, Sunday, 23 August 2020 04:29 (five years ago)

Interesting

― Isinglass Ponys (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 23 August 2020 12:03 (five years ago)

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