pitchfork is dumb (#34985859340293849494 in a series.)

A bunch of the Sunday reviews have done that well I think

one person who does it well posted nineteen minutes ago

it's not a binary, ladies and gentlemen
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, June 5, 2020 7:31 PM (nineteen minutes ago)

A writer can provide historical context and explain how a song works; in my experience the two are interdependent.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, June 5, 2020 7:36 PM

A bunch of the Sunday reviews have done that well I think
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, June 5, 2020 7:47 PM

one person who does it well posted nineteen minutes ago
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, June 5, 2020 7:50 PM

lol it's obv I meant Br@d, right?

it's a good lol though

That was pro, ulysses

this is one of the weirdest ILX bugbears. like is not the most tedious part of any 33 1/3 book when the writer goes through like a chapter going "then the vocals leap up in a dynamic swoop as cymbals crash and a plodding bassline thuds like a hailstorm, a crescendo that leads to the chorus" about an album you've heard 20 times and can pull up on Spotify any time

I actually like when an insightful writer breaks down a song (musically) to explain what makes it work -- the 33 1/3 book on Dummy did a pretty good job of this (to give 1 example). I find the sections that do a close reading of the lyrics to be a lot more superfluous.
Also, daily pitchfork reviews are reviewing new albums, so presumably you haven't heard them 20 times already.

I enjoyed all of the music theory in the 33 1/3 on Aja.

Former poster col did it quite well in his Bowie books.

Oh, I had no idea that he ever posted here! (I know him exclusively through Twitter.)

Is that him what wrote Colony and the book on Low?

Alfred's talking about Chris O'Leary (also didn't know he posted here though!)

No, I believe he's the one behind the Pushing Ahead of the Dame Bowie song-by-song blog and the two resulting books compiled from that.

he posted here at the height of Eagles/Elton madness.

A Good Day In Hell - The Official ILM Track-By-Track EAGLES Listening Thread

That makes me feel better! Colony was excellent, the 33 1/3 on Low not so much.

I am optimistic that soneday someone will figure out how to write about music

DON: Well, yeah.

I haven't been able to access this cursed site for the last 2 days

it doesn't open on safari on my iphone. hasn't for a long time.

I'm using chrome on an android phone and my laptop. Usually works fine.

no worries, i'll fill you in

kate nv is 8.0 good, but not 8.3 BNM good
haim is on tiny desk
sandy alex g is now alex g again
a new song was shared, appearances were made on late night shows
huey lewis maintains a good sense of humor about his life and career

Can't believe I'm missing that Huey Lewis piece

Huey Lewis dealing with losing his hearing and career is a lot more interesting than most

Also:

The Best IPAs of 2020 (So Far)

Big IPAs (High Tides and Green Grass)

on the plus side the Modern Nature band they reviewed today is fucking awesome how did I not know about this band???

Huey Lewis dealing with losing his hearing

the huey lewis video is great

i was a little bummed by the new Modern Nature release, but their album from last year (I think) was awesome.

bonus if you like both, ums

both of those Ultimate Painting guys seem to be pretty much worth following no matter what they do.

did anyone cancel or postpone a tour due to Covid?

alpine - all new to me will check out the other one

A statement from Pitchfork Union: https://t.co/YHs9sUVY7u pic.twitter.com/0uz5dIeVCK

— Pitchfork Union (@p4kunion) June 18, 2020

yeah, some big shit

"not every job is created equal"

so their female Indian EIC is targeting POC for layoffs, or was that decision made above her head?

they just laid off their white male EIC so that characterization doesn't seem fair to me

a problem w/ media unions is that they're very good at addressing things like money but very bad (or at least inefficient) in addressing diversity issues (separate from pay), and the problem only gets more intractable in a climate such as this where every site is making cuts and nobody is hiring

their female Indian EIC
their white male EIC

wait, who is (or was) the EIC?

matthew schnipper was the (executive) editor they laid off

puja patel is the eic

I've been freelancing for Pitchfork since 2014. I won't be accepting any new assignments from them until they and Conde Nast reach an agreement with the union https://t.co/uUuWqSgVn4

— simple garak (@sashageffen) June 18, 2020

am I allowed to pitch these assignments and then submit pieces that are just the word "fart" up to whatever the max word count is

EXCLUSIVE: Employees at the music and culture site Pitchfork are staging a work stoppage in protest of what they say are anti-union initiatives taken by the publication and its parent company, magazine publisher Condé Nasthttps://t.co/tGpCEeNZWX

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 18, 2020

Earlier this month, CEO Lynch dismissed the usefulness of unionization, saying in an all-staff email that while “some may believe that joining a union will protect their job, unfortunately, it’s just not the case. We all have seen the thousands of journalists who have lost their jobs over the last many months. The headwinds that the media industry is experiencing right now, combined with COVID-19, are just too strong for any union.”

“What will save jobs is an entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to be innovative when it comes to the ways we evolve and grow our business together,” he said.

fuck yoooooouuu

the ways we evolve and grow our business together

holy shit, a shiver of disgust just went down my spine. the crappy place i work at has an "evolve" initiative that has never been explained and has no point, but usually involves some guy i don't know telling us about how we need to "grow our business together"

he's right that being in a union won't save your job -- journalists aren't cops. but it's also one of the best pitches for creating a union. get money now by extracting structural raises and get money later by bargaining and ratifying severance for when you get thrown out on the street, bcuz they will throw you out on the street

never mind the business, how does one grow the hops that make the perfect session ipa

Best New Reissue today for an album titled Get in Union.

That was from yesterday
No new reviews today

The new Neil Young album was awarded "Best New Reissue," but I don't think it's a reissue (the material is old, but it's a new album)?

it's not a reissue but it's hard to fit what it is into stamp form. "best new formerly lost music"

anyway even though it's not accurate i think it fits that tag better than bnm