pitchfork is dumb (#34985859340293849494 in a series.)

I'm cynical but I think if any record store acquired a copy of No Pussyfooting in 2021 it would never see the sales floor

You’d think, right?

No Pussyfooting Blues

record stores really suck now, and I blame Discogs for a lot of these problems. Hell, buying records used to be a lot more fun than it used to. It's like collecting comic books/action figures etc now

otm

I mean, of course printing any run of physical media in 2021 is a gamble. I get it. And I totally can understand why a small label wouldn't want to take on the risk. It's fair. But in my experience, it's even mid-size labels that presumably have warehouses and distribution channels that are printing tiny runs.

And to my point. . . *purchasing* physical media has become somewhat of a gamble/horse race. The market is flooded with shit and reissues and Record Store Day stuff, who can keep up with it all. . . so much so that when *good* stuff gets reissued, it's easy for that stuff to slip by. Case in point here, I only knew this came out b/c some friends posted about it on Facebook. And it's like a lost Little Richard record??? WTF

https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/southern-child/

Yeah, RSD has a lot to answer for. I don't want to rehash the argument again and I'm legit glad it helps a lot of stores stay afloat, but the effect it's had on record stores is going to be felt for a long time. I remember one day, shortly before the pandemic, I stopped in a small local bookstore that also sells a limited selection of vinyl and I swear half of their "new" section was RSD represses of shit you used to find in bargain bins for $2 a pop, but suddenly is worth $29 because it's on, I don't know, watermelon colored vinyl.

i'm just waiting for watermelon flavored vinyl.

"wow, i love this song! it tastes so fresh!"

Breakbot: 'By Your Side'
French producer / DJ Thibault Berland, better known as Breakbot, released a 2012 single 'By Your Side' that was noted for its animated music video directed by Irena Dakeva, but even more notable was the decision to issue a limited run of 7” singles pressed onto chocolate.

Only 120 copies were ever made and Ed Banger Records, Breakbot's label, issued the record along with the helpful advice “play it before you eat it”. Presumably it's quite a difficult thing to store, and it was only ever designed to be played once, but it does actually play back on a turntable and sounds better than you'd imagine. Still, we'd bet it tastes even better...

out.

standing.

I'll find out for myself next month...hope your friend is right! (My break-even point is somewhere in the 225-250 copy range, but obviously if I only sell that many I'll have a roomful left over, which will suck from a living-space standpoint.)

Your post reminded me, I just got my pre-order in for your first two releases this morning, so doing my part. Good luck!

I saw that - thanks! (The printer had a minor COVID outbreak and had to shut down for two weeks, so physical discs may be SLIGHTLY delayed, but they'll come out one way or another. I'm actually calling on Monday to get a status update.)

Ha, no worries. Understandably things are slower now, just happy to support and I'm really excited for both offerings so far and I hope these lead to much more down the road.

the goat girl review definitely read like one of those "7.1s" that the author clearly wanted to be higher

this is really cool

why is this headline cracking me up:

Cardi B Tosses Barbs With Humorous Confidence on "Up"

is it because it sounds like it was written by eustace tilley

tbf, it's actually "...Tosses Humorous Barbs w/Confidence"

nicki subtweeting methinks

is Barb the new Karen or smth

I was shocked to find that the Dua Lipa overrated/underrated video was posted a mere month and a half ago because it feels like it has been autoplaying every time I visit the site for a period of years or decades.

Before that it was the one song Devendra Banhart wishes he wrote.

There are many videos on your website - - mix it up a little why don't you?

why do you have your browser set up to allow autoplay videos

I don't know. Audio is disabled and I guess that was good enough for me. Nevertheless, even with it completely disabled, the same video is always there taking up more than half of the screen.

I hope they never take this down.
https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5e8219981c7d5e0008fee806/2:1/w_180/pitchfork_over-under-megan-thee-stallion.jpg

permanent front page

hahahaha that is funny, as soon as I read your post I realized I just take it as a regular part of the site now

https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1362768664399904771?s=20

Let's try that again...

https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1362768664399904771

maybe they deleted the tweet? what was it?

assuming it was this tweet?

When Pitchfork tries to cover Country or Americana 😂🙄 pic.twitter.com/60JcSFRfhU

— Chris (@ctrauty) February 19, 2021

"Well any female country singer that isn't Kacey Musgraves is in that group, right?"

Maybe The Highwomen and Pistol Annies are the new version of Bad English / Damn Yankees.

Damn English

tbh it took me a second to register what was wrong with that tweet

tbf I don't think the actual article mentioned either The Highwomen or PA but it's a funny little self-own given the country/Americana community's years of griping with p4k.

US bands that you get mixed up with The Trashwomen

If they had made the mistake with Brandy Clark, at least there would have been a name similarity in play...

The High Annies

The 15 Best and Worst Moments of the 2021 Grammys

Being 19 is awkward for everybody, including Billie Eilish, who turned her Record of the Year acceptance speech into a clumsy, guilty gush about how Megan Thee Stallion was the one who really deserved it. “I think about you constantly,” she said at one point. (...) Eilish seemed genuinely surprised about the win – her second consecutive Record of the Year trophy – but it again opens up the deeper questions around the should’ve-won trope: If you really think someone else deserved the award, why not hand it off yourself?

Because a) you can't actually transfer an award - handing off the trophy would have just been a further extension of the gesture she's already making. And b) it would probably come off as condescending - what's Megan supposed to do with Billie's trophy? She doesn't need the pity move.

she could've withdrawn, as the children's album award nominees did
https://pitchfork.com/news/grammys-2021-childrens-music-nominees-ask-to-withdraw-from-category-protesting-lack-of-diversity/

the trend of "artist x really should have won" is a hollow and insincere gesture that needs to stop

Abolish the Grammys.

xxp That wouldn’t guarantee the award goes to Megan.

I kind of agree with Paul, tbh

it's not eilish's concern what the grammys choose to do if she withdraws from contention, it's a gesture that would've said he doesn't want to vie against an artist whose work she considers genuinely superior. choosing to not do that because it's financially enriching and spectacular publicity to both contend for the award and/or to win it, but then to genuflect toward an (arguably) more deserving recipient in the name of good PR and ally status rings hollow because it is. though in the words of F. Apple, i don't really care one way or the other although of course i do care but i don't care.

Hey, if Ving Rhames can give his Golden Globe (another door stopper piece of junk) to Jack Lemmon during a ceremony, Eilish could've done the same.

Honestly, her "I'm an awkward teenager" schtick is getting tiring, and she's an adult now.

she should get a job

jfc she's still only 19.

I totally understand the impetus behind this trend is to address the Grammys' historical racism and shoving aside performers of color, but I worry how it's going to evolve in an age of increasingly toxic and rabid online fan cultures when they are all insistent that their preferred favorite is "more deserving".

but it again opens up the deeper questions around the should’ve-won trope: If you really think someone else deserved the award, why not hand it off yourself?

https://media3.giphy.com/media/3o6MbiZfouAHx7WVR6/source.gif

I mean, it's such a subjective thing and, aside from the Macklemore/Kendrick thing, the coalescing behind one obviously more "deserving" artist than the other seems increasingly less likely.

it's not eilish's concern what the grammys choose to do if she withdraws from contention, it's a gesture that would've said he doesn't want to vie against an artist whose work she considers genuinely superior.

She could have done a lot of things, but this isn't something that almost anyone does, so why put this onus on her? What she did say - "I didn't expect to win, it should have been (x)" - is common in acceptance speeches, even though it may come off as somewhat insincere.