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http://junta.toson.net/lmao.jpg

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:03 (twenty years ago)

http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/f/faint/blank-wave-arcade.shtml

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:05 (twenty years ago)

Why would anyone get in much trouble over a fluffy lifestyle piece like this? (honest question - I'm no journalist)

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:05 (twenty years ago)

Google one Jayson Blair.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:06 (twenty years ago)

Damn I have seen too many times on ILM people raining voodoo curses on Nick Sylvester's* career around here to not have some pre-evidence sympathy for yet another slander. Also not implying anyone posting this is doing this... just noting.

*Yeah, I hate his music writing style, when he turns it on full-pitchforkian-tilt (just not my taste I guess), but other that that no ill will to him personally.

― fandango (fandango), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:07 (twenty years ago)

since nick posts here, why don't you people relax

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:07 (twenty years ago)

What a high-stakes story, too.

xpost

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:08 (twenty years ago)

someone could get sued for this if it's wrong surely?

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:09 (twenty years ago)

i like how he does the riff raff blog, especially the interviews. which are made up as well, right?

― rizzx (Rizz), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:10 (twenty years ago)

yes

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:10 (twenty years ago)

no, believe me, the music world is actually that ridiculous

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:11 (twenty years ago)

Well, I'm sure there are repercussions regardless of the context, but it's not like he's covering Iraq or whatever.

x-post to Ned

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:11 (twenty years ago)

this thread will not be pleasant.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:17 (twenty years ago)

i hope nick doesn't mind my doing this.

here's the story:

http://search.villagevoice.com/search?q=cache:pERKO8MDWugJ:www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0609,sylvester,72342,15.html+PUA&access=p&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=village_voice&site=VillageVoice&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=village_voice

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:17 (twenty years ago)

this thread really needs to go, actually.

― ham'ron (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:19 (twenty years ago)

why?

we're debating an issue. Which is what message boards are for surely?

free speech and all.

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:21 (twenty years ago)

It's not like this thread is even malicious.

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:21 (twenty years ago)

this thread will not be pleasant.

-- M@tt He1geson

OTM.

And even if it is made up, it's hardly inconceivable, it would barely matter if it was frankly. I'd expect as much (or certainly massive scoops of IRL exaggeration) from this kind of feature!

― worst iPod case scenario (fandango), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:23 (twenty years ago)

debating an issue? does anyone here know ANY FACTS besides what gawker has to say? no!

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:23 (twenty years ago)

you don't think this thread is gonna turn malicious?

there's already gonna be enough on the internet that we don't need his colleagues/peers/whatever turning ILM into a fucking knitting circle about it.

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:24 (twenty years ago)

xpost: the cover story was taken off the site, for one.

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

If dude needs anything right now, it's probably to be left alone.

Whatever you think of his writing (or alleged ethics), he's still a part of our little online community, and I think we should give him a little respect.

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

lmao @ worst writer ever

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

debating an issue? does anyone here know ANY FACTS besides what gawker has to say? no!

-- cutty (holle...), March 1st, 2006.

It's still an issue though.

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:26 (twenty years ago)

why couldnt he just make up a story about hilarious black coke dealers like usual

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:26 (twenty years ago)

lol @ dead ppl

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

debating an issue? does anyone here know ANY FACTS besides what gawker has to say? no!
-- cutty (holle...), March 1st, 2006.
It's still an issue though.

-- Hairy Asshurt (lindseyloha...)

haha "debating an issue" is the new "gossiping about total speculation"

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

So if Kanye West posted here we couldn't call his ass out over somethign stupid he did?

bullshit.

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

TS: snakes vs. spiders

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

fainted?

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:28 (twenty years ago)

lol nick sylvester in a bucket hat lmao

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:28 (twenty years ago)

DO YOU THINK YOULL BE FIRED FROM THE VOICE FOR MAKING UP A STORY?

...

YEAH MAKING UP A STORY IS PROBABLY NOT COOL WITH THEM

...

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:29 (twenty years ago)

xpost, Hairy, point being that we don't know what happened, really.

― mike powell (mike powell), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:29 (twenty years ago)

wait...kanye doesn't post here?

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:29 (twenty years ago)

We don't know what happened. But there's this article to talk about. I thought it was intriguing, possibily slanderous, and worth talking about as this is a site full of journalists.

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:30 (twenty years ago)

ILM IS INTERESTED IN DEFENDING YOU

YES

IS THAT BECAUSE YOURE A SMARMY RACIST?

.....

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:31 (twenty years ago)

if this doesn't blow over tomorrow it'll be back on ILM in a second, if anywhere. I'm with jess on this, this thread (but not the thread to potentially come) basically isn't going to do any good at all. Deletion might be a bit much unless it gets really sour, but it is basically useless for any purposes after the first post until Gawker graciously updates with any of those fact things.

― fandango (fandango), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:32 (twenty years ago)

who wants to bet the comma abuser is nick sylvester?

― naturemorte, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:33 (twenty years ago)

I think far too many threads have been deleted recently.

It's like reading through the eyes of some overzealous mod.

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:34 (twenty years ago)

alternately

― Eppy (Eppy), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:35 (twenty years ago)

who wants to bet the comma abuser is nick sylvester?

nope.

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:35 (twenty years ago)

i readily admit to schnadenfreude at this

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:36 (twenty years ago)

So if Kanye West posted here we couldn't call his ass out over somethign stupid he did?

Despite the tunnel vision of the blogosphere, I wouldn't exactly call Nick Sylvester a public figure.

Plus, I think having a scarlet letter on his resume would be "call[ing] his ass out" enough. Let the guy be.

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:36 (twenty years ago)

Who is getting satisfaction here Eppy?

xpost

― Hairy Asshurt (Toaster), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:36 (twenty years ago)

xposts - yeah I don't think this should be deleted either as is, but I still think it's a little but a placeholder until the "facts" arrive.

― fandango (fandango), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:36 (twenty years ago)

even tho hes boring i wouldnt wish the same on breihan

― ,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:37 (twenty years ago)

Why the need for deletion? Surely ILM mods such as Nick's PFM co-writer Jess, and Village Voice co-scribe Sterling, will want the thread to stay up for when we can all watch Sylvester's triumphant vindication from these cruel and vicious and boundless rumours, surely?

Also: lol2005.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:37 (twenty years ago)

this backlash is fucking nuts!!! we cant talk shit about nick sylvester making dumb shit up?? 'call it hyper-game'

― ,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:38 (twenty years ago)

So now we're on to backlash backlash? See, this is why I miss blogs. Can't you kids go talk about this on your friends-only LJs?

― Eppy (Eppy), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:39 (twenty years ago)

how does it feel to be perpetua's perpetua

― ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 23:43 (twenty years ago)

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When I saw the picture on Slate, I thought the lettering on the body read THIEF.

― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:10 (thirteen years ago)

i don't think he realizes how bad riding the pt cruiser of bikes actually is

― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:11 (thirteen years ago)

it looks like a tricycle

― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:20 (thirteen years ago)

for babies

― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:20 (thirteen years ago)

quite honestly, all I can think of is a 43-year-old man riding around on a bike that looks like this:

how ageist!

i'm 44 and i ride a bike that looks like this. if you have a problem with that, it's yr problem!

http://bikereviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/electra-super-deluxe-3i-2010-city-bike.jpg

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:38 (thirteen years ago)

I guess you didn't make it to the all of the conservative style neurons in my brain are overloading part of that post?

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:39 (thirteen years ago)

(also, your bike is distinctive-looking without being painfully fugly)

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:41 (thirteen years ago)

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/2669805-md.jpg

― buzza, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:44 (thirteen years ago)

i did read that part of yr post. i'm just trying to settle into grumpy middle aged man who doesn't give a damn mode but not fully convincing myself.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 15:12 (thirteen years ago)

Isn't Rosen riding that bike because he frequently writes about early 20th century music and this bike fits that old-school ethic

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:55 (thirteen years ago)

I hope not

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:56 (thirteen years ago)

that is a terrible reason to ride an ugly bike IMO

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:56 (thirteen years ago)

cheesy retro is his thang

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:57 (thirteen years ago)

is there another thread about this? i think the article deserves more discussion. i don't know what type of discussion, but just... more.

― s.clover, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:49 (thirteen years ago)

how much more discussion does it need?

― scott seward, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:56 (thirteen years ago)

"first world tragedies"

― omar little, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:56 (thirteen years ago)

/!\ BREAKING: Unlocked bike stolen from city street in NYC /!\

― queequeg (peter grasswich), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:06 (thirteen years ago)

http://makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/make_1175.jpg?w=500&h=548

― am0n, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 20:37 (thirteen years ago)

"PT Cruiser" and "West Coast Customs" describing the same thing is some pretty heavy metaphor-mixing

― mh, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 20:43 (thirteen years ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/Ladri3.jpg

― s.clover, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 20:48 (thirteen years ago)

fuck bikes

― some dude nights (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 20:48 (thirteen years ago)

fuck bikes were great when they opened for blues control

― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 20:55 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY2Gk0WuEB4

― am0n, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 21:11 (thirteen years ago)

fuck bikes

― some dude nights (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, June 27, 2012 4:48 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol. what will u hate next

― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 22:32 (thirteen years ago)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

― some dude nights (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 22:35 (thirteen years ago)

http://www.emo-corner.com/forums/uploads_gallery/gallery/album_14152/gallery_145323_14152_57262.jpg

― omar little, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 22:36 (thirteen years ago)

RIP the old ilx FAQ that said "the jody rosen that posts on ilx is not the jody rosen that writes for rolling stone"

― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 June 2012 03:46 (thirteen years ago)

two years pass...

Wait so we have him to thank for Shamir?

― jaymc, Thursday, 18 December 2014 05:20 (eleven years ago)

he certainly has put his name on the Northtown wikipedia page a bunch of times, hasn't he?

― een, Thursday, 18 December 2014 05:33 (eleven years ago)

Heh.

― jaymc, Thursday, 18 December 2014 05:34 (eleven years ago)

the inexorable end game: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hiring-a-music-writer-who-wants-to-work-for-you

― iggwilv azaelea (sanskrit), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 01:08 (eleven years ago)

two years pass...

Anyway

http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/why-is-los-angeles-a-great-place-to-make-pop-music.html

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 16:13 (eight years ago)

Does the endless positivity start to feel fake after a while? Sure. Did I spend my first week here co-writing a terrible song titled “Bone to Bone”? Of course I did.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 16:21 (eight years ago)

seven years pass...

just learned he is married to Mina Kimes

― jaymc, Thursday, 24 April 2025 17:43 (one year ago)

His last few essays have been really good (and relevant to my interests)

https://smartdumb.substack.com/p/what-is-the-point-of-an-independent

https://smartdumb.substack.com/p/o-drum-fill-where-art-thou

― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Thursday, 24 April 2025 18:08 (one year ago)

Xpost I’ve known that for a few years and it’s a very weird fact to have rattling around my brain

― circles, Thursday, 24 April 2025 18:11 (one year ago)

(I don't know who that is)

― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Thursday, 24 April 2025 18:21 (one year ago)

She's an ESPN sports reporter/TV personality. I mostly know her through social media tbqh.

― jaymc, Thursday, 24 April 2025 18:29 (one year ago)

Can't believe Mina Kimes is married to a Eurorack nerd

― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 24 April 2025 18:35 (one year ago)

he definitely won out over the loser with all the commas upthread.

― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 24 April 2025 19:38 (one year ago)

two months pass...

Huh.

https://nicksylvester.bandcamp.com/album/stereo-music-for-breakbeats-and-samplers

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 June 2025 15:07 (eleven months ago)

conceptually nifty but giving me a headache.

― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Tuesday, 24 June 2025 15:15 (eleven months ago)

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