Idk but Dua Lipa Rates Pokémon, Ikea, and Selfies
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Sunday, 17 January 2021 02:19 (three years ago) link
they have also only reviewed 6 tracks total since october, probably related
― ufo, Sunday, 17 January 2021 03:20 (three years ago) link
Conde has to put it out to pasture soon, surely. Its existence just seems pointless now.
― Position Position, Sunday, 17 January 2021 03:26 (three years ago) link
enjoyed today’s thin lizzy review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/thin-lizzy-jailbreak/
― boz conspiracy by toby hus (voodoo chili), Sunday, 17 January 2021 13:46 (three years ago) link
Every January we have this discussion about the track reviews
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:26 (three years ago) link
P4K: "This new Tame Impala record is so good, we're gonna give it an 8.0 score!"
P4K social media person, not a fan:
Think of this album as psychedelia for people with meditation apps and vape pens https://t.co/4dbr34thxu— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) January 18, 2021
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 January 2021 15:49 (three years ago) link
the complaints in this thread about the number of reviews are basically the old "the food here is terrible ... and such small portions" joke
― na (NA), Monday, 18 January 2021 16:06 (three years ago) link
not sure if that tweet is supposed to be a criticism
― Evan, Monday, 18 January 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
xp They do publish well-written reviews (which are praised in this thread) in addition to the head-scratchers; and there would be even more good reviews to commend if they printed more stuff. Is it even a “full-time” publication (whatever that means)?
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Monday, 18 January 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
Yeah, the tweet made it sound vaguely appealing
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 18 January 2021 17:10 (three years ago) link
i was gonna ask if that's a burn? seems like they just described their target audience
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 January 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
is it common for them to tweet out year-old music reviews?
― Karl Malone, Monday, 18 January 2021 21:24 (three years ago) link
makes sense if they're barely publishing new ones atm
― Evan, Monday, 18 January 2021 21:37 (three years ago) link
I see Weezer have two (2) new albums on the way
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Monday, 18 January 2021 21:51 (three years ago) link
tame impala was included on the biden/harris inauguration playlist, probably causing an uptick in search trafficthat explains the tweet and the tone aimed at a more curious, general audience
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:14 (three years ago) link
^^^ this guy markets.
― pomenitul, Monday, 18 January 2021 22:16 (three years ago) link
haha seo is a dirty job
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:19 (three years ago) link
Huh, their Twitter feed is crazy active (multiple tweets per hour); but they’re tweeting out a mix of recent and older—from 2019, in some cases—articles & reviews.
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:39 (three years ago) link
The records are probably still available.
― shivers me timber (sic), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:41 (three years ago) link
The context of my surprise is the discussion at hand—I expected to see a few tweets per day, to reflect their publishing schedule. But all the recycling doesn’t seem to hurt their Twitter engagement (who are these readers replying to a old features & reviews; did they miss them the first time around?).
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:59 (three years ago) link
there's a lot of data to suggest that's what you should do, tweet things over and over at certain intervals, only a small portion of your followers actually sees a particular tweet, if they aren't on when it is posted it just gets swept by in the feedit's kind of annoying but understand the logic
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 18 January 2021 23:03 (three years ago) link
That’s interesting; I’ve always been the type to read every tweet in my TL (but I don’t follow a zillion accounts or only check infrequently, as others must).
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Monday, 18 January 2021 23:09 (three years ago) link
it's one of many reasons twitter is bad and best experienced second hand via curators
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:13 (three years ago) link
curators such as not follow @pitchfork ?
― flopson, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:32 (three years ago) link
morrisp, I ask without any hint of malice: why do you care about Pitchfork's habits so much?
I admit my own biases as a contributor.
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:40 (three years ago) link
It’s the only music site I visit regularly, so I guess find it interesting to discuss its strengths and shortcomings in this thread (though I’m sure my observations are not very interesting). I checked their Twitter feed only b/c of that tweet posted above, usually I just visit the site.
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:45 (three years ago) link
ok thanks!
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:45 (three years ago) link
(Also, I briefly worked in online music journalism very long ago, and so I guess I wish it were “better” or different today in some ways… but I know that’s a big “who cares.”)
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:47 (three years ago) link
Feels very weird to see a link to this very website in a Pitchfork article:
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/start-a-virtual-listening-club-itll-change-your-life/
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
Congrats, we're "now-fabled"
― jaymc, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
😎
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:44 (three years ago) link
amazing that the first thing the pfrk reader sees when clicking through is this thread title
― John Wesley Glasscock (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:45 (three years ago) link
We’re no Steve Hoffman tho.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:45 (three years ago) link
it's still early
― John Wesley Glasscock (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:47 (three years ago) link
From the heyday of now-fabled message boards to contemporary Twitter threads, online music discussions tend to descend quickly into competition or argument, mansplaining or dick-waving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PakAiTZWAs
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:48 (three years ago) link
ILXor being called out as a cesspool of toxic masculinity by the site that said Ginger Spice looks like a (slur redacted), you truly love to see it
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:51 (three years ago) link
one thing any pitchfork reader should know is that everyone on ILM knows MUCH more about music than any pitchfork reader, and that everyone on ILM thinks that
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:56 (three years ago) link
we gotta stir things up around here, this could be the big influx the ILM community needs
i'm just goofing, sorry. it is funny, though, that anyone clicking that link might find a thread with this title, with over 17,000 posts on it
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 17:57 (three years ago) link
ffs Whiney, putting slurs in square quotes does not make it acceptable to use them.
― braised cod, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:17 (three years ago) link
*scare
Sorry, mods are free to asterisk it out!
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:17 (three years ago) link
Just wave your dick in front of the offending words
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
Don’t wave your dick on a weekly Zoom sesh, though (or at least keep it out of frame)!
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:24 (three years ago) link
I read the link and it doesn’t link the terms at all, it’s a generalised and imo true comment about online music discussion
― scampish inquisition (gyac), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:25 (three years ago) link
I can't imagine that ILM would be very alienating to a friendly newcomer (the discussion here is usually pretty good)... but I also can't imagine joining a Zoom chat full of strangers to discuss a Kenny Rogers album, so whatever floats one's boat.
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:59 (three years ago) link
I was going to disagree, then started questioning whether I could do so without arguing or mansplaining, then flew into a mental vortex.
― Inside there's a box and that box has another box within (Sund4r), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link
^^typical
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 19:21 (three years ago) link
The thing about a Zoom chat is, you gotta know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 19:50 (three years ago) link
...know when to wave a dick,know when to run
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link