July 2010
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The Absolute Nadir of Post-War Hollywood
An incomplete list of films that fall under the category of “high-concept sci-fi/action movies, 1993-1995”
-Timecop -Virtuosity -Demolition Man -Judge Dredd -Tank Girl -Johnny Mnemonic -Hackers -Mortal Kombat -Waterworld -Species -Street Fighter -Double Dragon -Brainscan -The Meteor Man -The Last Action Hero -Super Mario Bros. -RoboCop 3 -Cyborg 2 -Teenage Mutant...
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Y'know what dvd (that I own)?
douglasmartini:
camiwillknow:
If I had pirated this movie, I wouldn’t have to watch your dumb anti-piracy ad.
“YOU WOULDN’T DOWNLOAD A CAR.” FUCK YOU. I WOULD IF I COULD!
—++==FULL VERSION Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X USA-SPEC LHD [[2008]] (cRaCkEd by /\/\3g@\/\/|-|!pz)==++—.torrent
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douglasmartini asked: I just wanted to say that I loved your rebuttal to my piece. You made a bunch of great points, and you know specifically where I'm coming from and why I chose not to apply. With that said, I'm sure you're aware that I don't necessarily find Pitchfork to be "the enemy" in any way, shape or form.
I think there's always going to be an inherent...
I think there's always going to be an inherent...
Budget Fashionistas: On Integrity vs. Opportunity,... →
When I linked my Meridian Signals review to my peer and good buddy Michael Powell, he mentioned that there needs to be a voice for the other side, and I knew exactly what he meant. With Altered Zones co-opting some of the biggest names in the blogosphere, it’s becoming increasingly necessary for there to be alternatives to Pitchfork.
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My status as an artist notwithstanding, as a...
What I Learned at Pitchfork Festival
-Failure to enunciate can lead cabbies to think you’re going to the “Detroit Festival”, which can subsequently lead to their making confused Kwame Kilpatrick jokes -El-P should do a split mutual-remix EP with Joker -My Blackberry’s camera phone was clearly never meant to zoom in on anything -It is hard to tell if strangers give you random thumbs-up because they recognize...
“Loving sports, by definition, requires a certain suspension of disbelief and...”
– Leitch on LeBron. A few of my non-sports-fan friends tend to think the whole aspect of following professional athletes is ridiculous, but it’s interesting to see what kinds of events cause sports fans to agree.
(As an aside, this whole LBJ ordeal is something I should keep in mind when I...
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Wiley drops 180 Free Dubs on the unsuspecting... →
sonraw:
There goes MY free time this weekend.
Wasn’t he going around circa Playtime Is Over talking about retirement? Whoops.
“AP: Can you name one central way that doing the Consumer Guide for 41 years has...”
– Robert Christgau in an “exit interview” with Ann Powers. I don’t always agree with him (exhibit A), but this does get at a few things I hinted at yesterday.
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June 2010
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2010 Is So Goddamned Ridiculously Good: the...
First, a disclaimer: due to a problem with my upbringing and/or brain, I listen to and like music from a multitude of supposedly incompatible scenes. This means I never really got around to finding a specific stylistic niche to stay in and stare out from while cursing anything I didn’t understand. This can be fortunate in many respects — it worked for John Peel — but thanks to...
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“Pitchfork… features some of the [best] music writing online — smart without...”
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Pitchfork - Best Blogs of 2010 - TIME (via catbird)
LOLZ.
xoxo, michaela
(via chainofknives)
It’s hilarious because Pitchfork isn’t a blog! Ha! Crazy Time.
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The Scale
10: “The chance to contribute to the field of music criticism is the best thing to happen to me. I’m glad for the opportunity to share my opinions on the music I love with other people and learn more from them in turn.”
1: “Maybe if I’m lucky I’ll happen upon some kind of industrial accident which will blow out my eardrums H.W. Plainview style and then I will...
“As fans we happily create a rogue’s gallery of imaginary audiences for all kinds...”
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You might’ve read this Tom Ewing column already, but I really wanted to point out this passage — it defines the kind of judgmental rhetoric I threw around without reservation 8 years ago and which now makes me feel self-conscious, conflicted and a bit guilty. That this follows so closely on the...
“As fans we happily create a rogue’s gallery of imaginary audiences for all...”
– You might’ve read this Tom Ewing column already, but I really wanted to point out this passage — it defines the kind of judgmental rhetoric I threw around without reservation 8 years ago and which now makes me feel self-conscious, conflicted and a bit guilty. That this follows so closely...
The King Khan & BBQ Show Break Up
yvynyl:
Blog rumor? I’d be sad I never got to see them perform. Missed ‘em twice when I intended to go.
thisreal:
Before I begin this post, I would like to point out I will be heavily quoting more reliable and (frankly) better sources here, I will list them at the bottom.
I was introduced to The King Khan & BBQ show last year when I heard their album Invisible Girl. Not being aware of...
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What a joke. →
chainofknives:
I know I’m beating a dead horse here, but what in the holy hell is remarkable about Wavves? Why do I have to read breathless updates of their every move? Why was this one bro plucked from the legions of similar bros playing generic 1996 indie rock b-sides in basements all across America? It ain’t the songs. It ain’t the production (OMG HISS). It ain’t the live shows (playing...
“If you can sing a song that brings tears to people’s eyes even though they can...”
– Vern writes the Garry Shider eulogy I never got around to.
Screw Rock 'n' Roll: Fuck punk. →
andrewtsks replied to your link: Summer Jamz 2010
Sigh. The passing denigration of some other thing that has long been obligatory in any overzealous rock-crit praise has been getting on my nerves lately as it is, but the “fuck punk” thing is particularly irksome.I wanted to be stoked about this.WHY?
…Yeah this is a tough one. Basically I can only answer it by saying that I know Sach...
The main problem with modern videogame criticism...
andrewtsks:
attackshipsonfire:
Criticism of all forms of art is ultimately about how artistic the work is- whether it connects with the audience, what it’s saying, what the purpose is, how it innovates, ect. This is how criticism works, by and large. Even the most mainstream criticism (movie criticism, maybe music criticism) ultimately deals with how successful a piece was as art, whatever...
“And that’s what irks me about the exclusionary tendencies in geek culture — and...”
– natepatrin, coming strong with the truthbombs. (via bg5000)
POSTSCRIPT: I’ll also be the first to say that there is a distinct likelihood I have perpetrated this very exclusionary tendency myself at some point in public in recent memory, therefore proving that when I get this agitated about...
“I mean, OK, but do you really think the internet reflects the social hierarchy...”
– (via andrewtsks)
Granted, this is what happens when someone (in this case, me) tries to use the internet in particular and popular culture in general as a primary metric to try and figure out if his own experiences with social hierarchies are a fluke or not. I’m not doubting that geeks get...
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“I’m not against it, it’s just the pervasiveness and the absolute unquestioned...”
– You know what? If John Hodgman or anyone else can find a pro sports figure or franchise that gets more Google search results than “Star Wars,” “Warcraft” or “Batman”, I will present unto them a crisp $100 bill. Until then: relax. You won. (OFFER NOT VALID OUTSIDE...
tylercoates:
youngmanhattanite:
Was whistling when I walked out of my apartment this morning and heard some kids react, “Omar coming!” as they ran away. It’s gonna be a good day.
douglasmartini asked: We should collaborate on this list and post it on Passion. HAHA.
Grooms: One-Hundred Things to Try and Sound Like... →
douglasmartini:
The conceit of a “hip Brooklyn band” skewering the influence of an “eternally hip Brooklyn band” (for better or worse) aside, this list is incredibly entertaining and what I would consider to be a must-read. My only gripe is with number fifty-nine; no band should ever aspire to sound like Xiu Xiu.
This is great, but now it leaves me with a challenge: find an album released this...
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