Scott Creney reacts to Pitchfork’s reaction to M.I.A.’s Finger
Ryan Schreiber should be, if not ashamed, then more than a little embarrassed at the moment. Calling someone an asshole for raising a middle finger to a Super Bowl camera when you run a website and a music festival that has no problem promoting songs about rape, misogyny, and homophobia is empty and pathetic.
n+1 Publishes an Interesting Article About Pitchfork | Collapse Board Publishes a Response
While Pitchfork may be invaluable as an archive, it is worse than useless as a forum for insight and argument
Scott Creney reacts to Chuck Klosterman’s article about tUnE-yArDs pretty much exactly the way you’d expect him to
I’m not a huge fan of Tuneyards, but I think this article is a massive pile of shit. No maybes about it.
Moments In Song #3 – The Bastards Of Fate ‘Sweet’
Just don’t ever — ever — think you’ve heard it all. None of us have.
How to edit music criticism
Nobody’s interested in hearing what you or I have to say, so we have to work a little harder for our credibility.
Moments In Song #2 – Mel McDaniel ‘Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On’
Lord have mercy, Baby’s got her blue jeans on!
American cities with thriving music scenes in 1984 overlooked by Huey Lewis & The News in their #1 US Pop Hit ‘The Heart Of Rock And Roll’
Forgetting Minneapolis? The year of Purple Rain, Let It Be, and Zen Arcade? Inexcusable.
Moments In Song #1 – Don Henley ‘The Last Worthless Evening’
It doesn’t matter whether or not you have a good singing voice. It sure didn’t hurt Don any.
Why Everett True Is Wrong – Animal Collective
Whether you like Animal Collective’s music or not, it’s dishonest to say they’re unoriginal.
Just Like Everyday Life – Examples of Men and Women Creating Beautiful Music Together
The B-52’s music is truly collaborative — brothers, sisters, gay, straight and best friends. How could they be anything else besides fantastic?
Six Great Music Things From The First Half Of 2011 That I Haven’t Already Written About
This album blows my mind every time I listen to it.
White America Reacts to the Death of Clarence Clemons Pretty Much Exactly the Way You’d Expect It To
R.I.P. Clarence. You deserve to be remembered as more than a symbol. You deserve to be remembered as a man.
What the hell are we doing here? A Collapse Board manifesto of sorts.
We have a freedom that Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, daily and weekly papers lost a long time ago. The freedom to say whatever we want to say, however we want to say it.
Depeche Mode: the Martin Luther Kings of Synthpop
It is common knowledge that there are three pivotal moments in the history of US race relations.
The Wussification of Indie Rock (it’s all Pavement’s fault)
A band like Arcade Fire has a hell of a lot more in common with Katy Perry than it does with Daniel Johnston.
