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  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,551
    My analogy using Fox News is to illustrate that if you want your news and opinions with a conservative spin and bias, then you watch Fox News. Everyone knows that. Republicans flock to that channel, however Fox doesn't market themselves as that. They don't have to. Their programs and commentators/newscasters just portray that bias. In the same manner, Pitchfork doesn't market itself as a hipster/indie website. They don't have to. Their articles/reviews/lists just portray that, and those who are into that scene know to go there and those who aren't usually stay away. I'm not a republican either and therefore, I don't watch Fox News. I know better. And since I'm not into the hipster/indie culture, I don't read Pitchfork because I know I won't find anything about the mainstream bands I like.

    All of us on here take music pretty seriously or we wouldn't be on this site discussing music. But we all don't have to take it to the extreme where we get our feelings hurt when someone doesn't like something we like. Art is very powerful in that way, where two different people can view the same work in completely different ways. One loves it while the other hates it and they both have very valid reasons for their opinions.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    For me, Pitchfork is OKAY, but they clearly have an agenda, and sometimes I feel they're more concerned with their image/agenda than simply reviewing music.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    but as far as pitchfork, yeah they are the go to indie website, they are pretty much THE website you go to if you want to find out whats hip and cool and new and trendy.

    why would anyone want to know whats hip cool new and trendy??? new i get, but hip cool and trendy... no thank you.. smacks too much of poseur and hipster to me... which is fine( for you and others) just dont pout too much when i laugh at you. what i like is what matters to me. i dont listen to music for effect or to fit in.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    catefrances wrote:
    but as far as pitchfork, yeah they are the go to indie website, they are pretty much THE website you go to if you want to find out whats hip and cool and new and trendy.

    why would anyone want to know whats hip cool new and trendy??? new i get, but hip cool and trendy... no thank you.. smacks too much of poseur and hipster to me... which is fine( for you and others) just dont pout too much when i laugh at you. what i like is what matters to me. i dont listen to music for effect or to fit in.

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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    catefrances wrote:
    but as far as pitchfork, yeah they are the go to indie website, they are pretty much THE website you go to if you want to find out whats hip and cool and new and trendy.

    why would anyone want to know whats hip cool new and trendy??? new i get, but hip cool and trendy... no thank you.. smacks too much of poseur and hipster to me... which is fine( for you and others) just dont pout too much when i laugh at you. what i like is what matters to me. i dont listen to music for effect or to fit in.


    on a base level, if someone came up to me and said, "i love 60's music, but thats all i ever listen to, what are some good current bands from various genres who are putting out great music". I'd definitely tell them to check out pitchfork and a variety of other magazines and sites and blogs of course. But I think thats what pitchfork covers well. Current, new music. Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, St Vincent, Sufjan, Bon Iver. Yes some of those guys have been around for a few years, but its current rock/varying genres of music.

    plus i think the term indie is mainstream enough that everyone knows either of the term of what it signifies. I think if someone was to say, "where can i find indie music, current indie music", again i'd refer them to pitchfork among other sources.

    I think its sort of self evident myself. Certainly, new music isnt always something people enjoy. But, i think its sort of entry level stuff to say, pitchfork is one of the places you must check out if you are interested in music that is soundtracking tv shows, or movies, or is being talked about by the younger generation.

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