Woebot
Well-known member
I've always slightly glossed over this, just have never been that interested in it, not so sound mean or unkind its just been off my radar. However just recently I've found this bit of what they do http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/best/ quite useful in a journalistic kind of fashion.
I dont check it all that often, but its a useful snapshot of what some people think is hot and what is snot. Actually I dont tend to find any great surprises there but its good to be open to to new stuff (of course innit!). Its quite handy the way they link to that shop where you can check mp3s too, so for instance the Architecture in Helsinki record (which looked like it might be good) i was able to dismiss in one go (grins, im not exactly sounding that +ve am i?)
Anyway i was quite surprised to realise that Dave Stelfox, Martin Clark, Jess Harvell AND Phillip Sherburne now all have what amounts to a column there. All specialising on their chosen topic. Thats the bloggers man dem. And I'll admit that for a split second my tiny face fell, why hadnt they asked me (?!) and then i quite cheerfully and quickly came to the realisation that, well, I'm not actually an expert on anything (gurgle gurgle). And of course (ha!) if they had asked me (full of bravado) i would have turned them down instantly!
But you know, on the simplest level, Pitchfork, thats a good thing....
I dont check it all that often, but its a useful snapshot of what some people think is hot and what is snot. Actually I dont tend to find any great surprises there but its good to be open to to new stuff (of course innit!). Its quite handy the way they link to that shop where you can check mp3s too, so for instance the Architecture in Helsinki record (which looked like it might be good) i was able to dismiss in one go (grins, im not exactly sounding that +ve am i?)
Anyway i was quite surprised to realise that Dave Stelfox, Martin Clark, Jess Harvell AND Phillip Sherburne now all have what amounts to a column there. All specialising on their chosen topic. Thats the bloggers man dem. And I'll admit that for a split second my tiny face fell, why hadnt they asked me (?!) and then i quite cheerfully and quickly came to the realisation that, well, I'm not actually an expert on anything (gurgle gurgle). And of course (ha!) if they had asked me (full of bravado) i would have turned them down instantly!
But you know, on the simplest level, Pitchfork, thats a good thing....