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Well first of all, I too write regularly on music (among other things) and am acutely aware of what is insulting or not, journalistic standards, and any number of other issues relevant to music writing -- and this is precisely why i think Fisher is a deeply flawed music writer. I think that the...

oh hey, nice to see a discussion going :D link here: http://www.thewire.co.uk/themire/

'tis a shame to see that the Wire is now home to Mark Fisher's resentment-tantrums in the form of a blog reading his thoughts on how Portishead were just too darned stylish the first time around, I found myself thinking, 'could i possibly care less what this fellow thinks about portishead's...

yeah i don't know about that one, a lot of what you say comes awfully close to tastelessy exoticising the other in a rather crude way ...

It's sickening to watch what clinton, who has already lost fair and square, is doing in her cynical embrace of Obama's 'bitterness' comment For a $110 million dollar couple who have been international political superstars for 15 years to accuse a racially mixed fellow raised by a single mother...

Oh yeah noel i agree and am not afraid to admit it, i remember hearing that as a kid when it came out and liking it in spite of myself and then looking forward to it on the radio Rumours is a stone cold classic for a reason :D, "Dreams" is the very definition of a '1970s radio sublime' (in...

Lack of technical understanding indeed, couldn't agree with you more ... which just goes to show (yet again) that a technique-based 'criticism'/comment must always be informed by an actual understanding of the techniques used as well as the musical ideas behind them, not to mention the context...

well now that's just silly, people apparently don't listen do they, or hear much when they do ? the pedantic gotcha mentality of 'ooooh i hear a resemblance therefore it must be a direct rip-off' is to be called out as bullshit every chance one gets, if you are going to make that claim you had...

are breaking up, word out today interesting band, contributed a fair share to the development of today's noise stuff They'll have one last album, out next year Pete's doing a solo album, has a new label too Any fans or stories here? Followers of Pete's (also defunct) label JYRK? I saw 'em...

The implication of your post being, of course, that the moderators of this board = "some cunt." Classy post, tht. For the record, I couldn't disagree with you more. There are few folks on the web more reasonable than the mods of this forum, nomos and mr eden especially, to judge by the recent...

Yep yep, agreed, feel pretty much the same way as you do. :D

Have never been overly enamored of lumping contemporary phenomena under the exclusive heading of one 'post-modernism.' Also, I'd cast suspicion over any notion of "after modernism," as most thinkers since Nietzsche or whomever (take your pick) have repeatedly shown in numerous ways that...

same here, always at least 20%, always. sometimes more, esp if it's a place i frequent anything less (in the US) than 15% or 20% is eye-poppingly bad form, i'd think twice about a friend if they tipped less than that to anyone, frankly. what's the point of ethics or critical thinking or...

I'm sitting in a cafe and just got unapproving stares when I laughed aloud and uncontrollably at this post, so awesome. hard not to love anecdotes like this!

In the spirit of discussion, I'd probably want to take issue with this statement on a couple of points. - Abstract art is not really all 'guesswork.' If you spend enough time immersed in the traditions, there's an entire universe of criteria and topics in which knowledgeable and coherent...

Jay's turning to the 'live tour' trough, article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/arts/music/03jayz.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin This sentence, among others: “In a way I want to operate like an indie band,” he said. “Play the music on tour instead of relying on radio. Hopefully we’ll get...

dayum !

awesome work sloane, you're a don - much gratitude to you

Incredible, thanks so much, slackk. Grabbed the first five and the RAR, will work through the rest as time allows. Really looking forward to listening - thanks!

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