Pitchfork
I was recently alerted to the indie music site Pitchfork. I had only heard of it in passing because I frequently visit Metacritic, which is a very good site, by the way.
Anyway, Pitchfork has some very enjoyable content, and you can waste quite a bit of time there. I find much of their writing, while funny, to be quite typically “indie,” i.e. elitist. Although not the perfect example of this, check out the review of Jet’s latest album.
This attitude is not necessarily a problem with me though. If you can’t tell by the name of this site, I don’t think there are too many things more funny than pseudo-arrogance. However, this does touch on an area I tend to be annoyed by.
What is the deal with people who think that the only good music out there is completely unknown to the rest of the world? Believe it or not, decent music does find its way onto the corporately-controlled radio. Granted, it is not often, but for some reason, many people think that as soon as an artist starts to get some recognition they have sold out and are suddenly incapable of making quality music.
If it is good, someone is going to notice. Stop trying to keep it all to yourself.
On the flip side of this, there are also the people (usually the same people) who think that just because an artist or band is unknown or “underground,” they are unquestionably good. It’s not true. Deal with it.
End rant.