a 10 point survival guide for music critics in web 2.0
You are a critic. Not a fan. Not a blogger. Not a hack. A critic.
that ‘new’ Radiohead video reviewed in full
It’s rock music as midlife crisis: premature and unwanted.
Song of the day – 285: Speaker Wrath
Local recommendation this time. Always nice. Two reasons. First, because of this comment from Matt O’Neill: I think we’ve long past the point of accessible exposure and network avalanches. In fact, I’d say the ease of accessing exposure over the past few years has led to it being almost more inaccessible than it ever has been. […]
A day in music
Seems to me I most listen to music most any hour, don’t matter day, don’t matter night.
the first interview I ever did
Ultimately, the music is the most important thing. If we never did any gigs then it’d be terrible.
Song of the day – 284: Melanie
I wasn’t even aware I liked this singer, before I heard her version of this song.
“I have few regrets. Writing for Fasterlouder is one of them.”
I was intrigued to read the following words from QLD journalist Sophie Benjamin on her blog …
The Grammys: An Apology
Alongside several other prominent indie music critics, I might have erroneously given the impression that I, in some way, had a bit of a downer on the annual Grammy Awards.* Comments like, “Wow. There’s validation for you. A music award from a bunch of people who don’t like music” and “There is a GOD … […]
Joyce Raskin’s guitar lessons for girls series: The C Chord
It’s a teen book fiction, fun coming of age, rock, skateboarding, girl empowerment, fun and at the end have a learning how to play guitar lessons.
