JAKE CLELAND

Readers’ Polls

tomewing:

This old column about John Peel, his Festive 50 poll, and his frustration with his own listeners seems relevant to the Pitchfork list. I think it’s inevitable that any widely read zine focusing on new music will have an uneasy relationship with its readers’ tastes.

It’s very interesting reading this and comparing it to the contemporary Australian equivalent, triple j’s Hottest 100. Of course most of the voters don’t know what a C90 is (a gun?) and Triple J uploads the stream right after it’s done, but for a nigh-irrelevant medium it’s a pretty significant communal event.

  1. diasyrmus reblogged this from tomewing and added:
    Enjoyable column on the Festive 50 I hadn’t seen before! Worth saying that particular Datblyu entry - Pop Peth - was...
  2. wearedevo reblogged this from tomewing and added:
    Honestly, the reaction to the Pitchfork list is ticking me off more than the list itself.
  3. jakec reblogged this from tomewing and added:
    It’s very interesting reading this and comparing it to the contemporary Australian equivalent, triple j’s Hottest 100....
  4. natepatrin reblogged this from tomewing and added:
    I’m with Tom (and John) on this one. Per usual, it dredges up conflicting feelings looking at a list that contains a...
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