JAKE CLELAND

faganchelsea: [massive snip] all that to say, get over it. or go to another website, maybe one that...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:54:55 -0400

[massive snip]

all that to say, get over it. or go to another website, maybe one that uses a holier-than-thou kickstarter (and fails miserably) to fund its content because it wants to pretend like the idea of taking money for ads and paying a decent wage — something media has been doing pretty much since its inception — is a slap in the face to creativity.

ugh.

I can’t even begin to get into everything wrong with this post but I at least want to defend UNCOOL on this point. If UNCOOL launched with ads and pursued the typical and truly unfortunate model of ad-supported content, it’d be a long time before ANYBODY saw any money. Dave wanted to pay the writers out of the gate, and pay them very fucking well, and he could’ve done that if it got funded. I don’t think I need to rehash why it didn’t get funded, but don’t shit all over UNCOOL when its core conceit is something people should be seriously considering more often, rather than surrendering to advertisers because it’s the paradigm. Dave took a risk and it didn’t work out for him but if things are ever gonna change (Chelsea Fagan argues they don’t need to; I disagree) we need more people willing to do just that.

deadgirlfriends: Shout outs to Jake Cleland, secretly James Brooks’s favourite interviewer...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:08 -0400

deadgirlfriends:

Shout outs to Jake Cleland, secretly James Brooks’s favourite interviewer of all time.

New Oz Music: Midnight Juggernauts, East Link, You Beauty, more

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:52:41 -0400

New Oz Music: Midnight Juggernauts, East Link, You Beauty, more:

New Australian music from all around.

This week’s column includes mild words about New York and half-hearted cynicism about the homogenisation of Australian indie rock.

I hope I look this good when I’m pushing 40.

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:26:44 -0400

I hope I look this good when I’m pushing 40.

theaudacityofswope: lexkap: Fuck Yeah Converse Music launch...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:27:49 -0400

theaudacityofswope:

lexkap:

Fuck Yeah Converse Music launch day.

nbd

“Bro you got your new Converses bro? I mean they definitely just like care about the music you know? That’s why I’m so down with them, ‘cos like even though they’re soul-sucking pieces of shit with a history of human rights abuse, they’re just like trying to get the music out there and foster an authentic community, dude. It’s totally right on.”

The Music Writer's Code

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:35:05 -0400

markrichardson:

If, when casually speaking with someone, you state an idea about a new record that your conversation partner might also be reviewing, you realize that this person might steal your idea for his/her review. If you are worried about your idea being stolen, you don’t share it in private conversation but rather write it down somewhere in public view first, so the fact that it is “your idea” is documented. In other words, you only share in conversation what you don’t mind being stolen. Am I right about this?

This is pretty interesting. Both Grossman and Brandon Soderberg wrote comments saying you just shouldn’t steal ideas, and obviously that would be ideal. But when you have a lot of conversations about music with people, inevitably your ideas become linked with theirs and theirs with yours to the point where they become inextricable. This is totally normal and I think positive, because why else talk to someone about music if not to gain some other insight and perspective? Obviously if it’s a thematic thread running through an album or some overarching idea like that, then yeah, it’s pretty fucking obvious where their thinking ends and yours begins and if you know they’re gonna write about it, there’s no point in doing so yourself ‘cos nobody’s gonna read two reviews which say the same thing. It’s just not as simple as saying “Right, I’ll never steal anyone else’s ideas,” because it’s not always obvious which ideas belong to whom. At least in my experience I have no significant idea what I’m going to write about until I actually write about it so I don’t find myself in many intermediate situations in which I detail my plans to someone else. But talking to someone about a particular artefact of music is invaluable in helping to form your own opinions and that feedback will invariably sink in to whoever’s receiving it. As Mark says, only share what you don’t mind being stolen - or to put it more generously, only share what you don’t mind other people using to inform their opinion.

squeela: Remember Gawker relationship columnist Tionna Smalls? She’s gonna be doing her thing on an...

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:03:07 -0400

squeela:

Remember Gawker relationship columnist Tionna Smalls? She’s gonna be doing her thing on an MTV show - and yes, it is called “Girl, Get Your Mind Right!”

Jeremy we gotta watch this. #girlcode

lablague: Today you can download or stream the first...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:07:39 -0400

lablague:

Today you can download or stream the first full-length Manors record, Fit In. I really hope you will if only because I think it has a little something for everyone.

It is, by far, my greatest accomplishment. I know I’m supposed to act all over-it and millennial in lieu of earnest feelings, but I don’t really want to do that. It was the most challenging, rewarding, and terrifying project I’ve ever completed because when you write, record, mix, and have a hand in every part of the process, it’s like you are queen of your own successes and also demise, the latter of which I experienced many, many times.

I will be playing shows in Philly and New York in the near future. One on Sunday, one in June, one in July. I’ll share info for those shows here and on the Manors page. This summer, expect a cassette release through my great friend Chaz at Eat A Book Records in the UK. And if you want to email me for whatever reason anyone would want to email me, it’s dayna.a.evans@gmail.com.

Thanks to Spuds, Greg, Evan, Zach C, Zach F, Shane, A.C., Jake, Dan, Brendan, Brynn, Chaz, Mike, Steph, Robert, Rose, Craig, Andy, the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, Coke Zero, and you.

PLEASE DON’T HATE ME PLEASE DON’T HATE ME PLEASE DON’T HATE ME PLEASE DON’T HATE ME

Damn, you guys. This record.

Is YOUR friend Hannah Hunt?

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:43:00 -0400

Is YOUR friend Hannah Hunt?

ryanpitchfork: thevampireweekends: Vampire Weekend//SNL...

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:41:46 -0400

ryanpitchfork:

thevampireweekends:

Vampire Weekend//SNL Bumpers; May 11, 2013

I’d never been to SNL before but last night my friend Hannah wound up with two tickets (“Steve” Burke!) and let me tag along as a return favor for the time I gave her my +1 to the Vampire Weekend show at Roseland Ballroom. (Thanks, Hannah!) Then there was an afterparty at Ruby Foos and an afterafterparty with live band karaoke at The Cutting Room where, at the end of the night, some jerk was so desperate to get in that he yelled something at the bouncer that he couldn’t take back and it was so awful that it killed my entire vibe. It was dawn by the time we left and Rostam was still holding it down at the bar with half the cast. Did I mention these guys are good guys? They’re pretty good guys. I think they have a record out or something.

Is your friend Hannah Hunt?

People I Saw in the Pitchfork Office Today

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:08:52 -0400

jamiesoncox:

markrichardson:

http://printedinternet.tumblr.com/

http://jamiesoncox.tumblr.com/

http://theremixbaby.tumblr.com/

http://jakec.tumblr.com/

http://airgordon.tumblr.com/

http://contrarybritt.tumblr.com/

Day 1 of From URL to IRL: Internetpalooza.

The reblog is coming from inside the Blog House.

sleepssundays: lookimakemusic: THIS MACHINE IS...

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:33:08 -0400

sleepssundays:

lookimakemusic:

THIS MACHINE IS ALIVE.

lookimakemusic2013////teasetrtrailer++++

[Everything I know about mysterious buzzhype marketing I’ve learned in the last six weeks]

A teaser trailer, for stuff that the band I sing in is doing.

Soundtracked by a drone I made out of a Drake song. Come party with us on Friday in Nottingham?

Cool bands.

Hey I’m In New York.

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:12:19 -0400

Hey I’m In New York.

No I’m going to text you all my anecdotes from across the...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:52:29 -0400

No I’m going to text you all my anecdotes from across the table at Arrow Bar, trust me, it’s for the best.

There’s a scene in Studio 60 in which Harriet Hayes attempts to tell a joke but physically...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:41:01 -0400

There’s a scene in Studio 60 in which Harriet Hayes attempts to tell a joke but physically can’t. That is how I am with (verbally) telling stories. I can’t do it. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t. I will think of a good and relevant story to tell you, which you will find so fascinating, and then I will forget all of the names of the people, locations, and events and get so frustrated I will probably just say “Whatever I’ll post it on your Facebook wall” so you can enjoy it for yourself. Ira Glass is a fucking freak to me. I can write down a story okay but how folks can improvise the rising and falling action of a story structure in person, I can’t comprehend it. I honestly find it incredible that anybody can understand the meaning of what I’m saying any of the time.

Evangelion 3.0 was perfect in that at the end I was like...

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:54:04 -0400

Evangelion 3.0 was perfect in that at the end I was like “What the fuck did I just watch?” The animation is gorgeous but the story takes such a catastrophic detour from the anime that it’s kinda disorienting. It’s also way heavier on the fighting than any other entry in the series, which, if that’s what I wanted I’d just watch Tengen Toppa again where the fights escalate so rapidly the end of the series has killer robots the size of multiple galaxies fighting each other for the continuation of all existence.

It started off well enough with a 14 year timeskip but rather than explaining what led to the confusing new world Shinji found himself in, they opted for more robot battles. The series was always at its best exploring the personal motivations, conflicts, and suspicions of its characters (Misato at the Second Impact, Ritsuko and Gendo, Asuka and her mother, Shinji and his craving for approval, etc.) but the only person who gets time for development is Fuyutsuki. I suspect there’ll be more with Misato’s love for Shinji in 4.0, but as it is, you’re better off watching End of Evangelion.

It really is stunning to look at, but it was kind of a pain to watch. Disappointing as that is, I’ve been watching this show since I was like eight years old and it hasn’t bored me once.

likeapairofbottlerockets: theaudacityofswope: On the brain...

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:11:56 -0400

likeapairofbottlerockets:

theaudacityofswope:

On the brain (Taken with GifBoom)

also vine’d: https://vine.co/v/b2uj6Mwr03u

not sure which i prefer

GPOY

This is the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen.

I made a mixtape of Australian music to listen to in New York...

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:20:01 -0400

I made a mixtape of Australian music to listen to in New York and then some people said they wanted a copy, so here it is. It’s called “bloody legends” because that’s what all the bands are. The cover art features some A+ Australian memes. Good songs to listen to while waitin’ for a m8.

Here is the tracklist:

"And yet Sams apparently doesn’t realise that the outmoded rockist bent of her argument..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:26:16 -0400

“

And yet Sams apparently doesn’t realise that the outmoded rockist bent of her argument neglects the basic fact that “straight out rock and roll” is fucking boring, and the only geeks still clinging to it are the irrelevant old farts pumping their fossilised flatulence through the airwaves of Triple M.

Sams dismisses the likes of Adalita as if her existence alone doesn’t totally contradict the crux of her argument. But if she’s not enough for you, how about Beaches? How about Sydney’s Bloods? How about Rites Wild and Summer Flake? How about Super Wild Horses, whose latest record is so good I could only stop listening to it long enough to write this column?

”

- Had some choice words for people still asking about women in rock and roll.

BLOODS // “BACK TO YOU” This song is so fucking...

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:31:00 -0400

BLOODS // “BACK TO YOU”

This song is so fucking good.