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Have you guys heard about this? Apparently Condé Nast is folding Pitchfork Into GQ, with massive layoffs already taking place at the storied music criticism site. ![]() The website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of alternative and independent music - although it was also often widely maligned, historically for it's so-called "pretentiousness"" and overwrought prose (in fact the front page hilariously parodied this all the way back in 2004 with it's irreverent "Rich Dork Media" article https://www.somethingawful.com/fakesa/richdork/), and more recently for it's embrace of "poptimism". Still, I don't doubt that many a goon can thank the site for opening the door to a world of music and culture that shaped their formative years, and may take the news with a tinge of sadness. What are your guys thoughts?
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# ? Jun 21, 2024 06:30 |
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Pretend I did PITCHFORK into the wizardmaster code square, or possibly pissfork
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thank you pencilhands, i never would have known about important pitchfork music website shutting down
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Pitchfork intoduced me to a ton of music and their lists are great. It was a bit up its own rear end but made me consider some great albums I never really wouldve given a second look. Pitchfork got me to listen to "Appetite For Destruction" and stop being a self serious weirdo about music. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction/ I havent typed "pitchfork" into a browser in years though because ive gotten admittedly lazy about discovering new music. Another institution DESTROYED by millenials I guess. Poohs Packin fucked around with this message at 11:41 on Jan 21, 2024 |
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That’s Nasté
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Bump (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Shut up
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Fartington Butts posted:That’s Nasté Nasté boys don't mean a thing
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Sounds like the website isn't shutting down, op. You should probably read the article more carefully.
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if you do this again i'm going to get you a wedgie nerd!!!
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This review sucks Sex Farm fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Jan 22, 2024 |
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![]() Wizard Master posted:Pitchfork is folding Into GQ
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pencilhands threads never have to be bumped
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Dollar store Pencil Hands
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dang this thread is chock-full of Mastery
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Pitchfork peaked with that super fuckin weird Kid A review and should have just called it quits after that
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when they roll pencilhands into wizard master will it become pencilmaster or wizard hands???
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Wizardhands the Pencil Master
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Wizard Hands would be a really good username
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Sex Farm posted:This review sucks guns n roses loving sucks and it's wrng t respect people wh0 enjoy them (r0n desantis l0ves GNR) or quote this post to say "oh ok but this guns n roses song is so good blah blah blah" NOPE. They all loving suck and so do all their songs how d0 i get my oo key unstuck oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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kntfkr posted:guns n roses loving sucks and it's wrng t respect people wh0 enjoy them (r0n desantis l0ves GNR) or quote this post to say "oh ok but this guns n roses song is so good blah blah blah" NOPE. They all loving suck and so do all their songs how d0 i get my oo key unstuck oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I tried playing The Body at parties but everyone left except three guys in black hoodies who dont brush their teeth.
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Poohs Packin posted:I tried playing The Body at parties but everyone left except three guys in black hoodies who dont brush their teeth. lol
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you gtta play shawn mullins lullaby at parties get a little mellow, a little funky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG9C0VwruXE
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Whoa black Betty whambalam
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where will i read what people who hate music have to say about music now though
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bitchfork
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Why would one criticize music?
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Miss Pitchfork if you’re Nasté.
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My opinion is they must have been suffering for a while for this to happen - so owned by conde naste or independent they'd be hosed either way, C'est la vie. In the last few years the live shows they record for YouTube have had a lot of playtime in the background during dinners, I will miss those.
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How funny is it that ur-elitist independent music snob site got bought out and closed by their parent company Some of my favorite reviews are ![]() ![]() ![]()
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RIP to a real one, the only music publication with the balls to give every new album Chris Brown releases a 0/10 on the basis that he beat the poo poo out of Rhianna so gently caress him forever.
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The Lateralus review is loving hilarious especially if youve spent enough time around TOOL fans to know how much it would piss them off.
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pencilhands posted:pencilhands threads never have to be bumped get 'em pencilhands
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Any fate that could befall this outlet short of organ harvesting for their glukkon/conde nast overlords is unobjectionable due to this image alone.
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I thought this thread was about Musical Luminaries Project Pitchfork and am simultaneously glad that PP still exists, and mad I got suckered into reading this thread. https://youtu.be/rY9eSzB-KbU?si=wulX-wLFNwdo-7OK
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Elviscat posted:and mad I got suckered into reading this thread. Much like getting suckered in to reading a Pitchfork review
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Toxic Mental posted:How funny is it that ur-elitist independent music snob site got bought out and closed by their parent company I mean, if u get paid to give honest reviews of what you think of an album, and you do it, isn't that better than just doing dishonest reviews that just exist for the validation of your readers? This point never made sense. Like when Ebert didn't like movies and people would get mad at him over it, like was he supposed to lie? Lol
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They did a re-review of I Get Wet and it got like an 8.6 or something but begrudgingly.
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The Lateralus Review is written from the perspective of a Grade 9 metalhead and lists every single piece of equipment in Danny Careys drum kit. Masterful. Poohs Packin fucked around with this message at 09:24 on Jan 22, 2024 |
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# ? Jun 21, 2024 06:30 |
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Toxic Mental posted:How funny is it that ur-elitist independent music snob site got bought out and closed by their parent company I don't know the Beck record, but the other reviews are correct.
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