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Although W♥M are very, very tiny compared to some of the music blogs mentioned in Music Blogs: The New Wall of Sound article, I do have to admit this article does somewhat relate to us.
Some key things from the article that I totally relate to (except for the last bulletpoint):
- Most music blog are overwhelmed by success, and they never planned for it.
- Hardly any were trained as writers or music-industry veterans
- Music blog have enough readers to sway opinions and (basically) become hitmakers and record companies themselves
The biggest surprise, to me, was reading Rolling Stone's managing editor, Nathan Brackett's very dismissive comment about music blogs:
I wouldn't call what they do as writing, the blogs do the really quick 50-word update on what a band's doing. They'll write about (singer) Lilly Allen releasing a new EP or (that the band) Man Man is preparing an album. The way Rolling Stone competes is we pick up the phone and bring original reporting. We take advantage of our access. Most blogs don't have the staffs to pick up the phone.
- Nathan Brackett
This latest comment confirms that I did not like Rolling Stone Magazine, which I've previously admitted.
I really do believe they should be afraid of the more popular blogs, Stereogum or Pitchfork, because honestly, do you know anyone that buys and reads Rolling Stone regularly?
Granted, they were/are never going to be the same audience, but the way I read his quote, he sounds so unbelievably arrogant.
As of this writing, The Hills are on the cover of the latest Rolling Stone :/
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