Comments on: Music Week for the “culture and economics” world http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nigel http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4852 Nigel Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:40:18 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4852 <strong>Nigel</strong> Antonio Shemar Sammy Valentin Edward <... Nigel

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]]> By: Overworm http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4851 Overworm Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:11:32 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4851 Where's the eclectic magazine for the person "of color" who listens to most anything but probably applying an opposite percentage than the person "not of color" who listens to most anything? I've given up on most print mags and have moved to a selection of on-line sources. popmatters.com is a good starting point, although I get the idea that most of their reviewers are half my age. The best things about this site are that every weekday sees up to ten new music reviews, in a variety of genres. I'm not sure if a day has passed where I was previously aware of as many as four of the artists on the daily review list. This site also delves into books, movies, television, concerts, and other pop culture items. HipHopDx.com is a site I go to for rap reviews. They review all of the mainstream hip-hop stuff, but I usually ignore that. When it comes to the well-known artists, I already know if I like them or not (usually not.) What I go here for are the reviews of underground hip-hop artists. The reviews, like most music reviews, reference other artists. If I haven't heard of the underground artist in the review, the reviewers always compare those unknowns to known acts, making it easier for me to decide to give the new act a try. The site design is too busy for my tastes, but as long as you've got an ad-blocker at work, it's tolerable. Soulwalking.co.uk is an amateur site, but it's the result of an obsessive, knowledgeable blue-eyed English fan who approaches classic and current soul from a decidedly British POV. Only three or four CDs are reviewed every couple of weeks, but the archives are full of stuff to keep you busy. I've found a lot of older soul music (50's & 60's) I'd never heard of before by following the trail set by this guy. AllMusic.com is a decent site, but I can't really get into its methodology because it doesn't often deliver useful results to me. Amazon.com if-you-like-this-try-this usually delivers good results for me, but you all know about that one. Cheers, Overworm Where’s the eclectic magazine for the person “of color” who listens to most anything but probably applying an opposite percentage than the person “not of color” who listens to most anything?

I’ve given up on most print mags and have moved to a selection of on-line sources. popmatters.com is a good starting point, although I get the idea that most of their reviewers are half my age. The best things about this site are that every weekday sees up to ten new music reviews, in a variety of genres. I’m not sure if a day has passed where I was previously aware of as many as four of the artists on the daily review list. This site also delves into books, movies, television, concerts, and other pop culture items.

HipHopDx.com is a site I go to for rap reviews. They review all of the mainstream hip-hop stuff, but I usually ignore that. When it comes to the well-known artists, I already know if I like them or not (usually not.) What I go here for are the reviews of underground hip-hop artists. The reviews, like most music reviews, reference other artists. If I haven’t heard of the underground artist in the review, the reviewers always compare those unknowns to known acts, making it easier for me to decide to give the new act a try. The site design is too busy for my tastes, but as long as you’ve got an ad-blocker at work, it’s tolerable.

Soulwalking.co.uk is an amateur site, but it’s the result of an obsessive, knowledgeable blue-eyed English fan who approaches classic and current soul from a decidedly British POV. Only three or four CDs are reviewed every couple of weeks, but the archives are full of stuff to keep you busy. I’ve found a lot of older soul music (50′s & 60′s) I’d never heard of before by following the trail set by this guy.

AllMusic.com is a decent site, but I can’t really get into its methodology because it doesn’t often deliver useful results to me. Amazon.com if-you-like-this-try-this usually delivers good results for me, but you all know about that one.

Cheers,
Overworm

]]> By: Michael Serafin http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4850 Michael Serafin Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:24:07 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4850 Yeah,but, do these mags appeal to 46-year-old, middle-class white guys like me? Or is it only Gen-X/Gen-Y types, which mass-market men's mags like Esquire and GQ exclusively appeal to now, and the hell with over-40 men! Yeah,but, do these mags appeal to 46-year-old, middle-class white guys like me? Or is it only Gen-X/Gen-Y types, which mass-market men’s mags like Esquire and GQ exclusively appeal to now, and the hell with over-40 men!

]]> By: Knowledge Problem http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4853 Knowledge Problem Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:57:46 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4853 <strong>The Economics of Paste Magazine and the Long Tail in Music Journalism</strong> Lynne Kiesling In my music post from Monday I mentioned that I had purchased a Mute Math. In fact, of the 6 CDs I've listened to (the other two are still on backorder), Mute Math is the one I like... The Economics of Paste Magazine and the Long Tail in Music Journalism

Lynne Kiesling In my music post from Monday I mentioned that I had purchased a Mute Math. In fact, of the 6 CDs I’ve listened to (the other two are still on backorder), Mute Math is the one I like…

]]> By: josh http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4849 josh Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:21:52 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4849 I agree - Magnet is the best one out there for all of the reasons above. I agree – Magnet is the best one out there for all of the reasons above.

]]> By: Zeb http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4848 Zeb Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:08:51 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4848 As a blogger and Canadian http://www.chromewaves.net/ should also be on your list of music destinations. One of the better music blogs out there. Based in Toronto, but don't let that throw you off, he knows what's up. As a blogger and Canadian http://www.chromewaves.net/ should also be on your list of music destinations. One of the better music blogs out there. Based in Toronto, but don’t let that throw you off, he knows what’s up.

]]> By: Noodle http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4847 Noodle Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:03:52 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4847 This isn't a music mag, and may be a "well duh" for the readers, but I am turned on to great new music listening to "Morning Becomes Eclectic" every morning from 9 to 12. Morning Becomes Eclectic is a radio show out of Santa Monica's NPR affiliate KCRW. Most of my new music purchases over the last few years were heard there first. KCRW and morning becomes eclectic can be heard over the net in many different forms at http://www.kcrw.com. This isn’t a music mag, and may be a “well duh” for the readers, but I am turned on to great new music listening to “Morning Becomes Eclectic” every morning from 9 to 12. Morning Becomes Eclectic is a radio show out of Santa Monica’s NPR affiliate KCRW. Most of my new music purchases over the last few years were heard there first. KCRW and morning becomes eclectic can be heard over the net in many different forms at http://www.kcrw.com.

]]> By: Ken King | King Marketing http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4854 Ken King | King Marketing Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:52:13 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4854 <strong>Wait 6-8 weeks because we don't give a damn</strong> Why do you have to wait 6-8 weeks to get your first issue when you subscribe to a magazine? When you give a damn about picking up a new reader, you go the extra mile, as described in this quote... Wait 6-8 weeks because we don’t give a damn

Why do you have to wait 6-8 weeks to get your first issue when you subscribe to a magazine? When you give a damn about picking up a new reader, you go the extra mile, as described in this quote…

]]> By: Cubikarubik http://cultureby.com/2006/04/music_week_for_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4846 Cubikarubik Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:01:23 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=734#comment-4846 Nice suggestions there-plenty of new music exposed in these publications to choose from. While I read a lot of magazines my main source of new music for my collection is mp3 blogs and I use the Hype Machine mp3 blog aggregator to get to many of them. You can visit directly on the site (http://hype.non-standard.net/) that has a player or use an RSS feed (I use Bloglines). Hope this helps. cubik http://cubikmusik.typepad.com Nice suggestions there-plenty of new music exposed in these publications to choose from.
While I read a lot of magazines my main source of new music for my collection is mp3 blogs and I use the Hype Machine mp3 blog aggregator to get to many of them. You can visit directly on the site (http://hype.non-standard.net/) that has a player or use an RSS feed (I use Bloglines).

Hope this helps.

cubik
http://cubikmusik.typepad.com

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