Comments on: Not Pop: “Drought”

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:46:10 +0000

I’m happy about this avatar movement. Side note, “Song 2″ is actually an ode to Bob Nastanovich. Also, check this sweet vid of Malkmus and Blur frontman Damon Albarn being nerdy assholes during this amazingly awkward interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HMzDYCjFuA

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:40:20 +0000

Ok I changed the avatar situation. Check out http://en.gravatar.com/ to upload your own.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:11:37 +0000

@jbrock: Check out the track "Song 2" by Blur. Me thinks you've heard it. @david: I'll look into it.

By: Calthizor

Calthizor — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:11:05 +0000

Oh, and matt can we make avatars instead of these silhouettes? I made one for Mgoblog awhile back but i was always to afraid to post on there

By: Merlin

Merlin — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:50:51 +0000

Well done Calth, well done (way to make Matt proud). If you do end up going for a more personal section please add criticism about other bands. I was reading up about Mogwai and I guess they hate the band blur. So without even hearing anything from Blur, I now hate Blur. This makes me happy.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:09:37 +0000

Hahaha, was that you’re first conversational Crash Test Dummies reference? Well done, you make me proud. You should fit in just fine here.

But ya, I’ll see what I can do. I’ve been working on a post that tries to explain why I love Pavement so much. Not that you need to be convinced of that, but it’ll hopefully be a good read.

By: Calthizor

Calthizor — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:47:18 +0000

idk what i want anymore… The Patriots in the Super Bowl? Michigan good at something? Our intramural team not getting mercied with 7 minutes left to play? (thats almost 40 points mind you, they were on fire) Sometimes the world is just full of tornadoes and train wrecks.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:47:04 +0000

That’s fair. I think from the beginning Scott and I have been trying to create a place where we just talk about music — recent purchases, songs we love, etc — and stay away from getting overly critical of what we don’t like (outside of our overt hatred for jam bands, you’ll notice we don’t criticize much music here). We specifically want to stay away from the typical music website/blog blueprint of daily news combined with album reviews — there’s just too many of them already.

So I guess in a way what you’re asking for is what we’ve been trying to accomplish all along, but perhaps we just haven’t reached our ultimate vision yet? I’ll see what I can do. It’s only the third month and to be honest, it’s sometimes difficult to pinpoint and articulate exactly why I like a certain album/band/track without getting too cheesy. Actually, I think what helps is when you guys — ie not me or Scott — chime in with opinions/thoughts. Is there anyway we could make things slightly more interactive for you guys?

By: Calthizor

Calthizor — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:36:05 +0000

This is why it would have to be its own segment of the blog. Like i said, dont change what you are doing, just add. It could be called Situationally and Emotionally Charged Sundays, or not. Making a lame title downplays the pretentiousness. I find subjective recommendations more helpful personally, and if everyone gives their insight then it becomes even more helpful. I prefer hearing why you like someone rather than why you should like someone. I guess with all the music that i have been graced with i want to know which ones need some substance behind them to be more awesome. I personally take some bands more seriously and try harder to get into them if i know why others like them, rather then listening to a song or two to quickly form an opinion.
Just my two cents, again

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:17:23 +0000

Good points. So you’re looking for more personal insight into bands/albums/tracks and less factual info — ie when it came out, who it influenced, etc — correct? We can definitely go that route, but sometimes those kind of recommendations can be awfully subjective and potentially sound super pretentious. For example, I love listening to Mark Kozelek when I’m down or during the winter months, but I don’t want to force that opinion on JBrock, who may prefer Air Supply.

I’ll think on this…