February 2012
2 posts
katherinestasaph asked: 6, 7, 14.
Music Ask
1: my top 10 favourite bands.
2: my top 10 favourite albums.
3: my top 10 favourite songs.
4: top 10 most attractive musicians in my opinion (dead or alive).
5: do i listen to mp3s/cds/cassettes/vinyls.
6: most overrated bands.
7: most underrated bands.
8: a guilty pleasure.
9: the first band i really liked.
10: the first album i bought with my own money.
11: what bands my parents got me into.
12: bands i have seen live.
13: bands i want to see live.
14: my favourite film soundtrack.
15: what song am i listening to right now.
16: last album i bought.
17: a song i dislike from my favourite band.
18: a band i used to love but now hate.
19: least favourite bands.
20: favourite concert ever.
June 2011
2 posts
likeapairofbottlerockets asked: Just wondering, what cracks (in Robyn's persona) are you referring to? Though I do get mad about this issue because I really don't like Katy Perry as an artist, I I understand why people like her. I can enjoy her songs occasionally. I just think Robyn is far superior as an artist and that it's kind of a different category of art when you are only a performer and not a songwriter....
The Katy Perry-Robyn Feud That Shouldn't Be →
hardlyart:
katherinestasaph:
Katy Perry and Robyn aren’t so different after all. Honest.
Warning: I am very passionate about this, the following rant is not meant as a personal attack on any person.
I can’t buy this. I totally agree that female artists are automatically pitted against each other while male artists aren’t. I don’t think Katy Perry’s music is inherently “fake” because of...
May 2011
17 posts
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JAKE CLELAND: 52 Albums: #18 →
jakec:
A List of Important Princes:
Prince Harry
Twice in my life I’ve been compared in terms of appearance to Prince Harry, which as far as Our Great And Glorious Monarchs are concerned is pretty flattering (aye lahv yoo marm.) The story of the two sibling princes is well-known; one…
So this “Jack Cleveland” guy has this pretty excellent series called “52...
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“There’s something peculiar about this arms race. Think about who’s doing it,...”
– katherine st asaph: “Till The World Ends” and pop’s apocalypse longings
Today in Things I Wish I Wrote.
hesuseu:
howtolistentomusic started following you
Oh shit, hiiiii! I love your stuff! I feel so unworthy…
Haha! I’m just some random dude with a blog. Thanks though, this made my day :)
sciencevsromance asked: Does your basketball explanation of your ratings mean that maybe you don't hate everything you review?
animashup asked: have you any training? I'm not trying to slam your credz; I really like your reviews. I'm just curious from where you drew the inspiration/rudiments that comprise your system.
thisissandiego asked: have you heard the new man man yet?
jesus-san asked: Probably not your thing, but your thoughts on this year's Eurovision winner? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2yLykdjvA
bmichael asked: How am I supposed to listen to music?
katherinestasaph asked: On your scale, is there anything you've heard lately (and not video'd up) that you suspect would get a B (80%) or higher?
Ask away.
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April 2011
4 posts
Frustration Rock
douglasmartini:
I understand why reviews like this exist, and sometimes they are necessary for breaking down the walls of male-dominated music criticism. But my primary pet-peeve with this sort of mentality is that there are music writers that give a shit about feminism! I think I do a decent job at judging bands with women by the same merits I judge all-male bands by.
Maybe the author of that...
douglasmartini asked: That was the best reply ever.
philolzophy asked: Oh my god I'm so glad you did 'What The Hell.' I just want to hug you.
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February 2011
15 posts
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In which MTV reports on a report of its own info. →
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ADELINE AND THE BIRDCAGE: "I Don't Like Justin... →
adelineandthebirdcage:
- is a thought that goes through my head daily. I don’t like his music, I don’t like what he’s done to the minds of countless young people, I don’t like his damaging comments on abortion and rape, I don’t like what he’s contributed to the mainstream music industry, I don’t like how he didn’t earn his success, I don’t like how he has a film about his privileged “rags to...
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Popcorn Noises: One more thing about the Grammys... →
popcornnoises:
If you take a quick look through past Album of the Year winners, you’ll see that there have only been two hip-hop albums (Lauryn Hill and Outkast) and the last time a predominantly dance-heavy electronic pop album won was, uh, Thriller in 1984. So historically, Em and Gaga never stood a chance.
In light of these facts, I have decided that Arcade Fire winning—while nice for them...
oneweekoneband:
Buffalo Tom - Birdbrain
In fall...
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Also.
I’ll post a video analysis on Friday, but it won’t accurately express my own take on the song because 1) I’ve decided to auto-fail all lyrics with “love” or “god,” and 2) the videos never do, which is pretty much the point.
So I have to say this somewhere. Here’s a quote from Thought Catalog’s review of “Born This Way.” (Emphasis...
Am I the only one who remembers things a bit...
I always saw the “Firework”s and the “We R Who We R”s and the “Raise Your Glass”es as pages out of the Gaga playbook. So when I read things about how “Born This Way” is “yet another It Gets Better anthem,” I’m honestly confused. How did Gaga become a bit player in her own ideology?
lilgeniusthatcould asked: Stop procrastinating. Get of the damn Wii. You still owe us "Tightrope," "Cousins," and "Bad Romance." Hurry up and flesh out this blog before someone with more money/better resources copies your format and renders this stupid little project obsolete.
raptoravatar asked: re:Los Angeles
Have you lived there? I was there for 7 years. I miss it so much, but I also feel like it is literally the Ourbuosed-to-Hell dead end of the American Dream.
Have you lived there? I was there for 7 years. I miss it so much, but I also feel like it is literally the Ourbuosed-to-Hell dead end of the American Dream.
January 2011
29 posts
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Pitch & Rhythm: Pop Music: Consumed By The Least... →
kaiserwilhelm:
I like reading reviews as well. But I would have to somewhat disagree with you on the assertion that music is not ‘good’, based on whether they’ve listened to a lot of music or not.
Good music has equal parts familiarity and equal parts of surprise. Too much familiarity and it’s boring. Too much surprise and it sounds like ‘Twelve tone row’ music.
If you have nothing to base an...
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LOL at the Katy Perry/Robyn tour.
Can’t wait to read the live reviews.
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bloodletters asked: "Like it or not, as humans, there are certain underlying principles that apply across the board. One of these principles is that we’re not hardwired to value the unfamiliar over the familiar."
Uh, can I get a cite on this? Are you seriously claiming that people don't value novelty? Or saying that it can be reduced to the pursuit of personal distinction?
Uh, can I get a cite on this? Are you seriously claiming that people don't value novelty? Or saying that it can be reduced to the pursuit of personal distinction?
bloodletters asked: But surely Nick S. isn't saying that people shouldn't interrogate their tastes, or allow other people to interrogate them? Just that there are different ways to go about it, and the one that leads to the situation below, no matter how funny it might be, is probably not the best approach:
" 'I've been babbling about how wonderful and original and...
" 'I've been babbling about how wonderful and original and...
Friday: “A-Punk,” “Cousins,” “Tightrope”
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