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Another sign that 50 Cent is irrelevant

July 9, 2010 / 4 Comments

B.I.G. news in the hip-hop world: 50 Cent has a beef with someone. So, he took to Twitter to protest the latest, gravest event hurting the hip-hop community with a petition. Diddy’s exploitation of the Notorious B.I.G. [via Rap Radar/The Daily Swarm]: Enough is enough, Biggie’s name should never have become Diddy’s Black Card. Just … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 50 Cent, B.I.G., Biggie, Diddy, hip-hop, music, Notorious B.I.G., petition, rap, The Daily Swarm, twitition, Twitter

Music and the Media, Part 4: 'The Man' vs. The Music

June 4, 2010 / Leave a Comment

A massive argument amongst indie music bloggers spilled over Twitter on Thursday. Or, in real terms, a blip on Twitter’s scanner brought up some pretty big concepts about how new music is transmitted dispersed online, and right from the keyboards of a few “big” name indie bloggers. The whole shindig went down when I Guess … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 140 Character Conference, blogosphere, blogs, chris cantalini, Christopher R. Weingarten, Connor McGlynn, cool, cred, Drowned In Sound, emo, Fleet Foxes, Gorilla vs. Bear, hype, I Guess I'm Floating, Independent music, indie, Jheri Evans, music, music journalism, Pitchfork, Sean Adams, Trending and Popularity, Twitter

ROFL: M.I.A.'s response to the New York Times article

June 1, 2010 / 2 Comments

OMG! On Sunday, M.I.A. posted da “truff” about that New York Times profile on the blinged-out N.E.E.T. blog. So what is the real truth behind Lynn Hirschberg’s article? Well, it’s not all that different than what Hirschberg wrote – just tossed up on a tacky, borderline-annoying site and made to look profound. Which is exactly … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: "I'm A Singer", Grammys, hip-hop, Journalist, Lynn Hirschberg, M.I.A., music, N.E.E.T., New York Times, Sri Lanka, Swagga Like Us, The New York Times, Twitter

M.I.A.'s sloganeering: not quite Joe the Plumber

May 28, 2010 / 2 Comments

The word “terrorist” pops up seven times in Lynn Hirschberg’s New York Times profile of M.I.A. Within the context of the article, “terrorist” appeared to be something of a default word for M.I.A.: whereas others fill spaces in their sentences with “um” and “like,” M.I.A.’s consistent re-hashing of the term made it seem weightless. Later … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Ahilan Kadirgamar, Diplo, Joe the Plumber, Lynn Hirschberg, M.I.A., music, New York Times, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Democracy Forum, terrorism, terrorist, The New York Times, Twitter

McLovin starts band that gets attention because McLovin is in it

May 19, 2010 / Leave a Comment

All New York Magazine‘s Vulture blog needed was a short headline and YouTube video to get the point across: McLovin Is in a Band! Yep. McLovin is in a band. Stop the Internetz! Such news is of vital importance, especially when actor-musician Christopher Mintz-Plasse is referred to as the nickname of a character he played … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Cage The Elephant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Facebook, Jack Johnson, Kick-Ass, McLovin, music, New York Magazine, Rage Against The Machine, Role Models, Superbad, The Soft Pack, The Young Rapscallions, Twitter, Vulture blog, YouTube

Why does iTunes get all the Treats?

May 14, 2010 / Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, two of the most anticipated indie albums saw their official releases. The National dropped High Violet, an album that put Twitter users into a cumulative tizzy when The New York Times streamed the album in full a few weeks ago. The other album is Treats, the debut by Brooklyn “it” band Sleigh Bells. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Amazon, apple, Brooklyn, CMJ, emusic, High Violet, Insound, iTunes, M.I.A., Michael Jackson, music, NPR, Pitchfork, Sleigh Bells, The National, The New York Times, Treats, Twitter

Sampled Reviews: Broken Social Scene

May 6, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Pitchfork Reviews Reviews, an intelligent and humorous site that critiques album reviews by the popular alt-music site Pitchfork, uploaded a keen little video the other day. The video is a review of a song by Francis and the Lights, and the on-screen action is a written review that follows the pace of the song. With … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: @1000TimesYes, album review, Broken Social Scene, Christopher R. Weingarten, Forgiveness Rock Record, Francis and the Lights, music, Pitchfork Media, Pitchfork Reviews Reviews, Sampled Reviews, Twitter, YouTube

Justin Bieber and DIY: What's in a punk?

May 3, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Love Justin Bieber, but afraid to reveal it to your punk rock friends? Do you tell your friends that the music you’re blasting on your iPod is the latest pop sensation when it’s really Black Flag’s Damaged? Wish these two worlds could finally meet? Well, XLR8R and Exclaim! music writer and Grown Ups member Josiah … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Black Flag, Etsy, Hardcore punk, Hearty Magazine, Justin Bieber, Lily Allen, music, Myspace, OK Go, Pop music, punk, SST, Twitter, YouTube

You Say Party! We Say Die! drummer dies

April 18, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Sunday afternoon, NME reported the death of Devon Clifford, drummer for Canadian power-punk band You Say Party! We Say Die!: You Say Party! We Say Die!‘s drummer Devon Clifford passed away this morning (April 18), after collapsing during the bands gig in Vancouver on Friday. Clifford was 30. The band posted a brief note on their Twitter account, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Canada, concert, Devon Clifford, drummer, music, Twitter, You Say Party! We Say Die!

'Community' picked up for a second season

March 5, 2010 / Leave a Comment

I don’t tend to follow too many TV shows, so I was excited when my Twitter feed blasted this at the top of my screen [via Donald Glover]: Community just got picked up for a second season. That’s right. “Community” will have a second season. If you haven’t had the distinct pleasure of watching one … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: community, Donald Glover, NBC, Twitter
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