July 2011
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The Loudness Wars: Is Music's Noisy Arms Race... →
barthel:
This is the piece I’ve been working on the last couple weeks. It’s assessing the state of the loudness war in 2011 and concludes that artists are starting to push back. I got to interview two of my favorite mastering engineers (I know!) as well as Derek from Sleigh Bells, who talks a little about the direction of the new album, if that’s the kind of thing you’re interested in.
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On Bon Iver for the Nashville Scene →
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Kinfolk →
On his blog, my friend Michael Muller talks about the just launched, aesthetically disarming Kinfolk — “a guide for small gatherings.”
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Did Pitchfork Kill the Rock Critic? →
Newcity’s Alex Baumgardner asks a good question: By spending more time cultivating its brand than its place as a critical institution, is P4K killing the potency of the provocative byline?
But whether it will ever start to show any real atavistic traits and begin pulling the best bits from the publications that went before it remains to be seen. An ever-expanding brand like...
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Critics' Pick: Toro Y Moi →
On Mr. Bundick’s aural re-imagining of the South for the Scene.
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A Tour of Germantown with Nashville Architect Nick...
Here’s the best thing I’ve read all morning, courtesy of the fine folks over at Imogene+Willie.
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Critics' Pick: Cass McCombs + Lower Dens
On loneliness, Cass McCombs and Lower Dens for the Scene.
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