Comments on: What I Learned From Stereogum http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:18:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-601982 Anonymous Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:38:39 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-601982 <p>This article was remotely interesting until it turned into (yet) another long, convoluted piece of crap. If you feel the need to jerk-off, why not write for a porn blog? See Brooklyn Vegan's blog-roll for a list of eligible publishers...</p> This article was remotely interesting until it turned into (yet) another long, convoluted piece of crap. If you feel the need to jerk-off, why not write for a porn blog? See Brooklyn Vegan’s blog-roll for a list of eligible publishers…

]]> By: dabug http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-601992 dabug Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:48:55 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-601992 <p>Woops,</p> <p>English: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041109092837/http://www.english.swt.edu/cohen_p/avant-garde/Literature/Borges/Menard.html">[web.archive.org]</a><br> Spanish: <a href="http://www.literatura.us/borges/pierre.html">[www.literatura.us]</a></p> Woops,

English: [web.archive.org]
Spanish: [www.literatura.us]

]]> By: dabug http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602002 dabug Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:47:20 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602002 <p>Think someone already said it, but the Borges reference on the heels of the Grad School comment came across as an "insert-literary-figure-some-people-have-maybe-heard-of" move -- and anyway, BARTHES would have been funnier because it's closer to Mike's actual name. Roffles @ Barthe(l)s. (In the future, a handy <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041109092837/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" www.english.swt.edu="" cohen_p="" avant-garde="" literature="" borges="" menard.html="">[www.english.swt.edu]</a>">LINK to the short story would probably get yer point across. Just think of how many Stereogum commenters would be converted into Borges fans!)</p> <p>The Quixote story doesn't really seem to resonate with Mike's original post anyway, even if the link to cover versions might seem obvious -- Mike is interested in highlighting all of the little but significant changes that totally transform the song, whereas such changes, in the Borges piece, would be a sign of a "failure" of the project, which (IIRC, haven't read it in a few years) is to totally replicate, note for note, Don Quixote from the sensibility of someone who isn't Cervantes (writing it to the word "as Menard." The new meanings can't come through stylistic changes in the text -- the "new meanings" are everywhere BUT the text.</p> Think someone already said it, but the Borges reference on the heels of the Grad School comment came across as an “insert-literary-figure-some-people-have-maybe-heard-of” move — and anyway, BARTHES would have been funnier because it’s closer to Mike’s actual name. Roffles @ Barthe(l)s. (In the future, a handy http://www.english.swt.edu=“” cohen_p=”" avant-garde=”" literature=”" borges=”" menard.html=”">[www.english.swt.edu]“>LINK to the short story would probably get yer point across. Just think of how many Stereogum commenters would be converted into Borges fans!)

The Quixote story doesn’t really seem to resonate with Mike’s original post anyway, even if the link to cover versions might seem obvious — Mike is interested in highlighting all of the little but significant changes that totally transform the song, whereas such changes, in the Borges piece, would be a sign of a “failure” of the project, which (IIRC, haven’t read it in a few years) is to totally replicate, note for note, Don Quixote from the sensibility of someone who isn’t Cervantes (writing it to the word “as Menard.” The new meanings can’t come through stylistic changes in the text — the “new meanings” are everywhere BUT the text.

]]> By: TheRunningboard7 http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602012 TheRunningboard7 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:42:00 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602012 <p>I was going to say "Be thankful this didn't happen with you and a sports blog, because you'd've just been called a fag," but I've seen it become popular around Chicago indie-kid groups for everyone to call everyone else a fag. I hope that's just the trust fund microcosm, as that's all I saw.</p> <p>Are you owned by the same company yet? That's scary. I'll admit that I've had my share of issues with this site, but I think you've improved a lot since the Gawker thing was announced (and I always liked this better than stereogum).</p> I was going to say “Be thankful this didn’t happen with you and a sports blog, because you’d've just been called a fag,” but I’ve seen it become popular around Chicago indie-kid groups for everyone to call everyone else a fag. I hope that’s just the trust fund microcosm, as that’s all I saw.

Are you owned by the same company yet? That’s scary. I’ll admit that I’ve had my share of issues with this site, but I think you’ve improved a lot since the Gawker thing was announced (and I always liked this better than stereogum).

]]> By: westartedthis http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602022 westartedthis Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:14:02 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602022 <p>i'm surprised Stosuy didn't address the fact that this post (probably unintentionally) insinuates that he doesn't like metal.</p> i’m surprised Stosuy didn’t address the fact that this post (probably unintentionally) insinuates that he doesn’t like metal.

]]> By: MTS http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602032 MTS Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:50:18 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602032 <p>I don't know what it says about when when I see "tl; dr" and mistake it for misplaced HTML.</p> I don’t know what it says about when when I see “tl; dr” and mistake it for misplaced HTML.

]]> By: brownham http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602042 brownham Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:34:21 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602042 <p>blog fight between blogs owned by the same company.</p> <p>clap clap, you ARE kinda a douche. it's ok</p> blog fight between blogs owned by the same company.

clap clap, you ARE kinda a douche. it’s ok

]]> By: scott pgwp http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602052 scott pgwp Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:34:09 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602052 <P>Just noticed that you can rate individual comments at Stereogum. Poor Mike got a -16. But that was only second-lowest. Some dude who said Creep sucks got -60. What a bizarre function to have in the comments...</P> Just noticed that you can rate individual comments at Stereogum. Poor Mike got a -16. But that was only second-lowest. Some dude who said Creep sucks got -60. What a bizarre function to have in the comments…

]]> By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602062 Lucas Jensen Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:05:25 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602062 <p>@<a href="#c6067818">SomeSound-MostlyFury</a>: None taken, I swear. I realized I came off snotty!</p> @SomeSound-MostlyFury: None taken, I swear. I realized I came off snotty!

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/394899/what-i-learned-from-stereogum/comment-page-1#comment-602072 Anonymous Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:46:29 +0000 9516259f888d8f0cfa736418c2ca6cb7#comment-602072 <p>Wait how is Stereogum indie again?</p> Wait how is Stereogum indie again?

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