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Hype: Apparently It's Not As Bad We Thought

WHAD1 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:54:22 EST

"Learning to Let Go" is a great damn album.

Hype: Apparently It's Not As Bad We Thought

thebanksoftheohio — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:26:59 EST

Yeah...pretty much piss on this article. His one complaint that makes a bit of sense was that you can't cry "boo, all of my hype!" while you (or your publicist) bombards magazines with requests to do features on you. That seems valid. But JASONBOB7 pretty much hits the nail on the head. Fuck this dude.

thebanksoftheohio

Hype: Apparently It's Not As Bad We Thought

Spondee — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:02:58 EST

@Nicolars:

He is that douchelord.

Spondee

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CarsmileSteve — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:17:38 EST

yeah, the uk tree-based press has been this bad for as long as i can remember, need i mention Terris and Gay Dad? as well as Birdland, Fabulous, NWONW etcetcetc.

the main difference seems to be that now every broadsheet has a music section (staffed primarily by inkie writers from 10-20 years ago, of course), and NME is written for 8 year olds there seems to be a wider perception of it, before we even get to the blogamasphere.

CarsmileSteve

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AstronautDinosaurFiretruck — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:37:41 EST

@Jasonbob7:
It's not like it's specific to blogs, NME has been hyping terrible bands forever trying to get people to pay attention to them like they did after they "discovered" The Smiths, blogs are just a way to do it infinitely faster.

As the late Jobriath could tell you devastating hype isn't new, it's just much more efficient.

AstronautDinosaurFiretruck

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bcapirigi — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:48:52 EST

while it's annoying to listen to listen to bands complain about their own hype, what the hell else is a journalist going to ask them about when they've only been together for a month and already got signed to interscope? as much as i like, i don't know, cajun dance party, it doesn't mean i should automatically expect them to have deep or even interesting thoughts about anything in interviews.

bcapirigi

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Jasonbob7 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:31:50 EST

Jonze gets it wrong - most hype doesn't spring from some altruistic desire to see a band succeed. It's based on a selfish craving for the attention/cred/pageviews/free swag that come with being the first to "discover" a buzz-band. FANS spread the word because they love a band...BLOGS create buzz because they want people to love THEM.

Jasonbob7

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mike a — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:43:06 EST

I for one welcome our music-industry overlords. If it means that the Fall Colors or the 75s (to name two of the poorly-hyped bands whose MP3s I've posted) get some recognition...then hell, bring on the spikes.

mike a

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jetblackturd — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:42:08 EST

@Nicolars: Yeah Jessums, no one gives a fuck what this ball-bag says. He hates music.

jetblackturd

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Ned Raggett — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:46:33 EST

I just blog for myself and if anyone else notices, that's a bonus.

Ned Raggett

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Nicolars — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:43:09 EST

Isn't Tim Jonze the douchelord who did the interview with Morrissey for the NME last year?

Nicolars