The Pitchfork news has large implications for so many artists, too. There are fewer and fewer publications with larger readerships covering smaller bands. It’s definitely getting harder for people doing weirder shit to be heard.
People are mentioning other publications and spaces, but reflect back on this in a year and, sadly, I think we'll see how much this moment fucks up folks' trajectories.
@brandonstosuy @OsitaNwanevu I don't think too many artists believed that Pitchfork treated them well. The layoffs suck for music journalism and media in general, and being under GQ sucks because the bros are still in charge, but the artists...I don't think they loved those reviews.
@brandonstosuy Listen to @BBC6Music. And there are other radio stations and podcasts that highlight weird/experimental music.
It's the very basic shit you learn about as a kid, re: ecosystems. When something falls out of balance, it has reverberations.
@brandonstosuy It definitely doesn’t help, but I will say that I have probably found more about experimental artists from social media and a place like Aquarium Drunkard than I did from Pitchfork the last few years. Not saying they didn’t cover those artists, just my anecdotal experience.
@brandonstosuy Music zines need to become a thing again. No internet. No pdf. Postal mailing lists.