Tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET music bloggers and writers convene at Newtown Radio in Bushwick, Brooklyn to discuss blogger ethics and by extension, the future of music writing.
The discussion is taking place during an episode of Underwater Visitations and features Chris Cantalini of Gorilla Vs. Bear/Forest Family Records, Ryan Schreiber, founder of Pitchfork Media, Michael McGregor of Chocolate Bobka/The Curatorial Club, Mark Schoneveld of Yvynyl/Trig Club and Sam Hockley-Smith of the FADER/Group Tightener. Emilie Friedlander of Visitation Rites, myself and Ari Stern of Underwater Peoples will also join in.
We encourage you to listen and call in with questions and comments! 347-725-4163.
Below is a basic outline of the discussion put together by myself and Friedlander of Visitation Rites. Questions we want to address come after a summary of why we are talking about this.
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News flash! We are currently on Day Three of Tiny Mix Tape’s “Favorite 100 Albums of 2000-2009″ feature,” which editor Mr. P and his smurfs are unveiling in suspenseful little increments of 20 albums per day. I won’t post my own submission to the list here, but let me just say that recalling the albums that defined the earlier part of the last decade for me was one heck of a head-scratch down memory lane. There was a time, for instance, when my favorite thing to do on Friday afternoons was listen to Is This It? on repeat at my friend Antonia’s parents’ house and then walk past this storefront on East 7th Street where Julian and Fabrizio could invariably be spotted chomping on pizzas and playing Super Mario. Ah, youth!
