In depth article about Pitchfork

discostu · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:39 pm

Today's New York Observer has an article about the PFM phenomenon.

This should stir up some conversation.

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

sorry, but i believe this was already posted. its around somewhere, im not up to finding it right now. im pretty sure it was over the weekend.

discostu · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:51 pm

Northern Soul Wrote:

sorry, but i believe this was already posted. its around somewhere, im not up to finding it right now. im pretty sure it was over the weekend.

The author must have posted it herself, because it ran in today's Observer.

katie, a princess · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:52 pm

Northern Soul Wrote:

sorry, but i believe this was already posted.

you should be sorry.

discostu · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:55 pm

katie, a princess Wrote:

Northern Soul Wrote:

sorry, but i believe this was already posted.

you should be sorry.

Huh?

soreal · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:56 pm

here you go: http://www.obner.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1102

katie, a princess · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:06 pm

discostu Wrote:

katie, a princess Wrote:

Northern Soul Wrote:

sorry, but i believe this was already posted.

you should be sorry.

Huh?

it was a joke directed at northern soul. but i'm sure you should be sorry... for... something.

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

im sorry i got up this morning.

shmoo · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:46 pm

Interesting. I think that, while PFM might have helped promote Arcade Fire (I first heard of them through Jeph at Questionable Content, well before PFM's review), it's not clear how much you can attribute to their review. A 9.7 makes people want to go hear it, but does it make them like it? Similarly, a 0.0 rating for Travis Morrison (who doesn't wash his hands after peeing, by the way,

) may be confirming people's independent opinions, not creating them.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:53 pm

shmoo Wrote:

Interesting. I think that, while PFM might have helped promote Arcade Fire (I first heard of them through Jeph at Questionable Content, well before PFM's review), it's not clear how much you can attribute to their review. A 9.7 makes people want to go hear it...

i think that's the whole point.

can't remember when i first heard of pfm's site. i think sometime in 2001, but not sure. was (am) highly interested in fresh forms of music and liked reading the reviews. (don't make fun!)

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