Slate investigates the Pitchfork back-lash.  I started reading Pitchfork back in 2001 and admittedly, the editorial staff are on a never-ending quest for the more obscure and ecclectic. The moreso, the higher the score regardless of actual talent. If you are passionate about music, then I recommend you keep a good breadth of music mags and blogs at your disposal (common sense, I hear you say!) and don't rely on a few marquee publications. If you want a real Pitchfork anti-dote, visit Drowned In Sound. You can comment on all reviews and the wank factor is low.

Ofcourse, you can always tune into NYUB for your fix. ;)

Below is a video made by Sound Team in response to a shitty Pitchfork review.

I find that if people don't like a show I put out, they'll still like the cover(s) at the end. So, if you can't get enough cover-action then visit Torontoist who have just released a very detailed list of the best covers around.

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Yuksek - Break ya
2. Whitey - A walk in the dark
3. The Blow - Pile of Gold
4. Supersystem - White light
5. Ratatat - Wildcat
6. The Sheds - Too many pictures
7. Lowstar - Connected
8. Eef Barzelay - Words that escape me
9. The Bicycles - Paris be mine
10. Tom Waits - Bottom of the world
11. Viva Voce - We do not fuck around
12. Silversun Pickups - Dream at tempo 119
13. The Oxygen Ponies - Get over yourself
14. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Enjoy the silence (Depeche Mode cover)

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

Check out the Take Your Medicine Podcast if you want to hear the latest up and coming UK acts.

Peter JennerThe Register interviews Peter Jenner, former manager of the Clash and Pink Floyd and now Billy Bragg's manager. He predicts that current digital rights management structures will be replaced by blanket licensing regimes, within 3 years. Wouldn't that be nice? :)

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