Better late than never

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This was my latest Pitchfork column, which was of great relevance to some things we were discussing 3 weeks ago but which also got published the day I went on holiday! The column was written in a pinch and is kind of a request-filler for something byebyepride wanted me to write a while ago.

It inspired an interesting discussion here by someone I don't know, and ALSO my first proper SLATING here. Sniping at P4k on my blog was how I got my gig in the first place so I can hardly begrudge them their venom!

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

^^^ !!!!!

I don't know how to follow that really. Um, I feel you re: familiarity, which is why I make a point of mostly only listening to music released in the past year or so - this enhances the older stuff too.

But I like my music taste! It has taken me a long time and several dead ends to finally "come home" to it, and I don't intend to give it up, especially not for rainy drones or humpy Europop.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well this is why, as the article says, I ended up chickening out - and I was a good few years younger than you are now so my taste was less 'formed'.