Comments on: I’m really into DORF http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:42:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Cramer http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html/comment-page-1#comment-12391 John Cramer Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:38:12 +0000 http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html#comment-12391 Write what you like, which unfortunately might end up being white boy indie bands. The last thing you want to do is try and force yourself to cover things you don't really care about. Sadly, reading about indie band anything is about the most uninteresting thing I can imagine at the moment. But then as always nobody asked me. The NAP is kind of top-heavy with well educated music doofuses with indie-rock tastes. That's just the way it goes. At least the writing is often enough better than the garden variety Pitchfork drivel. Write what you like, which unfortunately might end up being white boy indie bands. The last thing you want to do is try and force yourself to cover things you don’t really care about. Sadly, reading about indie band anything is about the most uninteresting thing I can imagine at the moment. But then as always nobody asked me. The NAP is kind of top-heavy with well educated music doofuses with indie-rock tastes. That’s just the way it goes. At least the writing is often enough better than the garden variety Pitchfork drivel.

]]> By: Ghost of the Machine http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html/comment-page-1#comment-12388 Ghost of the Machine Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:43:26 +0000 http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html#comment-12388 It seems to me like their coverage of music in a significant way is fairly recent (like past decade-ish or so), and perhaps parallels the surprising mainstream rise of indie rock. So I figure better indie than nothing (and certainly better than top 40 imnho). But I haven't listened to NPR regularly, so perhaps I'm mistaken about that? It seems to me like their coverage of music in a significant way is fairly recent (like past decade-ish or so), and perhaps parallels the surprising mainstream rise of indie rock. So I figure better indie than nothing (and certainly better than top 40 imnho). But I haven’t listened to NPR regularly, so perhaps I’m mistaken about that?

]]> By: mrshl http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html/comment-page-1#comment-12387 mrshl Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:55:11 +0000 http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html#comment-12387 Agreed. I toyed with making this a longer post. One which basically asked the question: "if the unwashed masses are elevating hiphop and R & B without help from NPR, why should NPR feel bad about not covering it?" Especially when their coverage is as awkward as that Bun B piece was. Not all music lends itself to the antiseptic, monocle-wearing coverage of the kind you get on NPR. Nor is hip-hop likely to benefit all that much from NPR's positive coverage. Your usual protest is a bit different. Since all the other blogs are handling [insert Pitchfork indie-rocker / pop artist here], why does NAP need to cover it? I hear that. I'm trying to branch out more myself. But said branching gets harder as one gets older. That's one of the reasons NPR sounds like it does. And one of the reasons NAP reads like it does. Agreed. I toyed with making this a longer post. One which basically asked the question: “if the unwashed masses are elevating hiphop and R & B without help from NPR, why should NPR feel bad about not covering it?”

Especially when their coverage is as awkward as that Bun B piece was. Not all music lends itself to the antiseptic, monocle-wearing coverage of the kind you get on NPR. Nor is hip-hop likely to benefit all that much from NPR’s positive coverage.

Your usual protest is a bit different. Since all the other blogs are handling [insert Pitchfork indie-rocker / pop artist here], why does NAP need to cover it? I hear that. I’m trying to branch out more myself.

But said branching gets harder as one gets older. That’s one of the reasons NPR sounds like it does. And one of the reasons NAP reads like it does.

]]> By: Mr. Lost His Way http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html/comment-page-1#comment-12386 Mr. Lost His Way Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:26:24 +0000 http://www.nonalignmentpact.com/2009/10/im-really-into-dorf.html#comment-12386 N P R - I thought you were talking about N A P. We seem to be pretty dorfed out these days too. N P R – I thought you were talking about N A P. We seem to be pretty dorfed out these days too.

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