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Why Pitchfork Scares Adults

August 29, 2006 by Kassia Krozser

We talk a lot about the decline of reviewers at mainstream publications. We have a lot of thoughts on the matter. Luckily, we have lots of server space, thus room for one more.

What is truly missing in today’s review world is passion. Good, old-fashioned, “I loved this so much I had to tell you about it” passion. There is a whiff of the academic in the work of many reviewers. Great, if you’re trying to write your master’s thesis, not so great if you’re trying to inspire your readers.

Let us take this lead from the Los Angeles Times’ review of the final Sleater-Kinney show:

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Filed Under: Mediacratic, Music, Publishing, The Long Tail Tagged With: large-hearted-boy, los-angeles-times, Music, pitchfork, Reviews, sleater-kinney

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