Wednesday, January 13, 2010

HIPSTER RUNOFF

HIPSTER RUNOFF

Did Pitchfork Magazine ’sell out’ by giving Lady Gaga a high rating?

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 11:26 AM PST


I was taking my daily ’stroll around the alt internet scene’, and I noticed that Pitchforkmagazine.com had reviewed one of the latest albums by the popular mnstrm icon ‘Lady Gaga.’ I didn’t read the review, but noticed that she got a 7.8. In the past, I think that score was what they gave to a ‘buzzband who yall need 2 watch out 4 in the future.’

I feel confused. I always thought that pitchfork was an indie music site, but Lady Gaga is 0% indie. Maybe I am supposed to ‘appreciate her’ since her gimmick is artistic or something. Maybe Pitchfork is no longer an ‘indie site’ since they get mad hits, so they have to cover this type of stuff 4 ’search engine optimization’ purposes. Seems like p4k might be ‘going mainstream’, trying to get some emerging tween hits, or something.

Feel overwhelmed by GaGa mania. I think she really appeals 2 middle america, though. Like she represents something ‘zany’ and ‘glamorous’ that helps ppl disconnect from their real lives’, and gives them an absurd image to lose themselves in. Wonder if she will evolve into an ‘icon’, or if people will just ‘lose interest’ and she will just become another fallen star who performs in gay bars full of audacious homosexers who ‘adore’ her. I think Lady Gaga’s best career move might be staging a suicide/murder/drug overdose, which will preserve her legacy. Afraid that she will have some sort of cheesy ‘unplugged’ era where she has dark hair, and plays songs that sound like Feist/Regina Spekty.

Still can’t believe she got a 7.8. I would ‘give my right arm’ for my buzzband to get a Pitchfork 7.8.

Maybe Pitchfork should alter their rating system in the 2k10s. Possibly expanding the range from 0 to 11. Truly great albums in the 2k10s will sound nothing like great albums from any time before. I feel like they would generate a lot of buzz by doing this, especially if they called in the ‘AnCo rule.’ Really would be an effective way of communicating the quality + relevancy of an album.

Previous Lady Gaga coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/05/hipster-runoffs-burning-questions-is-lady-gaga-fucking-retarded-srsly-is-there-something-mentally-wrong-with-lady-gaga.html
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/06/feel-devastated-that-lady-gaga-was-unmasked.html

Previous Pitchfork Ratings coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/09/does-my-life-make-more-sense-now-that-pitchforkmedia-coms-have-reviewed-the-beatles.html