Christ - I'm only just getting into myspace - better catch up!!!
2009/11/28 Tristan Watkins <phonop...@googlemail.com>: > And it looks like that's only the tip of the iceberg. > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Glasgow-United-Kingdom/Rubadub/59699696224 > > The horror! > > On 28/11/2009 10:34, Tristan Watkins wrote: >> >> Haha. It's true! http://twitter.com/rubadub_glasgow >> >> Non-stop slagging off of some Jason fella though. >> >> On 27/11/2009 22:04, ja...@iridite.com wrote: >>> >>> What? We Tweet? You'll be telling me that we've got a Facebook Page >>> next!!!! >>> >>> Jason (the Techno Luddite!) >>> >>> >>> >>> 2009/11/27 Tristan Watkins<phonop...@googlemail.com> >>>> >>>> I gave up on music shop reviews about five years ago. That said, >>>> Rub-a-dub's tweets are very useful, and necessarily brief. >>>> >>>> On 27/11/2009 17:00, kent williams wrote: >>>>> >>>>> As a frequent, repeat customer of Boomkat, I feel compelled to rise to >>>>> their defense. >>>>> >>>>> I write music reviews for a local free paper, and have written in the >>>>> past for a variety of publications. What one realizes very quickly in >>>>> writing reviews, is that it is difficult to do at all, let alone well. >>>>> Especially when it comes to electronic music, where you don't often >>>>> have lyrics to provide some sort of 'meaning' to critique. And the >>>>> more you do it (and I've written hundreds over the past 10 years) the >>>>> less you actually have to say. >>>>> >>>>> Boomkat's reviews are actually well written, and are much, much better >>>>> than any other download store site on the internet. They are >>>>> consistently helpful to me -- they provide context to each release >>>>> which sends me off to research other related music. They are also >>>>> sometimes humorous without succumbing to the jokey Britishisms that >>>>> grate the ear when you read a lot of UK music publications. >>>>> >>>>> They are definitely oriented towards trying to shift units. They >>>>> definitely reflect the personal prejudices of the writers. They, no >>>>> doubt, occasionally give more weight to their friends or labels they >>>>> don't want to make into enemies. But it's like reading anything -- >>>>> you have to consider the source and make up your own mind. >>>>> >>>>> It isn't as bad as Beatport. Beatport tries to be all things to all >>>>> people, so they pimp absolute sh1t. Beatport has discovered that you >>>>> can make money catering to DJs with no taste, no shame, and no soul. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Martin Dust<mar...@dustscience.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 27 Nov 2009, at 15:23, Odeluga, Ken wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I like Boomkat's random shards of disdain. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Although the fact that 99% of their reviews make each item sound like >>>>>>> the next best thing since sliced bread, still leaves the final joke on >>>>>>> them! >>>>>>> >>>>>> This comes up a lot from techno heads, what do you really expect them >>>>>> to put? >>>>>> >>>>>> m >>>>>> >>>>> >> >
