Friday, July 02, 2004
The problem with hipness is that it can become terminally hip:
"Unfortunately, I think these reviews make many listeners feel like cultural outsiders. The reviewers sound as if they know and enjoy the music. Can't they convey that to the rest of us?"
A self-scrutiny of NPR's hip music criticism
(Why Music journalism and criticism should strive to add clarity and not another veil of opacity ... via the daily newsfeed at mediabistro ... subscribe!)
¶ 7/02/2004 03:02:00 PM
"Unfortunately, I think these reviews make many listeners feel like cultural outsiders. The reviewers sound as if they know and enjoy the music. Can't they convey that to the rest of us?"
A self-scrutiny of NPR's hip music criticism
(Why Music journalism and criticism should strive to add clarity and not another veil of opacity ... via the daily newsfeed at mediabistro ... subscribe!)
¶ 7/02/2004 03:02:00 PM
