Are Music Blogs Worth Reading Anymore? Which Ones? Why?

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There are so many music blogs out there today. There are critics' blogs, mp3 blogs, oeuvre blogs, news-ish blogs, band blogs, label blogs, etc., etc. Do you actually follow any? Which ones and why?

I've been reading a lot of blogs over the past few months but I'm starting to get burnt out on them. I'm starting to realize that I'm not getting much out of them, I guess, and I find myself preferring to read longer articles where I feel like the author has put a lot of effort into researching the subject and writing the final piece. Yes, blog posts are super-timely, but maybe it's not all that important to get instant opinions on things after all. I'm starting to feel like most music blogs, with a few exceptions, aren't even worth following anymore.

What do you think?

three handclaps, Thursday, 8 November 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

For example: I got much more out of Simon Reynolds's new book than I did out of 75% of the blog posts I've read in the past six months.

three handclaps, Thursday, 8 November 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

We just had a thread about this, didn't we?

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 November 2007 16:02 (eighteen years ago)

if you type "blogs" into the search engine you'll find a lot of threads with a lot of links.

da croupier, Thursday, 8 November 2007 16:02 (eighteen years ago)

three years pass...

There are so many music blogs out there today.

buzza, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:36 (fourteen years ago)

yeah blogs

Mr. Que, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:37 (fourteen years ago)

most music blogs aren't even worth following anymore

Mr. Que, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:42 (fourteen years ago)

critics' blogs

Mr. Que, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:53 (fourteen years ago)

mp3 blogs

Mr. Que, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:53 (fourteen years ago)

oeuvre blogs

Mr. Que, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:53 (fourteen years ago)

news-ish blogs

Mr. Que, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:53 (fourteen years ago)

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buzza, Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:58 (fourteen years ago)

bolgs

James Ferraro Boyz (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 17 September 2011 06:37 (fourteen years ago)

fir bolgs and blog-goblins

Chris S, Saturday, 17 September 2011 07:33 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.craftpacks.co.uk/showimg.php?filename=81_538210.jpg

Chris S, Saturday, 17 September 2011 07:41 (fourteen years ago)

Hipster Music Blogs Need to Get Over Their 'Authenticity' Problem

bunnistula (buzza), Friday, 23 September 2011 02:58 (fourteen years ago)

http://billm.typepad.com/.a/6a0115721ae3dd970b0133f3831896970b-800wi

^^ why this thread was revived?

sarahel, Friday, 23 September 2011 04:47 (fourteen years ago)

Just what is it that makes today's music blogs so different, so appealing?

mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Friday, 23 September 2011 05:15 (fourteen years ago)


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