Harry Styles made his return to the music scene, releasing his fourth studio album “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally” Friday. Styles rose to fame in 2010 as a member of the hit boy band, One Direction. After the group’s split in 2015, Styles went on to launch his solo career with his self-titled debut […]
Harry Styles’ fourth album, “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally,” was released Friday. It’s been met with mixed reviews across the board, with Pitchfork rating it a 5.6/10. Some say it’s too much disco and not enough kissing — for others, it’s the opposite. The Lantern’s Managing Design Editor, Audrey Coleman, and Managing Arts & […]
In mourning until further notice - Pitchfork has gone to a subscription system.
This will save me a lot of money, and keep me from a lot of good music.
Would subscribing be worth it to me? Maybe, but I'm too pissed off.
#Pitchfork readers can now score albums with new #subscription model
The #music platform is opening up a comments section, allowing readers to score and debate releases on the site.
I don't begrudge #Pitchfork for looking for cash via subscriptions, but they've done this super backwards, imo.
a) They implemented some sort of community review system that literally no one asked for
b) They hid reviews behind their subscription paywall and are touting the community review features as the main attraction
I think they're right that the reviews are their draw -- their range is pretty eclectic these days, and they have some great writers -- but the quantity of reviews is really sporadic since the cutbacks, hardly enough to justify 5 bucks a month.
And the community review feature actually makes me LESS likely to pay that 5 bucks, not more. I don't want it, I don't need it.
If you're going to charge 5 bucks a month, then make it a legit publication again. Take the features and the interviews and some of the special items back to the pre-layoff levels.
Don't try and charge a monthly fee when your material is a husk of what it once was.
https://pitchfork.com/news/a-new-era-for-pitchfork-introducing-reader-scores-and-commenting/
Update and call to action from the Condé Nast Union:
Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
This began when Condé Nast laid off the staff from Teen Vogue. Union members demanded answers from management. Management illegally fired four organizers for engaging in protected activity.
Source: https://bsky.app/profile/condeunion.bsky.social/post/3m57eq7bwlk2n
#CondeNast #TeenVogue #Vogue #ArsTechnica #Wired #TheNewYorker #VanityFair #Pitchfork #Glamour #GQ #Union #LaborRights #UnionBusting
Yeah, alright, that’s enough. Until I hear otherwise from the union, I’m boycotting all Condé Nast publications.
https://www.thewrap.com/conde-nast-union-federal-complaint-teen-vogue/
#CondeNast #TeenVogue #Vogue #ArsTechnica #Wired #TheNewYorker #VanityFair #Pitchfork #Glamour #GQ
This headline might be the greatest example ever of someone thinking their personal and very specific anxieties are newsworthy. It's an almost transcendental instance of #music critic navel-gazing. Even the #Pitchfork editors must be in awe.
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