Reblogged from agrammarMuch-appreciated readers and Tumblr-followers! Some of you will have already noticed this, but: today begins an adventure in which I write a monthly column for Pitchfork. It’s called “Why We Fight,” and the first installment — about Joanna Newsom, Lady Gaga, and how indie might eat itself — is…
This whole column is essential and worth anyone’s time. I’m especially drawn to this paragraph near the top:
And in the small and geek-heavy world of indie fans— where people pride themselves on being shrewd, unique, opinionated, and sensitive to bullshit— this is a pretty meaningful development. Now, instead of just figuring out how we feel about music in relation to our friends, enemies, scenes, or schools, we’re also figuring it out in relation to a whole far-flung network of people who share our taste. (Suddenly, amazingly, we live in a world where a high-school kid in Montana can talk about how sick she is of minor trends in Williamsburg.) It means a whole lot of what’s happening revolves around our conversations and our different postures toward music— and toward our fellow fans.
