Fan mail!/Updates

This is not a post about the album of the same name from defunt 90s pop r&b queens TLC. Now that that's established, let us begin. I love receiving feedback for my reviews/commentary/etc. I Received a forwarded email from TMT's editor with something completely unexpected: a reaction to my review for Wino's anthology, A Bottle of Pills With a Bullet Chaser. The review was published in January, so I was pretty surprised to see a response letter so after-the-fact. It's certainly far from my best writing, but I am pretty proud of the line about the singer's lyrics, "about as profound as the brooding couplets scrawled into an angst-ridden high school student’s notebook cover." But enough self-congratulating, here's the letter I received:

Your so cool!

I know that's your opinion. The only thing you know of the band is this
cd.

From- WINO.

Glaring grammatical errors aside, I'd like to point out that A Bottle of Pills... is all that anybody (aside from those "lucky" enough to have witnessed the band's live show before their dissolution) could know about this band... it's their entire recorded output. So thank you, dear fan, for assuming the role of band spokesperson and taking the whole of fifteen seconds to share your feelings/embarrass the band you love. Or, if you're actually a former member of the band, you should consider editing yourself.

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I recently began working for the music department at WVFS. I will be writing brief reviews for albums entering rotation, so expect some capsule-style reviews here very soon. Currently reviewing BLK JKS's After Robots, David Bazan's Curse Your Branches, and Why?'s Eskimo Snow.

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Finally, I have a few reviews that I really want to finish, but haven't found time to, yet. A full review of Zoos of Berlin's great new album Taxis is coming soon(ish), but for now, check out this very elaborate track review for "Electrical Way" (not one of my favorite tracks, but a good one no less) and enjoy the song.

To "John and Sarah"

To my dear commenter who cowers behind the veil of anonymity;

"Dude you should just off yourself. Seriously, you are one of the most pompous ill informed music writers I've ever read and that's saying something. Please, please, please stop whining like some collegiate pussy and misinforming people with your crap. You have a bad ear and a faulty knowledge of music. Seriously -- just stop"-John and Sarah

I appreciate the oh-so-thoughtful comment. 

Am I really as pompous as some Pitchfork writers...Brent DiCrescenzo, perhaps?

I mean, the guy's hilarious, and a great music critic, but I'd venture to say that he was a smidgen more pompous than I am.

And anticipating a possible reaction: yes, of course I read pitchfork. Yes, they're esoteric and often very harsh, but I think anybody would agree that they staff some of the best music writers in the industry.

"John and Sarah" [I REALLY hope that's a McCain/Palin reference...you're just too clever, and oh-so-relevant!], next time you decide to troll the internet, and feel like tearing somebody up for doing something they're passionate about, go ahead-

quitting is the farthest thing from my mind now. Thanks for giving me an audience.

With love,

Lukas