codpieceface

but you're welcome to give us some contextual light in which we can recast things.

i like it

i don't like it

i had a couple of beers for dinner and i'm feeling a bit tired and kranky. the tone should be more intquisitive, less angry.

if we assume that the-next-person is someone who actively searches for new music with all the resources of the internet at their disposal, which it's probably fair to do if it's the-next-person-replying-to-this-article, is your "privileged information" really that privileged? have you got some vast steve bruce style system of music scouts feeding you hot tips on new bands from ecuador?

either your Tastemaker Critic is not really for those sorts of people and geared towards those without the time or inclination (in which case i can get alongside it) or you genuinely believe in your "experts are experts are experts" line in the swells thread - would i be happier listening to your tips than the bands i dig out of the world/net myself? is the music you push IMPORTANT or some similar guff?