1.22.2010 | 9:52 am

MBV’s Matt LeMay has a sincere take on the disintegrating state of indie music fandom and our responses to the enervating cycle of hype/backlash/mainstream success. And kinda hates on Wavves. Essential reading.

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  • http://www.postchicken.blogspot.com Linds

    oh! I don’t think he was hating on Wavves at all. At least, I didn’t read it that way. He seemed to genuinely find the whole experience disheartening (which I did as well) and point out that the audience/general public, particularly music bloggers, need to realize that they play a role in creating these genres and contributing to how music changes and how artists conceptualize their “success” so to speak. If anything, I thought he was giving a little nod to Nathan Williams and acknowledging that he got a raw deal.

  • http://www.postchicken.blogspot.com Linds

    *contribute

  • David Greenwald

    Oh, was exaggerating a bit. Nathan totally got a raw deal (as discussed here: http://www.rawkblog.net/2009/12/2009-rawky-awards-winners-losers/) but that doesn’t change the fact that he, y’know, sucks. You can put blog hype on a pig…

  • http://www.postchicken.blogspot.com Linds

    but it is still wearing lipstick?

    :)