Line Out - Comments on Who Cares About Sasha Frere-Jones? http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones Seriously. I'm just back from a little trip and read Sean Nelson's post re: Sasha Frere Jones. I have to say. Can someone tell me who cares what this man thinks? He works for the New Yorker and he's the... Copyright 2008 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:55:43 -0800 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:32:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Lady Jane They're having a discussion at the Weakly's thread:
http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/10/ripping_indie_rock_a_new_ahole.php#comments

]]> Lady Jane http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827374 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827374 Shit Talk Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:28:33 -0800 Comment by Kevin Erickson My favorite bit of idiocy:

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot] is one of the most celebrated indie-rock records of the past five years. (It was released on Nonesuch, which was a subsidiary of the major label Atlantic—further evidence that “indie rock” has become an aesthetic description, and no longer has anything to do with labels.)

But who the fuck has ever referred to that album as "indie rock"?!?

]]> Kevin Erickson http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827381 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827381 Shit Talk Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:37:31 -0800 Comment by Sally Struthers Lawnchair I don't. Honestly, I wouldn't know who the hell he is if it weren't for Line Out linking to his article. But then, I just don't keep up. Also, I'm not a smarty pants intellectual who likes to read about, write about, and pontificate about music. I like to listen to and make music. I don't find music writers to be the least bit interesting anyway. That mental jacking off just bums me out.

]]> Sally Struthers Lawnchair http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827383 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827383 Shit Talk Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:38:57 -0800 Comment by Brandon The whole point of SFJ's article was to drum up publicity for his funk band.

he's just funking with us

]]> Brandon http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827530 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827530 Shit Talk Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:56:53 -0800 Comment by greg but let's all give a hand to his immensely talented brother, the notable typographer Tobias Frere-Jones. www.typography.com

]]> greg http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827660 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827660 Shit Talk Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:52:05 -0800 Comment by Eric F Ooh, any chance of reposting the Seattle Weekly classic (circa 1995) "Is Grunge Too White?"

]]> Eric F http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827681 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/who_cares_about_sasha_frerejones#c827681 Shit Talk Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:32:54 -0800