95 Quotes by Anthony Fantano

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    I always liked popping up in a place, inviting my fans out, and then having a discourse with them in person. That's what I try to do with 'The Needle Drop,' even though it's difficult to have a two-way conversation.

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    Tame Impala's music revisits a time when guitar effects and studio tricks were music's newest frontiers; when rock was barely old enough to drive and violently threw conventional ideas out the window.

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    The Internet is the fastest way to get what you want and expose yourself to music you would never have heard otherwise.

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    There are so many artists, so many songs, so many producers, that it's hard to keep track of whose music is worthwhile.

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    After a casual listen, it might be easy to lump Rocky Votolato in with the downtrodden likes of Conor Oberst and Elliott Smith. But his songwriting is a bit more triumphant than theirs: Votolato would rather pull himself out of a gutter than wallow in it, focusing instead on the victory before the misery.

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    Despite being an ocean apart, New York's ESG and France's Lizzy Mercier Descloux were shooting for roughly the same idea: disco beats with a rough and energetic presentation.

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    If you want to truly take in the subtleties and detail of your favorite records, then enjoy them the same way you would a movie. Make music an event, not a side dish.

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    On their 20th album together, Melvins' members still know how to throw their weight around.

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    The Internet has essentially democratized the music industry in terms of what is popular and it's democratized the music journalism industry as well.

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